Browse through hordes of speculations, rumours and the true stories leading upto the launch of the iPhone. Listed below is a 'significant landmarks' timeline:
Dec 1999: Dec 14. Apple acquires the domain name www.iphone.org, which to this day directs visitors to the main corporate page.
April 2001: April 16. Infosync posts a photo of what many believe to be the iPhone.
2002-2004: Apple applies for iPhone trademark in various countries including, the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, India
2005: March 28. Business 2.0 Magazine publishes an article based on analysts’ comments about what is next for Apple. The iPhone is in the top five potential products, along with a wireless iPod, video iPod, media center and an enhanced iPod product for the car.
2005: June. iPhone proof in new iTunes.
2006. July. iPhone clues in new iPod software.
2006. September. Apple projects 25 million iPhones in 2007.
2006. October. Apple patent for a new Speech Recognition System.
2006. November. Apple signs deal with Cingular.
2007. January 10. Jobs announces iPhone in keynote address.
2007. June 29. iPhone releases worldwide!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Welcome to the iPhone timeline!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Critical Consensus: The iPhone scorecard
A chart of the top-rate reviewers who examined the Apple iPhone and what they thought. They differ on the keypad, but they all agree the network speed is the phone's Achilles heel.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
"The iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype" says the NY Times in an early review
So how is it? As it turns out, much of the hype and some of the criticisms are justified. The iPhone is revolutionary; it’s flawed. It’s substance; it’s style. It does things no phone has ever done before; it lacks features found even on the most basic phones.
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Activate iPhone from home, not in store.
From Steve himself, you will not have to wait in store to activate your iPhone.
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iPhone Rate Plans Revealed
Apple has put up a page detailing the cost of the rate plans. They aren't as bad as people had thought: All plans with unlimited data - $60 for 450 minutes, $80 for 900 minutes and $100 for 1350 minutes. Existing customers can add unlimited data for $20 - $40 with a varying number of text messages.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Interview With the First Two iPhone Campers in NY
You know those two guys waiting in line for the iPhone a whole 100 hours early? We've got an exclusive interview with them. Watch as our own Richard Blakeley asks them life's greatest questions: what they're doing here, what they've got in their hands, and whether they have a girlfriend.
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Monday, June 25, 2007
iPhone Apple Store NYC, PEOPLE ALREADY WAITING!
The Apple Store NYC…6/25 at 2:48 PM. The first two folks waiting outside for the iPhone…keep in mind it’s not released until 29th (4 DAYS!). View pictures at link...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Apple unveils unexpected iPhone Features: Word, Excel Files Viewable + More
Business users have frequently cited ambiguity over iPhone’s support for Word or Excel documents as a potentially fatal omission, so their inclusion removes just one more potential barrier to the phone’s popularity. Apple claims that in “about a week,” you’ll be thumb-typing faster on iPhone than any other small keyboard.
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
Confirmed: iPhones to be sold online
The bottom right of the Apple guided tour page confirms that Apple will be selling the iPhone online. Since the option is still grayed out, it's unclear whether the link will take you to the online Apple Store, to an AT&T site, or to some combination of the two, and how much stock will be assigned to that store. Does this change your plans?
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$175 Fee If You Cancel iPhone, Even Though You Paid Full Price
You better frickin' like your full-price iPhone because if you don't, AT&T plans on charging you the full $175 early termination fee, even though the phone's cost isn't at all subsidized under a long-term-agreement.
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AT&T calls for backup on iPhone Day
Eight days before the iPhone arrives, AT&T is planning for extra security and a flood of customers next Friday. The company has hired 2,000 temporary workers to help keep things rolling on iPhone Day (previously known as June 29th)
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Apple announces iPhone now delivers up to 8 hours of talk, 250 standby
In a press release today, Apple has revealed a number of significant upgrades to both the iPhone's battery life and touch screen.
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Friday, June 15, 2007
iTweetr - Twitter for iPhone
I think twitter is perfectly suited for the iPhone, and sure you could use the standard Twitter page or you could use something like this. Its only a concept at the moment, but it shows how it could be displayed.
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Friday, June 8, 2007
3 million iPhones waiting on stock for 29th of June
29th of June will be a historical day for every Apple fan and it seems Apple is trying hard to have full warehouses for the first shipping day.
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Monday, June 4, 2007
iPhone release date confirmed: yours on June 29th
Looks like our source was right: the iPhone is yours come June 29th. The commercial just aired on 60 Minutes, and now you can finally mark your calendar...
What did they say?
...so wait, u r telling me i only have 25 days to get 600$! At 8.00$ an hour this will take forever! looks like I'm gonna have to whore my self out to every girl in town to get the money....(runs to street corner)
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