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The golden age of apps.

Dream Jelly’s perspective as a middle schooler during the early years of iPhone apps is a fresh and fun take on smartphone history. Watch for the nostalgia, stay for the funny anecdote about using the “Fake a call” app on an iPod Touch in a Hollister.

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