iPhone turns 15: A look at one of the most influential devices of the 21st century
Silicon Republic June 29, 2022
To mark the iPhone’s milestone birthday, Dr Ismini Vasileiou and Prof Paul Haskell-Dowland reflect on how the device has developed and what could be coming next.
Today (29 June) marks 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the iPhone. A decade and a half later, there are few products that have managed to reach a similar level of brand recognition.
Announced to an eager audience in 2007, the iPhone has revolutionised how we communicate and even how we live day to day.
The iPhone was released in the US in June 2007, and in a further six countries in November.
From the launch of Mac computers in the 1970s to the iPod in 2001, Apple already knew...