Technology timeline
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CPU
Electric Motors
Graphics Processing Units
Lithography Physics
Memory
Microprocessors
Operating Systems
Optical Lithography
Programming Languages
RAM
Semiconductor Process Nodes
Smartphone
Storage Technologies
iPhone
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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Adds 3G and GPS with the App Store era.
3G networkingBuilt-in GPSApp Store with iPhone 2.0
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Performance update with video and improved camera.
Faster performanceVideo recording3MP autofocus cameraVoice control
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