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Figure 24-1 RIM BlackBerry (courtesy of the TotalSem Tech Museum)

While these tools were powerful for their time, it wasn’t until Apple

introduced the iPhone (see Figure 24-2) in 2007 that we saw the elements that

define a modern smartphone:

Figure 24-2 Early Apple iPhone

• A multi-touch interface as the primary input method for using the

smartphone

• A well-standardized application programming interface (API) enabling

developers to create new apps for the system

• Tight consolidation of cellular data to the device, enabling any

application (Web browsers, e-mail clients, games, and so on) to

exchange data over the Internet

• Synchronization and distribution tools that enable users to install new

apps and synchronize or back up data

Since then, smartphones have developed many more features and uses.

They have come to play a big role in the trend toward ever-present

connectivity and seamless data access across all of our devices. Because

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