January 9, 2007Primary sourceWell documented
The iPhone
On the timeline · around January 9, 2007 ·
What happened
Steve Jobs introduced a phone, an iPod, and an internet communicator — one device. The multi-touch smartphone defined the next two decades.
Why it matters
It moved the internet into billions of pockets and made mobile the default computer.
Sources
- Apple. Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhone (press release) (2007) · Primary source