CIS-1070
iPhone
Research Paper, Word Processing Assignment
John Stidham
7/3/2012
IPhone
My iPhone is my favorite piece of technology that I own. I use it for everything;
 I keep track of meetings and appointments on my calendar
 I use Google maps to find my way around no matter where I am in the world
 I use GroupMe to stay in touch with my family and friends
 I use Clock to set alarms and reminders
 I use my iPhone for texts, phone calls and email
 I listen to music all the time rom my phone
 I occasionally read books on my iPhone
Often I wonder how I got by ten years ago.
HISTORY OF IPHONE
Development of the iPhone began in 2005 with Apple CEO Steve Jobs' direction that Apple
engineers investigate touchscreens. He also steered the original focus away from a tablet, like the iPad,
and towards a phone. Apple created the device during a secretive collaboration with AT&T Mobility—
Cingular Wireless at the time—at an estimated development cost of US$150 million over thirty months.
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Apple rejected the "design by committee" approach that had yielded the Motorola ROKR E1, a
largely unsuccessful collaboration with Motorola. Instead, Cingular gave Apple the liberty to develop the
iPhone's hardware and software in-house and even paid Apple a fraction of its monthly service revenue
in exchange for four years of exclusive U.S. sales, until 2011.
Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld 2007 convention at
the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The iPhone went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, at
6:00 pm local time, while hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide. The passionate
reaction to the launch of the iPhone resulted in sections of the media christening it the 'Jesus phone'.
The original iPhone was made available in the UK, France, and Germany in November 2007, and Ireland
and Austria in the spring of 2008.
On July 11, 2008, Apple released the iPhone 3G in
twenty-two countries, including the original six. Apple
released the iPhone 3G in upwards of eighty countries and
territories. Apple announced the iPhone 3GS on June 8,
2009, along with plans to release it later in June, July, and
August, starting with the U.S., Canada and major European
countries on June 19. Many would-be users objected to the iPhone's cost, and 40% of users have
household incomes over US$100,000.
In an attempt to gain a wider market, Apple retained the 8 GB iPhone 3G at a lower price. When
Apple introduced the iPhone 4, the 3GS became the less expensive model. Apple reduced the price
several times since the iPhone's release in 2007, at which time an 8 GB iPhone sold for $599. An iPhone
3GS with the same capacity now has no cost to the customer, as of the release of the iPhone 4S.
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However, these numbers are misleading, since all iPhone units sold through AT&T require a two-year
contract costing several thousand dollars, including an early termination fee, and a SIM lock.
Apple sold 6.1 million original iPhone units over five quarters. Recorded sales have been
growing steadily thereafter, and by the end of fiscal year 2010, a total of 73.5 million iPhones were sold.
By 2010/2011, the iPhone had a market share of barely 4% of all cellphones, but Apple still pulls in more
than 50% of the total profit that global cellphone sales generate. Sales in Q4 2008 surpassed temporarily
those of RIM's BlackBerry sales of 5.2 million units, which made Apple briefly the third largest mobile
phone manufacturer by revenue, after Nokia and Samsung. Approximately 6.4 million iPhones are active
in the U.S. alone. While iPhone sales constitute a significant portion of Apple's revenue, some of this
income is deferred. (Macworld)
SIRI
Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone
calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say,
knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much; you’ll keep finding
more and more ways to use it. Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice.
Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone
listens. Tap Done and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes,
search the web, and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook
status, tweet, or write and send Instagrams. (Apple)
DUAL CORE A5 CHIP
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Two cores in the A5 chip deliver up to two times more power and up to seven times faster
graphics.2 and you’ll feel the effects. Fast. iPhone 4S is quick and responsive, which makes all the
difference when you’re launching apps, browsing the web, gaming, and doing just about everything. And
no matter what you’re doing, you can keep on doing it. Because the A5 chip is so power-efficient, iPhone
4S has outstanding battery life. (Apple)
Bibliography
Apple. "iPhone 4Gs." n.d. <www.apple.com>.
Macworld. 15 June 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone>.
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