This 1989 commercial by Radio Shack called its early cell phone “the most powerful transportable telephone system,” ready to take anywhere. But it was also the size of a briefcase. It only cost $799, ...

I don’t like football and am usually immune to the charms of Super Bowl commercials. So I caught up with RadioShack’s spot — which you can watch in the player above — only after the game was over, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cellphones have come a long way in the past ...