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Counterclockwise: weird phone accessories
3:30am, 12th May, 2019
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Counterclockwise: weird phone accessories

The Ericsson T68 is famous for having a camera add-on - one of the earliest examples of a mobile phone that can shoot photos. But modern smartphones have so many features that there are no gaps in their capabilities. Still, add-on companies have to s...
Counterclockwise: As 5G arrives we track the 3G and 4G adoption
12:07am, 21st April, 2019
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Counterclockwise: As 5G arrives we track the 3G and 4G adoption

With the dawn of 5G upon us, we wanted to look at how quickly new networks are adopted. The first 2G networks appeared in 1991 then the first commercial 3G networks came alive in 2001 (but wouldn't reach Europe and the US until 2003). We'll...
Counterclockwise: old tech repurposed
9:44am, 14th April, 2019
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Counterclockwise: old tech repurposed

The infrared port was one of the first ways for a phone to share data locally with other devices. For example, you could sync the calendar from your PC to your PDA over IrDA. It fell out of favor after the bugs and compatibility issues of Bluetooth w...
Counterclockwise: water resistant phones
7:22am, 31st March, 2019
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Counterclockwise: water resistant phones

Water was never a friend to electronics, but there have always been phones with an adventurous spirit that have protection against the elements. The Benefone Esc! from 1999, famous for being the first cell phone with a built-in GPS receiver, was shoc...
Counterclockwise: remembering the classic mobile games
11:04am, 10th March, 2019
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Counterclockwise: remembering the classic mobile games

The Nokia 3310 is a nostalgia machine - people remember it as indestructible, even though it's not the most rugged phone form Nokia. Similarly, people view the game Snake through rose-colored glasses. In fact, the relaunch of the 3310 leaned hea...