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first ever smart phone
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/1992 – The first smartphone was invented by IBM in 1992. It was nicknamed, “Simon,” and had a plethora of features including a calendar, address book, calculator, email service, and even a touch screen. At $899.00, though, most people could not afford it. -
nokia
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/1996 – Nokia launched a series of smartphones in the late ’90s that were basically a cross between a cell phone and a PDA. -
r380
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/2000 – Ericsson developed the R380, a touch screen smartphone that used the Symbian operating system and had a foldable keyboard. It was the first all-in-one device to actually be called a smartphone. -
n series
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/2005 – The N-Series of smartphones was introduced to the market by Sony Ericsson. These devices were targeted at business people because of their computing capabilities. -
i phone
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/2007 – Apple’s coveted iPhone was introduced with its massive app store. -
android
http://mail2web.com/blog/2011/05/smartphone-revolution-growth-smartphones-exchange-activesync/2008 – The open-source, Android operating system started to take off, supported by Google, Intel, HTC, and a variety of other developers.
