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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Your smartphone has become your home, anthropologists say
May 26, 2021 · A new report from University College London looks at how people interact with and rely on their smartphones. For The Global Smartphone, researchers spent 16 months living in …
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 …
Technology: Is the smartphone market growing or declining? | World ...
Aug 18, 2021 · 14 years later, the smartphone boom has died down a bit, as market saturation and a lack of real innovation have led to declining sales for the past few years. And while the market did …