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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Stanford University - Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics - Ocarina: Designing the iPhone?s Magic Flute. Oct 05, 2026
Added media. Sep 24, 2026
Mentioned the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air. Sep 19, 2025
Cross-reference added. May 14, 2025
Added update about iPhone 16. Nov 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics - Ocarina: Designing the iPhone?s Magic Flute. Sep 04, 2024
Tagged 21st Century Technology Timeline. Aug 28, 2024
Links and photo added. Nov 09, 2023
Added information about the newest iPhone release: iPhone 15. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: History-Computer - iPhone vs. Android: Full Comparison. Sep 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Computerworld - The Evolution of Apple's iPhone. Sep 06, 2022
Article revised and updated. Feb 08, 2022
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Who Invented the iPhone? May 31, 2018
Added photograph. Jul 02, 2015
Article revised and updated. Sep 24, 2014
Image of iPhone 4 added. Aug 25, 2010
Updated for the official debut of the iPhone 4. Jun 07, 2010
Added information about the new iPhone 3G S, which includes video recording, a digital compass, voice-activation controls, and support for P2P gaming with other iPhone users. Also updated information on Apple passing one billion in iPhone App downloads. Jun 11, 2009
Added information about purchasing e-books from Amazon.com and reading them on iPhones. May 19, 2009
Changed "copies" to "units" when discussing the number of iPhones sold. Feb 02, 2009
New article added. Nov 10, 2008
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