The Mega-Brands That Built America Season 2 Episode 1 - End of the Landlines

Airdate: 2024-Apr-28

Episode summary:

When Motorola introduces the first handheld portable telephone to the world, the futuristic technology sets off a fierce battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone. The competition for the next great mobile device produces innovations such as flip phones, ringtones, and text messaging. But when a little-known tech upstart from Canada decides to combine the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone called the Blackberry, the way we use phones will never be the same again.

About The Mega-Brands That Built America series:

The Mega-Brands That Built America is the newest series in History's "That Built" franchise, telling the origin stories of some of t...Show more >