iPhone Released
Apple released the iPhone, combining a phone, music player, and internet device into one — and redefining how humanity interacts with technology.
On June 29, 2007, Apple Inc. released the iPhone, a device that combined a mobile phone, widescreen iPod, and internet communicator into a single handheld device with a revolutionary multi-touch screen. Steve Jobs introduced it with the words: "Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything." The iPhone catalyzed the smartphone revolution, created the app economy, and fundamentally transformed how billions of people communicate, work, navigate, photograph, shop, and consume media. It spawned an entire ecosystem — the App Store, launched in 2008, grew to host millions of applications and redefined software distribution.
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