miniaturadaimagem|Primeiro iPhone em exibição na MacWorld 2007 A História do iPhone começou com um pedido do CEO da Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, para os engenheiros da empresa: investigarem o uso de dispositivos touchscreen e tablets (que mais tarde se veio a concretizar com o iPad).Cohen, Peter. Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update, Macworld, (January 9, 2007) Retrieved February 3, 2007Block, Ryan. Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote, Engadget, (January 9, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007Grossman, Lev. The Apple Of Your Ear, Time, (January 12, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007 Muitos notaram as semelhanças com o dispositivo touchscreen portátil anterior da Apple, o Apple Newton.Wilcox, Joe. Apple's Son of Newton , eWeek Microsoft Watch, (January 9, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007Kahney, Leander. Apple Newton Versus iPhone, Wired News, (January 15, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007McCracken, Harry. iPhone: It's a Newton! Sort of! , PC World, (January 13, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007Mortensen, Pete. iPhone: The Newton's Revenge, Wired News, (January 9, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007 Como o Newton, o iPhone é quase toda a tela. Seu fator de forma é creditada ao CDO da Apple, Jonathan Ive.Wilson, Greg. Private iCreator is genius behind Apple's polish , New York Daily News, (January 14, 2007) Retrieved February 1, 2007
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