Mar 13, 2018 · The first credited smartphone Image: Bcos47/Wikimedia.org Simon’s demise Ultimately, Simon fell victim to the relentless march of technology, which saw the advent of the flip phone in the mid 1990s, the dominance of Nokia throughout the early part of the 21st century and the emergence of internet-enabled phones akin to the smartphones of today.

Mar 14, 2024 · 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 communicator in one sleek device. It set new standards for smartphones and ultimately accelerated the explosion of smartphone usage we see across the planet today.

Feb 27, 2019 · On 3 April 1973, Motorola employee Martin Bell made the world’s first mobile phone call. Nearly 50 years on, more than 5 billion people are connected to mobile services – and over half are smartphone users.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Open G smartphone went on sale in July 2022 in the Ivory Coast and has sold several thousand units.

Rwanda’s Mara Group has launched two smartphones, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The Mara X and Mara Z will use Google’s Android operating system and cost 175,750 Rwandan francs ($190) and 120,250 Rwandan francs ($130) respectively.

Nov 18, 2020 · Following on from these first new media options, new communities and alternative media came the massive growth of social media. In 2004, fewer than 1 million people were on Myspace; Facebook had not even launched. By 2018, Facebook had more 2.26 billion users with other sites also growing to hundreds of millions of users.

Apr 11, 2023 · This month marks 50 years since the very first mobile phone call. Motorola engineer Martin Cooper rang his chief rival from a street in New York on 3 April, 1973. Now there are more mobile subscriptions than people on the planet, reports Statista.

May 26, 2021 · The smartphone has become 'a place within which we live', rather than a device that we use, they say. You are a snail and your smartphone is your shell – it has become your home. As bizarre as that might sound, it’s the view of a team of anthropologists who spent more than a year examining the relationship people have with their smartphones.

Feb 27, 2023 · The timeline begins at the center of the spiral. The first use of stone tools, 3.4 million years ago, marks the beginning of this history of technology. Each turn of the spiral then represents 200,000 years of history. It took 2.4 million years – 12 turns of the spiral – for our ancestors to control fire and use it for cooking.

Jul 19, 2021 · As smartphone sales have skyrocketed, so has the device’s contribution to waste streams and carbon emissions. Manufacturers will need to conserve resources as 6 of the key elements for mobile phones will run out in the next 100 years. Changes to business models and consumer habits will be needed to tackle electronic waste.