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LAS VEGAS— Your next smartphone could charge in less than two minutes.

Since first showing off the lab-based prototype of its ultra-fast battery charger, the company behind the device has moved much closer to making it a reality.

StoreDot, the nanotech startup behind the charger, has a new prototype that is smaller and doesn't add bulk to the actual smartphone. During Mashable's demo, the Galaxy S5 battery went from almost empty to 100% in less than two minutes.

the current goal is to have the batteries in the hands of consumers by 2017

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Weighing in at 4.9kg, the "only mobile with 10 watts of RF power output" cost £1,475, around £4,000 in today's money. The bulky base unit sat in the boot of a car and the phone was mounted on the dashboard or arm rest.

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http://mashable.com/2014/12/31/mobile-phone-uk-anniversary/

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LONDON — Britain's first ever mobile phone call was made 30 years ago tomorrow, Jan. 1.

Michael Harrison, the son of Vodafone's first chairmen Ernest, nipped out from a New Year's Eve party to make the historic call, using the mother of all bricks: the Transportable Vodafone VT1.

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http://mashable.com/2014/12/31/mobile-phone-uk-anniversary/