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  1. IBM created the world's first smartphone 25 years ago

    Mar 13, 2018 · The tech company IBM is widely credited with developing the world’s first smartphone – the bulky but rather cutely named Simon. It went on sale in 1994 and featured a touchscreen, email …

  2. The iPhone is 10 years old. Watch as Steve Jobs unveils the very first

    Jan 9, 2017 · It wasn't the first "smartphone," or the first phone with a camera. It wasn't the first mobile device to have a touchscreen, or to let users install apps. (In fact, the app store didn't even launch …

  3. Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling smartphone e ...

    Jul 19, 2021 · The ability to repair phones will be key to conserving resources, tackling e-waste and climate mitigation, and building a circular economy for electronics.

  4. How AI and other technology changed our lives – a timeline | World ...

    Mar 14, 2024 · 2007: The iPhone More than a decade after the first smartphone had been introduced, the iPhone redefined mobile technology by combining a phone, music player, camera and internet …

  5. Here’s how technology has changed the world since 2000

    Nov 18, 2020 · From smartphones to social media and healthcare, here's a brief history of the ways in which technology has transformed our lives in the past 20 years.

  6. This is how the smartphone changed an entire generation

    Aug 30, 2017 · New research is putting the first generation of kids to grow up with the smartphone into sharp relief.

  7. Rwanda pioneers first 'made in Africa' smartphones

    Oct 7, 2019 · Rwanda’s Mara Group has launched two smartphones, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub.

  8. Charted: There are more mobile phones than people in the world

    Apr 11, 2023 · This month marks 50 years since the very first mobile phone call. There are now more mobile phones (8.58 billion) than people (7.95 billion) on the planet.

  9. This graphic shows what your smartphone is made of

    Aug 27, 2021 · While the combination of metals in a smartphone may vary, most smartphones are made with roughly 80% of the stable elements that are on the periodic table.

  10. These are the countries where most adults still don’t have a smartphone

    Feb 27, 2019 · Have you read? IBM created the world's first smartphone 25 years ago How technology can bridge the skills gap it created This is how the relationship between teenagers and social media …