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 …
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 …
Jonathan Haidt: How to make the 'anxious generation' happy again
Jan 23, 2025 · The first norm is a commitment to not give our children a smartphone until they are at least 14. “Give them a flip-phone if you want to, so they can call and text you,” he said. “But don’t …
Jonathan Haidt says we need a digital day off every week
Mar 13, 2025 · Smartphone and social-media use have been linked with declines in academic performance and rises in mental health issues, according to Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
More than just a phone: mobile’s impact on sustainable development
Sep 20, 2018 · Can you live without your mobile phone? We all depend on mobile connectivity in our daily lives, but for many billions of people across the globe, mobile is more than just a useful …