It was on this date In 2007 that the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the very first iPhone at the Macworld convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. That original iPhone introduced touch screen technology for mobile devices, and the phone combined the features of Apple's iPod with a mobile phone, allowing users to make and receive calls and play music and videos.
The technology had the country buzzing, as evidenced by the ABC News reported featured below.
Jobs actually conceived of the iPhone in 2005 due to frustration cell phone technology of the day, and the design was refined over the following two years in total secrecy, before the big release in 2007.
How popular is the iPhone today? In the third quarter of 2019 it accounted for 13 percent of the cell phone market worldwide, but that was down from 16 percent in 2015. Apple is reportedly hoping that more competitive pricing in 2020 will boost sales.