The history of iPhone starts with a request from Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs told the company's engineers, asking them to investigate the use of touch-screen devices and tablet computers (which later became fruitful with the iPad). Many have noted the similarity of this device with Apple's previous touchscreen portable device, the Newton MessagePad. Like Newton, the iPhone is almost all screens. The form factor is credited to Apple's Chief Design Officer, Jonathan Ive.
In April 2003, at the "All Things Digital" executive conference, Jobs expressed his conviction that traditional tablet PCs and PDAs were not a good choice because of the high demand market for Apple entry, despite receiving many requests for Apple to make other PDAs. He believes that cell phones will be an important tool for access to portable information, and that mobile phones must have excellent synchronization software. At that point, instead of focusing on the follow-up of their Newton PDA, Jobs focused Apple on the iPod. Jobs also asked Apple to develop the iTunes software, which can be used to sync content with iPod devices. iTunes was released in January 2001. On September 7, 2005, Apple and Motorola released ROKR E1, the first phone to use iTunes. Jobs was unhappy with ROKR, feeling that compromising with non-Apple designers (Motorola) prevented Apple from designing the phones they wanted to make. In September 2006, Apple suspended support for ROKR, and released an iTunes version that includes references to unknown phones that can display images and videos.
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving great media attention. Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released.
On June 11, 2007, Apple announced at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference that iPhone would support third party apps using Safari engines. Third parties will be able to create Web 2.0 applications, which users can access via the internet. Such applications appear even before the iPhone release; the first, called OneTrip, is a program intended to track a user's shopping list. On June 29, 2007, Apple released iTunes version 7.3 to coincide with the iPhone release. This release contains support for the activation and alignment of iPhone services.
According to The Wall Street Journal , iPhone is manufactured at Shenzhen factory from Taiwanese company Hon Hai (also known as Foxconn). Also, according to recent news, Apple will soon start outsourcing iPhone manufacture.
Video History of iPhone
Sambungan ke AT & amp; T
When Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007, Apple was only sold on an AT & T (previously Cingular) contract in the United States. After 18 months of negotiations, Steve Jobs reached an agreement with AT & T's wireless division to become the exclusive iPhone operator. Consumers can not use another carrier without unlocking their device.
Apple retains control of iPhone design, manufacture and marketing. Because some customers jailbreak their iPhone to leave their network, AT & amp; T began charging $ 250 to quit before the expiry of their contract.
Court case
Questions arise about the legality of Apple's settings after the iPhone is released. Two class action lawsuits filed against the company in October 2007: one in federal court and the other in state court. According to the lawsuit, Apple's exclusive agreement with AT & amp; T violates antitrust laws.
The state court, filed by Damian R. Fernandez's law firm on behalf of California resident Timothy P. Smith, sought an order prohibiting Apple from selling the iPhone with a software key and $ 200 million in damages. In Smith v. Apple Inc. , the plaintiff said that Apple failed to disclose to the buyer his five-year agreement with AT & amp; T when they bought the iPhone on a two-year contract and quoted the Sherman Act ban. monopoly.
The second case was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The Plaintiff, Paul Holman, filed a complaint against Apple and AT & amp; T Mobility that it can not replace the carrier or change the SIM card without losing the iPhone repair it is entitled to. Holman also cited violations of the Sherman Act by the defendants. On July 8, 2010, the case was confirmed for class certification. On 9 December the court ordered to remain in the case, pending the Supreme Court decision at AT & amp; T v. Concepcion (debated whether the basic standards of state justice are met by clauses in the AT & amp; T contract limiting the resolution of the complaint to arbitration). On April 27, 2011, the Supreme Court ruled that AT & amp; T meets the standards of state justice.
Maps History of iPhone
Ads
The first commercial for the iPhone, titled "Hello", was shown during the 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007, at American Broadcasting Company (ABC). On June 4, 2007, Apple released four ads announcing that the iPhone will be released on June 29, 2007.
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Domain name
On July 1, 2007, it was reported that Apple paid at least US $ 1 million to Michael Kovatch for the iPhone.com domain name, which was previously owned by Kovatch since 1995. The URL is now redirected to the Apple iPhone page.
United States released
On June 28, 2007, during an address to Apple employees, Steve Jobs announced that all full-time Apple employees and part-time employees who had worked at the company for at least a year would receive a free iPhone. Employees received their phones in July after initial demand for iPhone subsided.
Originally priced at US $ 499 and US $ 599 for 4GB models and 8GB models, the iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007. Apple closed its store at 2:00 pm local time to prepare for the 6:00 iPhone launch, while hundreds of customers lined up at national stores.
In the US and some other countries, iPhone can only be obtained by credit card, preventing iPhone purchases anonymously. At that time, there was no way to get out of the AT & amp data package Initially, iPhone could not be added to AT & T account; Business, and discounted existing business accounts can not be applied to AT & amp; T. AT & amp; T changed these limits at the end of January 2008.
The Associated Press also reported in 2007 that some users were unable to activate their phones because, according to AT & amp; T, "[a] high-volume activation request [is] burdening the company's computer server." On October 29, 2007, Usenet newsgroup misc.phone.mobile.iphone was created.
Preliminary estimates by technology analysts forecast sales between 250,000 and 700,000 iPhones in the first weekend alone, with strong sales continuing after the initial weekend. As part of their quarterly earnings announcement, AT & T reports that 146,000 iPhones are activated on the first weekend. Although this figure does not include units purchased for resale on eBay or vice versa not activated until after the opening weekend, it is still less than most initial estimates. It is estimated that 95% of the units sold are 8GB models.
Big bills
Stories about unexpected billing issues began to circulate in blogs and technical press a little over a month after the iPhone was advertised and anticipated. The 300-page iPhone bill in the box received by iJustine on Saturday, August 11, 2007 became the subject of a viral video, posted by the following Monday, which quickly became an Internet meme. This video clip brings huge bills to the attention of the mass media. Ten days later, after the video was viewed more than 3 million times on the Internet, and has received international news coverage, AT & amp; T sends iPhone users text messages that describe the changes in their billing practices.
Price removal
On September 5, 2007, the 4GB model was discontinued, and the 8GB model price was cut by a third, from US $ 599 to US $ 399. Those who had purchased the iPhone within the 14 days prior to the September 5, 2007 announcement were eligible for a " 200 "from Apple or AT & amp; T. However, it is widely reported that some who bought between the launch of June 29, 2007 and August 22, 2007 date of price protection complained that this was a larger price reduction than normal for a relatively short period and accused Apple of unfair pricing.
In response to a customer complaint, on September 6, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrote in an open letter to iPhone subscribers that anyone who buys a higher-priced iPhone "and who does not receive a discount or other consideration" will receive US Credits $ 100 is redeemed for the purchase of any product sold at Apple's retail or online store.
Changes to iPhone 3G pricing model
With the release of July 11, 2008 iPhone 3G, Apple and AT & amp; T changed the US pricing model of the previous generation. Following the de facto model for cellular services in the United States, AT & T will subsidize most of the upfront costs for iPhone 3G, followed by charging a high monthly fee over a minimum two year contract.
iPhone 4 CDMA release
On January 11, 2011, Verizon announced during a media event that they have reached an agreement with Apple and will start selling CDMA iPhone 4. Verizon iPhone goes on sale on February 10, 2011.
During Apple's official launch of the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, it was announced that Sprint will start bringing CDMA iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S that have been reconfigured in the US on October 14th. Cricket Wireless announced on May 31, 2012 that it will be the first prepaid carrier in the US to offer iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, starting June 22, 2012. A week later, Virgin Mobile USA became the second American prepaid carrier to offer iPhone 4 and 4S, announcing plans to release a mobile phone on June 29, 2012. Due to T-Mobile USA's inability to provide iPhone to subscribers increased subscription churn rates, placed the unit in an "unsustainable position", and contributed to Deutsche Telekom's parent decision to sell it to AT & T in March 2011; T-Mobile began offering iPhone on April 12, 2013.
iPhone 5 launch
Media reports appear in early August 2013 announcing that Apple will launch the next iPhone model on September 10, 2013, but further details are not available. Brian Barrett, Managing Editor of Gizmodo publications, speculated that an upgraded version of the iPhone 5 or budget version would be released.
European release
On November 9, 2007, the iPhone was officially launched in Europe, in the UK and Germany. In the UK, sales through O2 UK TelefÃÆ'³nica unit, while in Germany, are offered through T-Mobile division Deutsche Telekom. As in the case of previous US launches, subscribers lined up as much as one day in advance to get the much anticipated mobile phone.
Apple occasionally produces iPhone 4GB in limited quantities for the German and English markets, but they never reach end customers and are used as in-store demo units. Then most units are discarded.
The initial operating model locking iPhone owners to one selected operator has become controversial in Europe. In Germany, Vodafone, operator that competes with operators that Apple has locked the sale of the German iPhone to (T-Mobile division Deutsche Telekom), carrying a legal case claims that the arrangement is contrary to German law. On November 20, 2007, a temporary court order resulted in the sale of locked iPhone in Germany which temporarily stopped. The launch of the iPhone in France a few weeks later through the Orange operator faced the same legal problem. Other countries that will cause the same issue for the business model that revolves around locked iPhone sales including Belgium, Italy, Finland and Brazil.
On December 1, 2007, Tu? Mobil, Slovenia mobile operators, started selling "unlocked" iPhones without an official contract with Apple. The offer caused confusion between Apple Europe, local media, and local Apple representatives.
On May 6, 2008, Telecom Italia announced that it had signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in Italy by the end of 2008. It is estimated that it will probably be a second generation iPhone with 3G-UMTS capability.
On May 27, 2008, TeliaSonera released a press release stating that it will start selling iPhones in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia during 2008.
On June 4, 2008, Movistar announced that it had signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in Spain starting July 11, 2008.
On August 22, 2008, Estonian mobile operator EMT started selling the iPhone.
On August 22, 2008, Vodafone Greece released the iPhone in the Greek market.
On September 26th, 2008, Omnitel released the iPhone in Lithuania.
On November 7, 2008, T-Mobile released the iPhone in Croatia.
On September 29, 2010, Elisa released iPhone 4 in Finland.
Southeast Asia Release
SingTel (in Singapore) and Globe Telecom (in the Philippines) are the first two carriers to launch the iPhone in Southeast Asia. Both carriers launched the iPhone 3G in August 2008.
On March 20, 2009, Telkomsel became the first telecommunication company in Indonesia to offer iPhone 3G with a customizable package for all Telkomsel subscribers. In the same month, Maxis and DiGi launched the iPhone 3G in Malaysia.
In October 2011, StarHub launched the iPhone in Singapore. Smart Communications followed in December 2011 with the launch of the iPhone 4S in the Philippines. Smart Communications is the latest telecommunications company to bring Apple iPhone in Southeast Asia.
Australian release
The iPhone 3G was released in Australia on July 11, 2008.
New Zealand released
The first iPhone 3G model released on July 11, 2008 was sold in Auckland, New Zealand to 22-year-old Jonny Gladwell at 12:01 am NZST. iPhone 3G is only available to customers on the Vodafone network. There was criticism from some New Zealand customers when Vodafone announced the price for iPhone 3G, because Vodafone is the only network offering this generation iPhone.
The first generation iPhone is only available for sale in New Zealand through a parallel import shop immediately after being sold in the US. The original models available for sale in New Zealand are unlocked for use on the Vodafone network and can be used with any plan, including prepaid packages.
The next launch of the New Zealand iPhone model usually comes a few weeks after its worldwide release.
On November 8, 2011, Telecom announced that it will offer iPhone 4S on their network, along with previous models (iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4).
Canadian Liberation
After months of anticipation, the first iPhone to be released in Canada is the iPhone 3G. Rogers Wireless began offering 8 GB and 16 GB models on July 11, 2008. Faced with a public reaction, Rogers lowered its service plan price from CA $ 100 to CA $ 30 per month.
The iPhone 3GS, with the new iOS 3.0 operating system, was released in Canada by Rogers Wireless on June 19, 2009. Users who signed up for a 3 year agreement with data options can choose between 16 GB Devices for CA $ 199 and 32 GB device for CA $ 299.
Bell and Telus Mobility announced that they will be releasing the iPhone on November 4 and 5, 2009, respectively.
Non-exclusive deals
On May 6, 2008, Vodafone announced that it had signed an agreement with Apple to sell iPhones in Australia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey.
The next announcement confirms that Apple is moving away from offering an exclusive carrier. Soon after the announcement of Vodafone, TIM announced that it will also sell iPhone in Italy, on May 12, 2008, Optus confirmed that it will sell iPhone in Australia and SingTel confirmed that it will sell iPhone in India via India Joint Venture, Airtel.
On June 4, 2008, SoftBank Mobile released a press release stating that they will start selling iPhone in Japan during 2008.
Russia's second largest mobile carrier, Beeline, announced on August 28, 2008 that they signed a contract with Apple to sell the iPhone on the Russian market in late 2008. The deal was reportedly not exclusive, according to unofficial statements made by MTS and MegaFon. MTS and MegaFon belonging to "Russian Big Three", and is expected to release iPhone 3G at the same time as Beeline. As expected, MegaFon issued a press release on the iPhone 3G release on September 2, 2008.
On November 14, 2008, Vodafone Egypt and Mobinil started selling iPhone 3G in Egypt. iPhone 3G is priced at £ 3,800 and each worth £ 4,600 for 8 GB and 16 GB models. Customers must also sign up for one 3 service plan to use the phone.
On September 28, 2009, Orange announced that it would be the second carrier of the iPhone in the UK, indicating that the exclusive deal that O2 had established with Apple in 2007 was over. Orange later announced that the iPhone would be released on November 10, with pricing plans starting at £ 29.36 on the contract and Ã, £ 440 for the 16GB 3GS on pay as you go. The next day, Vodafone UK announced that it will sell the iPhone in early 2010, becoming the third UK network and the 11th country Vodafone to offer iPhone.
Verizon Wireless
There is ongoing speculation in the United States that Apple may offer iPhone compatible with CDMA for Verizon Wireless. This speculation increased on October 6, 2010, when The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple would start producing iPhone compatible with CDMA, with models to be sold in early 2011.
On January 8, 2011, the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Verizon Wireless will, on January 11, 2011, officially announce the launch of CDMA-based iPhone for use on their network. The date on which the Verizon iPhone will go on sale is unknown, though two new iPhone releases are available within a few weeks of their launch announcement. Verizon confirmed the announcement on January 11, with the date of sale February 10.
On January 11, 2011, Verizon announced that it will begin carrying a CDMA version of Apple iPhone 4 during February 2011. Existing Verizon Wireless customers can order the iPhone on February 3rd. The price for iPhone 4 is $ 199 for 16GB and $ 299 for 32GB. The Verizon iPhone 5 was released on Friday, September 19th in the United States; it is the first GSM to unlock iPhone, which works on AT & amp; T and other GSM networks.
World time line
The international iPhone release has been staggered for several months. Today, iPhone is available in most countries.
iPhone is offered by some operators under contract from Apple (non-operator-exclusive country)
? iPhone offered without contract and without operator key
Ã,§ MVNO with O 2
Activation and SIM lock pass
Every iPhone usually prevents access to its media player and web features unless it has been activated as a phone through AT & amp; T or O2. On July 3, 2007, Jon Lech Johansen reported on his blog that he got past this requirement and unlocked other iPhone features with jailbreaking. He publishes software and offsets for the use of others. On August 14, 2007, Gizmodo reported the verification method to bypass the iPhone's SIM lock, allowing the phone to work freely with operators other than AT & T. This method requires the use of a Turbo SIM card, costing approximately US $ 80; this method basically makes the iPhone to believe that it operates on the AT & T network, even when connected natively (not in roaming mode) to other operators. Australian Personal Computer then publishes a ten step guide to unlock the iPhone, using the Turbo SIM method.
In mid-August, UniquePhones announced the unlocking service for the iPhone, only to withdraw the service the following week after receiving a phone call from a lawyer representing AT & amp; T. On August 24, 2007, George Hotz, a 17-year-old hacker from Glen Rock, New Jersey, broke the lock that binds the iPhone to AT & amp; T. He confirmed that he unlocked the phone and used it on the T-Mobile network. Hacking opens up possibilities for overseas customers because the iPhone is only sold in the United States at the time. By opening it, Hotz opens the phone to a worldwide telephone network. Hotz posted a hack on his blog. The process is complicated and requires disassembling the iPhone and executing software commands on personal computers. Hotz, along with four other people around the world, reportedly spent about 500 hours unlocking the phone.
Also on August 24, 2007, Engadget reported, via photos and video clips, that they were called by the team "iPhoneSimFree", which offered to show Engadget a demonstration of unlocking the iPhone using a special method of software. Unlike Hotz hardware hacking, the code in this hack is not available to the general public. Key opening sales begin on September 10th. This sale occurs through some retailers who can order "keys" from iPhoneSimFree, then forward the "key" to the customer, allowing customers to use the software. On September 11th, after one day of sales, the iPhone Developer Team announced that they had created a functional "software unlock" and released it publicly for free. Utilizing the existing unlock requires technical knowledge, although a simpler GUI-based version is under construction. AnySim and iUnlock Reloaded, two free GUI-based unlocking programs, are available.
On September 24, 2007, Apple issued a warning that future updates could render the iPhone unopened. On September 27, 2007, unlocked iPhone owners who took advantage of version 1.1.1 updates through iTunes reported that the update made the device barely operable. There are also reports that the update even affects some unlocked iPhones, and Engadget discovers that firmware updates have also "hacked" unweighted iPhones. The firmware update locked the iPhone, but on October 11, iPhoneSIMFree announced that they had hacked the iPhone 1.1.1 update, not just unlocking it but also canceling an iPhone that was burglarized by the update.
On October 16, 2007, the iPhone Developer Team released AnySIM 1.1, a free utility that unlocks the iPhone. The updated version works on the 1.1.1 firmware version, but does not fix the baseband problem caused by updating the unlocked 1.0.2 phone up to 1.1.1. On October 23, 2007, the iPhone Elite Dev-Team released Revirginizing Tool to rebuild the locking tables in the seczone area to fix the damage done by the original IMAP 1.0x unblocking blocker so unlocked 1.0.2 iPhone could be upgraded to 1.1.1 without bricking iPhone. This tool does not break the previously bricked iPhone.
On November 21, 2007, T-Mobile announced that since litigation began against them by their competitor Vodafone, which resulted in an initial order preventing T-Mobile from locking the SIM card to T-Mobile in Germany, it would sell the phone "unlocked" and would offer the iPhone without a T-Mobile contract for EUR999 (US $ 1,478) in stores for customers in Germany until the court makes a decision. In late November, Apple released another version of the iPhone firmware, 1.1.2. This version does not have many new features but the break is open. During Macworld '08, on January 15, Apple released the fifth version of the iPhone firmware, 1.1.3; this version fixes the gap used by "iPhone Hackster." Firmware, however, has been compromised before release and new security measures are quickly bypassed. On February 8, 2008, Geohot released the first software to unlock the 1.1.2 & amp; 1.1.3 iPhone OTB.
See also
- Apple product timeline
References
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