Mobile Technology & Smartphones Flashcards

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In what year was the first iPhone released?: 2007
Which device is identified by the Computer History Museum as the first smartphone, combining a mobile phone, organizer, fax, and pager?: IBM/BellSouth Simon
What input technology did the IBM/BellSouth Simon pioneer for dialing and typing?: Touchscreen
Approximately how long was the IBM/BellSouth Simon's talk time according to the Computer History Museum?: Less than 30 minutes
Which feature was notably absent from the IBM/BellSouth Simon despite its many smartphone-like capabilities?: Web browser
Which Nokia device introduced in 1996 could function as a phone when closed and a handheld computer when opened?: Nokia 9000 Communicator
At which trade show was the Nokia 9000 Communicator introduced in 1996?: CeBIT
Which operating system powered the Nokia 9000 Communicator according to a 1996 industry report?: GEOS 3.0
Which actor used a Nokia 9000 Communicator in the 1997 remake of The Saint?: Val Kilmer
Which handheld introduced in 1996 became the first wildly popular handheld computer according to the Computer History Museum?: PalmPilot
What handwriting system did PalmPilot users learn for stylus input?: Graffiti
About how many PalmPilots did U.S. Robotics sell during the product's first 18 months?: 1 million
What unusual object did Jeff Hawkins use as a stylus while testing a wooden PalmPilot model?: Chopstick
Which mobile communications standard was associated with Europe's coordinated move toward a pan-European digital cellular system in 1987?: GSM
Which 1994 Nokia model is identified by the Computer History Museum as one of the first popular GSM phones to support SMS?: Nokia 2110
Which device is identified by the Computer History Museum as the first camera phone introduced in 2000?: J-Phone J-SH04
What was the approximate camera resolution of the pioneering J-Phone J-SH04?: 0.11 megapixels
Who introduced the original iPhone to the public at Macworld in January 2007?: Steve Jobs
On what date did Apple publicly introduce the original iPhone?: 9-Jan-07
What was the display size of the original iPhone introduced in 2007?: 3.5 inches
Which U.S. wireless carrier was Apple's exclusive launch partner for the original iPhone?: Cingular
Which feature co-developed by Apple and Cingular let original iPhone users choose voicemail messages without listening to earlier ones first?: Visual Voicemail
What was the announced U.S. price of the original 4 GB iPhone model?: $499
Which Apple smartphone introduced in 2008 added 3G networking and built-in GPS?: iPhone 3G
What was the U.S. launch price of the 8 GB iPhone 3G in 2008 with a qualifying contract?: $199
Approximately how many native applications were available when Apple's App Store launched in July 2008?: More than 500
How many App Store downloads did Apple report during the store's first weekend in 2008?: More than 10 million
Which iPhone model introduced FaceTime and Apple's Retina display in 2010?: iPhone 4
What was the resolution of the iPhone 4 Retina display?: 960 × 640
Which processor powered the iPhone 4?: Apple A4