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Timeline of iPhone 
Timeline of Apple "iPhone" Rumors (1999-Present)
1999
December
Dec 14: Apple acquires the domain name www.iphone.org, which to this day directs visitors to the main corporate page. Article
2000
2001
April
April 16: Infosync posts a photo of what many believe to be the iPhone. Forum
2002
July
July 20: Apple CEO
Steve Jobs downplays the prospect of an Apple PDA by explaining that
Apple decided about 3 years ago, they felt that PDAs would eventually
evolve into next generation cell phones, and that PDA's will become a
smaller market. Article
August
Aug. 18: The New York
Times discusses Apple's future plans for an Apple-branded Phone (aka
iPhone): "But analysts and people close to the company say that the
plan is under way and that the evidence is manifest in the features and
elements of the new version of the Macintosh operating system."Article
Aug. 28: Wireless
Week reports that Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple, and his former
partner, Steve Wozniak, are said to be developing a "smart" phone in an
attempt to kick-start the market for next-generation mobile phones in
the same way that the company's computers popularized personal
computing. Article
September
Sept. 11: Perhaps the
first time Jobs fields the question: The International Herald Tribune
interviews Steve Jobs and asks about the iPhone directly. Q: Will there
be an iPhone? Jobs: "One never knows. We don't usually discuss products
we haven't announced." Article
Sept. 26: A website
called ePrairie claims to have authentic, leaked photographs of the
iPhone, back when such a claim was taken somewhat seriously. The first
faked iPhone pictures? Maybe. Here's the original claim: "ePrairie has
obtained these three photographs (dated September 2002) of an
unannounced Apple cell phone called the Applele hiPhone R4 CHICAGO
(Exclusive) -- A picture can tell a thousand words. Leaked to the right
place at the right time, some pictures of some products can even tell a
story of a new venture by an unsuspecting company that has decided to
silence the word. Well, at least for now." Article
October
Oct. 18: Apple applies for a trademark on "iPhone" in Singapore. Article
Oct. 21: Apple
applies for trademark of "iPhone" in the U.K. The application seems to
suggest a software solution like a .Mac internet phone or iChat voice
integration. Article
December
Dec 3: Apple trademarks "iPhone" in Australia. Trademark #930990. Article
2003
June
June 10: Singapore grants Apple a trademark on iPhone. Article
July
2004
October
Oct. 14: Apple files for iPhone trademark in Canada. Article
December
Dec. 13: Apple files
a civil suit against several anonymous parties, claiming that "an
unidentified individual, acting alone or in concert with others, has
recently misappropriated and disseminated through Web sites
confidential information about an unreleased Apple product." Pundits
suspect the product is the iPhone. Article
Dec. 16: Apple and
Motorola have admitted they are working on a joint-venture phone to
support a mobile version of iTunes. "We've said we have something
coming on this in the first half of 2005 and we're definitely on
schedule for that. Hopefully you'll be able to see more about it soon,"
says Eddy Cue, VP in charge of applications at Apple. Article
Dec. 20: Turns out
the Dec. 13 lawsuit was against three Mac rumor sites and regarding an
unreleased product called Asteroid or "Q97." Not the iPhone. Article
2005
March
March 28: Business
2.0 Magazine publishes an article based on analysts' comments about
what is next for Apple. The iPhone is in the top five potential
products, along with a wireless iPod, video iPod, media center and an
enhanced iPod product for the car. Article
2006
March
March 21: A search of
the European Patent Office reveals a patent application from Apple
entitled "Database programs for handheld devices" that was published in
February 2006. As advertised, the patent describes techniques for
providing access to databases from handheld devices. The application,
however, incidentally points out that "the remote handheld device can,
for example, be a wireless phone which uses a telecom server to
communicate with the database program." Article
March 30: Think
Secret reports that the iPhone has been placed on hold because of
"significant technical hurdles" in development. Apple wants to develop
the phone "from the ground up" rather than improving on existing
designs, which led to technical problems in interfacing the various
cell components. The iPhone will not likely come until at least 2007,
if not later, the site believes. Analysts, however, expect one in the
next 12 months. Article
April
April 2: Analyst firm visiongain claims that Apple will team up with Sky Dayton's MVNO Helio for the iPhone launch. Article
April 2: Think Secret reports that Apple is struggling with its chipset for the iPhone. Article
April 19: Analyst
firm visiongain suggests Apple will go the MVNO route and calls an
iPhone launch "logical and inevitable." Launch date predicted during
2007 as the end of the year sees a product acceleration. Article
May
May 4: The US Patent
& Trademark Office revealed an Apple patent titled "Reservation of
digital media items," originally filed on December 21, 2004. The patent
relates to the purchasing of digital media items and, more
specifically, to the use of a portable wireless device to identify
and/or purchase digital media items. In fact, ringtones are discussed,
so we're talking telephony. Article
May 12: Japanese
news agency Nikkei is reporting that Apple and new Vodafone Japan owner
Softbank are working together to develop cellphones capable of
downloading and playing music from the iTunes store. Article
June
June 4: The Globe and
Mail reports that analyst Peter Misek believes BlackBerry maker RIM
could ink a deal with Apple for an Apple branded PDA: Such a deal would
have huge merit because each company lacks what the other provides. RIM
wants a firm foothold in the consumer market and Apple doesn't have a
presence in the booming wireless data sector. Article
July
July 29: Engadget
reports that: "A reader is reporting to us that a coworker's
tech-unsavvy friend, who is regularly hired by Apple to do marketing
photo shoots, was recently brought on to take some shots of 'the
sleekest, sexiest damn phone he's ever seen.'" The phone could appear
as early as August, the site claims. Article
August
Aug. 2: Engadget claims that an Apple cell phone could see a launch at World Wide Developers Conference on August 5th. Article
Aug. 11:
Steve Jobs is cockier than ever about the firm's much-anticipated
iPhone product. The obsessively tight-lipped executive apparently is
bragging about the product to close friends, saying that the product
launch is coming sooner than even he expected. Article
September
Sept. 5: American
Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu reports that Apple is indeed
developing such a device and predicts that the company would likely
sell about 10 million phones. Article
Sept. 11:
PiperJaffray analyst Gene Munster estimates that Apple could sell as
many as 12 million iPod-enabled cell phones next year, potentially
boosting earnings by as much as 10 percent above current Wall Street
estimates. Article
Sept. 16: Apple files for iPhone trademark in New Zealand. Article
Sept. 22:
PiperJaffray analyst Gene Munster thinks Apple will launch an iPhone in
the next 3 to 6 months -- an introduction he expects will draw more
attention to the music-enabled handset market. He also sees it
contributing to significant growth expectations implied in industry
analyst market forecasts. Article
Sept. 25: A company
called Ocean Telecom Services based in Delaware files for a trademark
on "iPhone" in the U.S. It is widely believed Ocean is working on
behalf of Apple, because the filing is identical to previous "iPhone"
trademark filings in other countries. Article
Sept. 26: A company
called Ocean Telecom services based in Delaware also files for a
trademark on "iPhone" in Hong Kong and the U.K. using the same language
as Apple did for iPhone trademarks in other countries. Article
Sept. 27: Cingular
Wireless will be the first carrier to offer the upcoming iPhone--a
rumor which itself has not yet been confirmed. The operator reportedly
has a six-month exclusive on the device, to be offered early next year.
Article
October
Oct. 9: T-Mobile USA
CEO Robert Dotson also spoke quite favorably of Apple, singling out the
Mac maker's efforts on the desktop as a "great precursor" of where he
thinks the marketplace is headed with 3G, leading to speculation that
T-Mobile, not Cingular, will host Apple's much-rumored iPhone project. Article
Oct. 16:
AppleInsider reports that Apple has filed for another trademark for the
"iPhone" term on September 15th with "a Far Eastern trademark office."
The filing describes the iPhone as under "handheld and mobile digital
electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls,
faxes, electronic mail, and other digital data; MP3 and other digital
format audio players." Article
Oct. 23: The
Motorola Rokr is said to be dropping Apple's iTunes media player in
favor of Real Networks' Real One player, which signals Apple's imminent
entrance into the cell phone market. Article
November
Nov. 2: Cingular
announces its new mobile music service, partners with Microsoft,
Napster, Yahoo! Music, XM Satellite Radio and eMusic for a
subscription-based service model. The announcement marks an essential
death-sentence to the rumor that Apple would be launching the 'iPhone' as Cingular-only initially. The MVNO rumor on Cingular's network gathers more steam as a result. Article
Nov. 15:
BusinessWeek reports that Bear Stearns analyst Andy Neff ventures a
guess that the iPhone could cannibalize about 30 percent of the iPod
market. Article
Nov. 16: Taiwan's Commercial Times
reported Apple has already ordered 12 million handsets from contract
manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry, with plans to launch the
multimedia device in the first half of 2007. Article
Nov. 21: While Apple has yet to even confirm rumors
it is developing one iTunes-enabled mobile handset, American Technology
Research analyst Shaw Wu claims the company is already hard at work on
a second iPhone, this one incorporating messaging capabilities. "From
our understanding, it will leverage off existing iChat software that
runs on Macs," Wu told clients. Article
Nov. 22: Mercury
News prints comments from Palm's CEO Ed Colligan on the iPhone rumors:
"We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to
make a decent phone,'' he said. "PC guys are not going to just figure
this out. They're not going to just walk in.'' Article
Nov. 30: Digg
founder Kevin Rose makes the announcement during his Diggnation podcast
that the iPhone will ship in 4GB and 8GB storage capacities for $249
and $449, respectively. All major mobile phone providers will carry the
device, Rose claims. Video
December
Dec. 14: Apple
Computer is poised to launch its own MVNO service by acquiring
wholesale capacity from Cingular Wireless, according to a note by UBS
AG telecom analyst Benjamin Reitzes, who speculates the company would
then sell its much-rumored iPhone music player/networked handset across
its 174 retail outlets. Article
Dec. 15: Daniel
Mattes, co-founder of Mountain View, CA-based VoIP software developer
JAJAH, has been quoted as saying that JAJAH is presently holding
intense conversations with Apple over the use of JAJAH software for a
mobile phone, according to a reports from the German-language website
"futureZone." Article
Dec. 15: Gizmodo
runs a cryptic one-line report: "Gizmodo Knows: iPhone Will Be
Announced On Monday I guarantee it. It isn't what I expected at all.
And I've already said too much. --Brian Lam" Article
Dec. 16: Sources
report that the iPhone will be a GSM/EDGE (2.5G) phone and not a UMTS
(3G) device. Apple's decision to go with 2.5G lies in the technology's
advantages over 3G: physically smaller components and more reliable
communication. Article
Dec. 18: Linksys
releases the iPhone, a VoIP handset with no affiliation to Apple.
Cisco, which owns Linksys, has owned the trademark on iPhone since 2000
when it took over a company called Infogear, which registered the name
in 1996. This iPhone was the one Gizmodo was referencing on December
15, hence the "It isn't what I expected at all" comment. Article
2007
January
Jan. 9: Steve Jobs
announced the "iPhone" at MacWorld sparking a flurry of media attention
as well as a legal battle over the name that both Apple and Cisco claim
as their own. The device is mobile phone, an "Internet communicator"
and a wide-screen video iPod all rolled into one. The iPhone will run
on OS X, on Cingular's network, and have no keypad or buttons, just a
large touch screen. Other interesting features included a sensor that
can tell if you are holding it in portrait or landscape mode, a sensor
that detects lighting in your environment and adjusts the screen's
brightness accordingly, and a sensor that can tell when you hold it up
to your ear so it shuts down the screen to save power. The phone is
only 11.6 mm thick, but boasts a 3.5 inch screen with 160 ppi
resolution. Article
