2007 in Review No.1: iPhone rolls out

Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007…

2007 truly was the year of the iPhone. Apple’s svelte mobile handset was the subject of an enormous amount of hype, speculation, opinion and criticism during the year, leading up to its US launch, and then all over again for its launch on this side of the Atlantic.

So how did it do? Well, iPhone has had a mixed first year. It was slated for not being 3G and having an underwhelming camera, while here in the UK, sales have reportedly not been as strong as Apple (and particularly its partner O2) were hoping.

However, iPhone HAS changed the mobile industry, in terms of setting a new bar for ease of use. Meanwhile, Apple has also broken new ground in terms of getting people to truly see their phone as a device for surfing the Web and using data services. 2008 should bring that long-awaited 3G model, and a few more surprises…

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