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Navigator2007 | 19 buckets
CPU
Electric Motors
Graphics Processing Units
Lithography Physics
Memory
Microprocessors
Operating Systems
Optical Lithography
Programming Languages
RAM
Semiconductor Process Nodes
Smartphone
Storage Technologies
iPhone
2007

First iPhone introduces a multi-touch smartphone.

Multi-touch interfacePhone, iPod, and Internet in one deviceDesktop-class email and web browsing
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2008
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iPhone 3G

Adds 3G and GPS with the App Store era.

3G networkingBuilt-in GPSApp Store with iPhone 2.0
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2009

Performance update with video and improved camera.

Faster performanceVideo recording3MP autofocus cameraVoice control
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