Historical record Record 2007-007

2007 World Events · Counterterror expansion and networked conflict

First iPhone released

Apple released the iPhone, accelerating the smartphone era and always-connected computing.

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What this is

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Why it matters

It transformed surveillance, protest mobilization, mapping, media, and cyber-attack surfaces.

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Record narrative

Source-bounded summary

Apple released the iPhone, accelerating the smartphone era and always-connected computing.

Why the ledger includes it

It transformed surveillance, protest mobilization, mapping, media, and cyber-attack surfaces.

Structured fields

Record at a glance

Stable record ID: 2007-007
Date or period: 2007-06-29
Type: Technology platform shift
Focus: Technology / information
Impact scope: Global
Priority: 4 of 5
Location label: San Francisco, United States
Coordinate precision: Coordinate not available or not safely reducible to one point
Actors named by the source record: Apple; mobile carriers; consumers
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20082008-11-04

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2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “First iPhone released.” World Events record 2007-007. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2007/2007-007/

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