360What happened in 2007?
7 moments from 2007 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 9 January 2007
The iPhone is unveiled and the smartphone age begins
On 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, combining a phone, a music player and an internet device with a large touchscreen. It went on sale that June. With Android phones following in 2008, smartphones became the main way most people use the internet, changing how the world communicates, shops and works.
- On this day · 9 January 2007
Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone
On 9 January 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in San Francisco, describing it as a phone, an iPod and an internet device in one. Its touchscreen and, from 2008, its App Store changed how billions of people communicate, take photos, shop and find their way.
- 2007 · from The 21st century so far: smartphones, Vision 2030 and AI
iPhone launched
- 9 January 2007 · from The iPhone is unveiled and the smartphone age begins
iPhone unveiled
- 29 June 2007 · from The iPhone is unveiled and the smartphone age begins
iPhone goes on sale
- 2007 · from The 2000s: the human genome and the smartphone
iPhone launched
- 2007 · from The first call from a handheld mobile phone
The iPhone is introduced