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Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary

Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary

Posted January 9, 2017 at 1:14am by iClarified
Apple is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iPhone tomorrow January 9th. The company posted a press release today marking the occasion.

January 9 marks the tenth anniversary of iPhone’s blockbuster debut. At Macworld 2007 in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduced the world to iPhone as three products in one — “a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone and a breakthrough internet communications device.” In the ten years since, iPhone has enriched the lives of people around the world with over one billion units sold. It quickly grew into a revolutionary platform for hardware, software and services integration, and inspired new products, including iPad and Apple Watch, along with millions of apps that have become essential to people’s daily lives.

Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary



“iPhone is an essential part of our customers' lives, and today more than ever it is redefining the way we communicate, entertain, work and live,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “iPhone set the standard for mobile computing in its first decade and we are just getting started. The best is yet to come.”

"It is amazing that from the very first iPhone through to today's newest iPhone 7 Plus, it has remained the gold standard by which all other smartphones are judged. For many of us, iPhone has become the most essential device in our lives and we love it," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "iPhone is how we make voice and FaceTime calls, how we shoot and share Live Photos and 4K videos, how we listen to streaming music, how we use social media, how we play games, how we get directions and find new places, how we pay for things, how we surf the web, do email, manage our contacts and calendars, how we listen to podcasts, watch TV, movies and sports, and how we manage our fitness and health. iPhone has become all of these things and more. And I believe we are just getting started.”

Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary


iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Innovations
● The world’s most popular camera is even better with a 12-megapixel lens, optical image stabilization, an f/1.8 aperture that captures 50 percent more light as well as wide color capture, all allowing for more vibrant colors with more detail even in low light, while iPhone 7 Plus also offers a dual-lens camera with Portrait mode and up to 2X optical zoom.
● The A10 Fusion chip is the most powerful chip ever in a smartphone, with processing performance 120 times faster and the graphics performance 240 times faster in iPhone 7 than the original iPhone.
● Stereo speakers provide amazing and immersive sound that is two times louder than iPhone 6s, with increased dynamic range of sound and a higher-quality speakerphone.
● An entirely reengineered enclosure resulting in the first water-resistant iPhone that offers protection against spills, splashes and dust like never before.
● The brightest, most colorful Retina HD display ever in an iPhone, with a wide color gamut for cinema-standard colors, greater color saturation and the best color management in the smartphone industry.


Apple says iOS 10 was the biggest iOS release ever, with innovations including:
● bringing the power of the App Store to Messages;
● a Memories feature in Photos;
● SiriKit for developers so apps can talk to Siri;
● a new Home app that allows users to easily and securely set up, manage and control their home all in one place;
● an improved Maps app that is even simpler and more intuitive to use;
● greater clarity and simplicity to every aspect of the Apple Music experience; and
● support for breaking news notifications and paid subscriptions in the News app.

We've been hearing reports for some time that the 10th anniversary iPhone will be a major update. It will purportedly have a front glass cover and chassis, joined by a metal bezel and an edge-to-edge display that has no bezels on the top and bottom. Additionally, the front camera, Touch ID, speaker, and other sensors will apparently be embedded into the display. Another report claims that the device would be a clear piece of glass with a next-generation OLED screen. More recently, Apple is said to have be equipping the phone with wireless charging and a 3D camera.

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Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary

Apple Celebrates the iPhone's 10th Anniversary
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LuapNohj
LuapNohj - January 10, 2017 at 1:03am
im still keep my beloved 1st gen iPhone. stuck on my cabinet with battery drain... i love iPhone 4ever!
Nalrok
Nalrok - January 9, 2017 at 8:59pm
It happened to be my 20th birthday back then, celebrating another decade with apple today
t11chb
t11chb - January 9, 2017 at 5:56pm
Did I miss something? 1st gen: June 29, 2007
Achis
Achis - January 9, 2017 at 8:17pm
It has been released the day you mentioned
JAYBRO
JAYBRO - January 9, 2017 at 3:00pm
Wait, the original iPhone didn't have a front facing camera?
Used to like Apple
Used to like Apple - January 9, 2017 at 1:41pm
When Apple got rid off the optical drive I said good riddance, but now that they erased the auxiliary jack from iPhone and arennot supporting aptX or some other high fidelity Bluetooth format I wish they burn in hell.
D4xM4Nx
D4xM4Nx - January 9, 2017 at 10:26am
No doubt the iPhone changed the mobile industry forever, not just how phones work but its revolutionary concept established a 'before' and 'after'. Massive breakthroughs like this one can only be seen once in a lifetime, happy to be an Apple fan.
Livinus simoni
Livinus simoni - January 9, 2017 at 5:34am
You iPhones there very nice and smart phone
Old technology apple is
Old technology apple is - January 9, 2017 at 3:01am
who is Apple kidding yes their who is Apple kidding yes their technology with state-of-the-art 10 years ago what could they possibly bring to the table but Samsung ain't going to do first before them Apple is very old selling customers old technology while making tons of profit
asian
asian - January 13, 2017 at 6:50am
Man, I thought I'm very bad in English.
iDood
iDood - January 9, 2017 at 2:40am
The iPhone was introduced on the 9th of January. And this happen to be my birthday.
JollySonX
JollySonX - January 9, 2017 at 4:27am
Well then, happy birthday :D
Halyna1
Halyna1 - January 9, 2017 at 2:09am
So True ⭐Thank You
Kalin Jovic
Kalin Jovic - January 9, 2017 at 1:22am
First iPhone ever was introduced with clown fish wallpaper
Dr M Asif Hussain
Dr M Asif Hussain - January 9, 2017 at 1:56am
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