Technology
When was the first iPhone announced?
9 Jan 2007 AD
Apple introduced the first iPhone on 9 January 2007 AD.
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Context
What happened?
Steve Jobs unveiled the device at Macworld as a combination of a mobile phone, widescreen media player, and internet communicator. The first-generation iPhone went on sale in the United States later that year, on 29 June.
Significance
Why it matters
The iPhone helped establish the multi-touch smartphone as a mass-market computing platform. Its interface and later software ecosystem influenced how phones were designed and how people accessed the web, media, navigation, and applications.
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