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Before Google’s Android Ruled the World, It Had to Get Radical. I Had a Front-Row Seat
Before smartphones became ubiquitous, I got my hands on a device that would change the game. This wasn’t just any phone. It was the T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream