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History of the iPhone

Index History of the iPhone

The history of the iPhone development by Apple Inc. spans from the early 2000s to about 2010. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 215 relations: A1 Slovenija, A1 Srbija, Aircel, América Móvil, Apple community, Apple Inc., Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Apple Newton, ARM architecture family, Ars Technica, Associated Press, AT&T, AT&T Mobility, AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, Beeline (brand), Bharti Airtel, Blog, Bmobile, Boost Mobile (United States), Brazil, C Spire, Cellcom (Israel), Chief design officer, Chief executive officer, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Churn rate, Cisco, Claro (company), Claro Colombia, Class action, CNET, CNN, Code-division multiple access, Communications in Guam, Competition law, Computerworld, Comwave, Consumer Reports, Corning Inc., Cox Media Group, Cricket Wireless, Damián J. Fernández, Deutsche Telekom, Dialog Axiata, Dictionary.com, Du (company), EBay, EE (telecommunications), EMT (mobile operator), ... Expand index (165 more) »

  2. History of Apple Inc.

A1 Slovenija

A1 Slovenija is a telecommunications company operating the second largest mobile network in Slovenia.

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A1 Srbija

Vip Srbija d.o.o. (formerly Vip mobile) is a Serbian mobile network operator owned by Vip Telekom Austria Group.

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Aircel

Aircel Ltd. was an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services.

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América Móvil

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican telecommunications corporation headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Apple community

The Apple community is the users, media, and third party companies interested in Apple Inc. and its products.

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Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley.

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Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.

Apple Inc.

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Apple Newton

The Newton is a series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) developed and marketed by Apple Computer, Inc. An early device in the PDA category (the Newton originated the term), it was the first to feature handwriting recognition.

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ARM architecture family

ARM (stylised in lowercase as arm, formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of RISC instruction set architectures (ISAs) for computer processors.

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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AT&T

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.

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AT&T Mobility

AT&T Mobility, LLC, also known as AT&T Wireless and marketed as simply AT&T, is an American telecommunications company.

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AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011), is a legal dispute that was decided by the United States Supreme Court.

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Beeline (brand)

Beeline (Билайн), formerly Bee Line GSM (Би Лайн GSM) is a telecommunications brand by company PJSC VimpelCom, founded in Russia.

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Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Currently, Airtel provides 5G, 4G and LTE Advanced services throughout India. Currently offered services include fixed-line broadband, and voice services depending upon the country of operation.

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Blog

A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).

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Bmobile

bmobile is a Mobile Phone, Home Security provider, and fixed wireless provider of Trinidad and Tobago, operating as a division of TSTT.

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Boost Mobile (United States)

DISH Wireless L.L.C., doing business as Boost Mobile, is a United States wireless service provider owned by EchoStar.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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C Spire

C Spire, formerly known as Cellular South, Inc., is an American privately owned telecommunications and technology company headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

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Cellcom (Israel)

Cellcom (סלקום) is an Israeli telecommunications company.

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Chief design officer

"Chief design officer" (CDO), or "design executive officer" (DEO), is a corporate title sometimes given to an executive in charge of an organization's design initiatives.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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China Unicom

China United Network Communications Group (China Unicom) is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator.

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Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country.

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Churn rate

Churn rate (sometimes called attrition rate) is a measure of the proportion of individuals or items moving out of a group over a specific period.

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Cisco

Cisco Systems, Inc. (using the trademark Cisco) is an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Claro (company)

Claro Company, known as Claro Mexico or simply Claro, is a Mexican company part of América Móvil, a Mexican telecom group.

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Claro Colombia

Claro Colombia is a Colombian telecommunications operator, owned by Mexican group América Móvil.

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Class action

A class action, also known as a class action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group.

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CNET

CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Code-division multiple access

Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies.

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Communications in Guam

Though Guam is a United States territory, some U.S. long-distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location.

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Competition law

Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies.

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Computerworld

Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades-old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website and as a digital magazine.

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Comwave

Comwave Networks Inc. is a Canadian company that markets telecommunication services.

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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.

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Corning Inc.

Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications.

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Cox Media Group

CMG Media Corporation (doing business as Cox Media Group) is an American media conglomerate principally owned by Apollo Global Management in conjunction with Cox Enterprises, which maintains a 29% minority stake in the company.

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Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless is an American wireless service provider, owned by AT&T.

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Damián J. Fernández

Damián J. Fernández is an American academic administrator and political scientist who is the 10th president of Warren Wilson College.

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Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom AG (often just Telekom, DTAG or DT; stylised as ·T·) is a German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and is the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue.

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Dialog Axiata

Dialog Axiata PLC (translit, டயலொக் ஆசியாடா பிஎல்சி) (formerly known as MTN Networks and later Dialog Telekom), is one of Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service providers, and the country's largest mobile network operator with over 17 million subscribers which amounts to 57% of the Sri Lankan mobile market.

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Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995.

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Du (company)

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company P.J.S.C. (شركة الإمارات للاتصالات المتكاملة), commercially rebranded as du in February 2007, is one of the two main telecom operators in the United Arab Emirates.

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EBay

eBay Inc. (often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

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EE (telecommunications)

EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is a British mobile network operator, internet service provider and a brand of BT Consumer, a division of BT Group.

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EMT (mobile operator)

AS EMT was Estonia's and one of the Baltic's largest mobile operator.

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Enabling technology

An enabling technology is an invention or innovation that can be applied to drive radical change in the capabilities of a user or culture.

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Engadget

Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.

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Etisalat by e&

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, doing business as etisalat and, is a UAE state-owned telecommunications company.

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EWeek

eWeek (Enterprise Newsweekly, stylized as eWEEK), formerly PCWeek, is a technology and business magazine.

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Federal judiciary of the United States

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.

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Fido (wireless carrier)

Fido Solutions Inc. is a Canadian mobile network operator owned by Rogers Communications.

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Form factor (mobile phones)

The form factor of a mobile phone is its size, shape, and style, as well as the layout and position of its major components.

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French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation

The National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria) (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique) is a French national research institution focusing on computer science and applied mathematics.

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Gannett

Gannett Co., Inc. is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City.

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo is a design, technology, science, and science fiction website.

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Globe Telecom

Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines.

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Gorilla Glass

Gorilla Glass, developed and manufactured by Corning, is a brand of chemically strengthened glass now in its ninth generation.

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Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc. (a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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History of Apple Inc.

Apple Inc., originally Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of media content.

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History of iTunes

The iTunes media platform was first released by Apple in 2001 as a simple music player for Mac computers.

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History of mobile phones

The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the public switched telephone network.

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IJustine

Justine Ezarik (born March 20, 1984) is an American YouTuber.

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InfoGear

InfoGear Technology Corporation, founded in 1995, was an American technology and services company which developed and marketed an early type of desktop phone which it named iPhone.

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InformationWeek

InformationWeek is a digital magazine which conducts corresponding face-to-face events, virtual events, and research.

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Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)

The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (often referred to as the UK IPO) is, since 2 April 2007, the operating name of The Patent Office.

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Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.

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Internet meme

An Internet meme, or simply meme, is a cultural item (such as an idea, behaviour, or style) that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms.

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IOS jailbreaking

iOS jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based operating systems. History of the iPhone and iOS jailbreaking are iPhone.

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IPad

The iPad is a brand of iOS- and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple, first introduced on January 27, 2010.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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IPhone (1st generation)

The iPhone (retroactively referred to as the iPhone 2G, iPhone 1, or original iPhone) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29, 2007. History of the iPhone and iPhone (1st generation) are iPhone.

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IPhone 4

The iPhone 4 is a smartphone that was designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation of the iPhone lineup, succeeding the iPhone 3GS and preceding the iPhone 4s. History of the iPhone and iPhone 4 are iPhone.

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IPhone 4s

The is a smartphone that was designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the fifth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 4 and preceding the iPhone 5. History of the iPhone and iPhone 4s are iPhone.

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IPKO

IPKO is a company that provides telecommunication services in Kosovo.

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IPod

The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first version was released on November 10, 2001, about months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released.

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IPod Nano

The iPod Nano (stylized and marketed as iPod nano) is a discontinued portable media player designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc. The first-generation model was introduced on September 7, 2005, as a replacement for the iPod Mini, using flash memory for storage.

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IPod Touch

The iPod Touch (stylized as iPod touch) is a discontinued line of iOS-based mobile devices designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-controlled user interface.

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ITunes

iTunes was a media player, media library, mobile device management utility developed by Apple.

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Jean-Marie Hullot

Jean-Marie Hullot (February 16, 1954 – June 17, 2019) was a French computer scientist and programmer who authored important programs for the original Macintosh, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X platforms.

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John Gruber

John Gruber (born 1973) is a technology blogger, UI designer, and co-creator of the Markdown markup language.

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Jony Ive

Sir Jonathan "Jony" Paul Ive; born 27 February 1967) is a British and American designer. Ive is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he served as senior vice president of industrial design and chief design officer. He has been serving as chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London since 2017.

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KERA-TV

KERA-TV (channel 13) is a PBS member television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.

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KGO-TV

KGO-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's ABC network outlet.

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KT Corporation

KT Corporation (Hangul: 주식회사 케이티), formerly Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications company.

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LG Prada

The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850), better known as the LG Prada, is a touchscreen smartphone made by LG Electronics, created in collaboration with Italian luxury designer Prada.

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Linksys iPhone

The Linksys iPhone was a line of internet appliances from Cisco Systems.

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List of Apple products

This timeline of Apple products is a list of all computers, phones, tablets, wearables, and other innovation made by Apple Inc. History of the iPhone and list of Apple products are history of Apple Inc..

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Lithium-ion battery

A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically conducting solids to store energy.

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LMT (company)

LMT (Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, 'Latvian Mobile Telephone') is a mobile GSM/UMTS/LTE operator in Latvia.

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M1 (Singaporean company)

M1 Limited (commonly known as M1; formerly MobileOne) is a Singaporean telecommunications company and one of the major telcos operating in the country.

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MacRumors

MacRumors is an American website that reports and aggregates Apple Inc.- and Mac-related news, rumors, and information.

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Macworld

Macworld is a digital magazine and website dedicated to products and software of Apple Inc., published by Foundry, a subsidiary of IDG.

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Makedonski Telekom

Makedonski Telekom AD (PLC) is a telecommunications company in North Macedonia with headquarters in Skopje.

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Mashable

Mashable is a news website, digital media platform and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2004.

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Mass media

Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication.

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Maxis Communications

Maxis Berhad (doing business as Maxis, formerly known as Maxis Communications) is a communications service provider in Malaysia.

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MegaFon

MegaFon (МегаФон), previously known as North-West GSM, is the second largest mobile phone operator Kommersant and the third largest telecom operator in Russia.

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MessagePad

The MessagePad was a series of personal digital assistant devices developed by Apple Computer for the Newton platform in 1993.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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MobiFone

MobiFone Corporation (less formally MobiFone; lit) is a major Vietnamese mobile network operator headquartered in Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh, Hanoi.

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Mobile phone

A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).

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Mobile virtual network operator

A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers.

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Mobily

Etihad Etisalat Company (شركة إتحاد إتصالات) is a Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company that offers fixed line, mobile telephony, and Internet services, under the brand name Mobily (موبايلي).

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Motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Motorola ROKR

The Motorola ROKR, the first version of which was informally known as the iTunes phone, was a series of mobile phones from Motorola, part of a 4LTR line developed before the spin out of Motorola Mobility.

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Movistar

Movistar is a major telecommunications provider owned by Telefónica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries.

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MTN Group

MTN Group Limited (formerly M-Cell) is a South African multinational corporation and mobile telecommunications provider.

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MTS (telecommunications)

MTS (Мобильные ТелеСистемы, МТС, "Mobile TeleSystems"), headquartered in Moscow, is the largest mobile network operator in Russia, operating on GSM, UMTS and LTE standards.

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Multi-touch

In computing, multi-touch is technology that enables a surface (a touchpad or touchscreen) to recognize the presence of more than one point of contact with the surface at the same time.

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MyPhone

MyPhone (stylized as my|phone) is a Philippine mobile phone and multimedia brand designed and marketed by MySolid Technologies & Devices Corp.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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NeXTSTEP

NeXTSTEP is a discontinued object-oriented, multitasking operating system based on the Mach kernel and the UNIX-derived BSD.

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Nokia

Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj in Finnish and Nokia Abp in Swedish, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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O2 (brand)

O2 (typeset as O2) is a global brand name owned by the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica.

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O2 (Ireland)

Telefónica Ireland was a broadband and telecommunications provider in Ireland that traded under the O2 brand (typeset as O2).

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Oi (telecommunications)

Oi (Portuguese for "Hi"), formerly known as Telemar, is the largest fixed telephone operator and the fourth mobile telephone operator in Brazil, being the third largest telecommunication company in Latin America.

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Optimus Comunicações

Optimus Comunicações, S.A. was a Portuguese GSM/UMTS/LTE mobile operator.

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Optus

Singtel Optus Pty Limited (commonly referred to as Optus) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Orange Austria

Orange Austria was an Austrian mobile network operator.

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Orange Belgium

Orange Belgium (known as Orange) is a Belgian telecommunications company.

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Orange Egypt

Orange Egypt (اورنچ مصر), formerly known as Mobinil (موبينيل), is the oldest mobile network operator in Egypt, founded on March 4, 1998.

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Orange S.A.

Orange S.A. (formerly France Télécom S.A., stylised as france telecom) is a French multinational telecommunications company.

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Patent application

A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification and a set of one or more claims stated in a formal document, including necessary official forms and related correspondence.

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PC World

PC World (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG.

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Pelephone

Pelephone (פלאפון,, lit. "wonder phone") is a mobile network operator in Israel, and also the first company to offer mobile telephony services in Israel.

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Personal digital assistant

A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a multi-purpose mobile device which functions as a personal information manager.

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), or simply the Inquirer, is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Portable media player

A portable media player (PMP) or digital audio player (DAP) is a portable consumer electronics device capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, and video files.

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Postpaid mobile phone

The postpaid mobile phone is a mobile phone for which service is provided by a prior arrangement with a mobile network operator.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Review of Journalism

The Review of Journalism (formerly the Ryerson Review of Journalism) is a Canadian magazine, published annually by final-year journalism students at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Richard Menta

Richard Menta is an American journalist, and the publisher of MP3 Newswire.

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Rogers Communications

Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media assets.

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Rogers Wireless

Rogers Wireless Inc. is a Canadian wireless telephone company headquartered in Toronto, providing service nationally throughout Canada.

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Safari (web browser)

Safari is a web browser developed by Apple.

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Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (sometimes shortened to SEC and stylized as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is currently the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012.

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Scott Forstall

Scott James Forstall (born 28 August 1969) is an American software engineer, known for leading the original software development team for the iPhone and iPad.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce and consequently prohibits unfair monopolies.

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Shopping list

A shopping list is a list of items needed to be purchased by a shopper.

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SIM card

A typical SIM card (mini-SIM with micro-SIM cutout) T-Mobile nano-SIM card with NFC capabilities in the SIM tray of an iPhone 6s cell phone A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephone devices (such as mobile phones and laptops).

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Singtel

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country.

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Smart Communications

Smart Communications Inc., commonly referred to as Smart, is a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., a telecommunications and digital services provider based in the Philippines.

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SoftBank Group

is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management.

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Softpedia

Softpedia is a software and tech news website based in Romania.

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Sprint Corporation

Sprint Corporation was an American telecommunications company.

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StarHub

StarHub Limited, commonly known as StarHub, is a Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate and one of the major telcos operating in the country.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state.

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Stay of proceedings

A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure that halts further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding.

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Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar.

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Subsidy

A subsidy or government incentive is a type of government expenditure for individuals and households, as well as businesses with the aim of stabilizing the economy.

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Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, SCJN) is the Mexican institution serving as the country's federal high court and the spearhead organisation for the judiciary of the Mexican Federal Government.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Swisscom

Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

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T-Mobile (brand)

T-Mobile is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech Republic (T-Mobile Czech Republic), Poland (T-Mobile Polska) and the United States (T-Mobile US).

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T-Mobile Polska

T-Mobile Polska S.A. is a Polish mobile phone network operator.

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T-Mobile US

T-Mobile US, Inc. is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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Telcel

RADIOMÓVIL DIPSA, S.A. DE C.V., doing business as Telcel, is a Mexican wireless telecommunications company, owned by América Móvil, founded in 1984 and based in Mexico City.

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Telecom Italia Mobile

Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A., commonly known as TIM, is an Italian telecommunications company owned by the TIM Group.

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Telekom Slovenije

Telekom Slovenije d.d. ("Telecom of Slovenia") is a telecommunications company based in Slovenia, with its headquarters in Ljubljana.

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Telekom Srbija

Telekom Srbija a.d. Beograd is a Serbian state-owned telecommunications operator.

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Telenor

Telenor ASA is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo.

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Telia Company

Telia Company AB is a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator present in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Telia Lietuva

Telia Lietuva, a member of Telia Company group, is one of the largest telecommunication companies in the Baltic States.

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Telia Norge

Telia Norge AS, formerly NetCom AS, is a Norwegian Telecommunications Company.

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Telkomsel

PT Telekomunikasi Selular, trading as Telkomsel, is an Indonesian telecommunications company founded in 1995.

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Telstra

Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets related products and services.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile Limited is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

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Text messaging

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Mercury News

The Mercury News (formerly San Jose Mercury News, often locally known as The Merc) is a morning daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The National Law Review

The National Law Review is an American law journal, daily legal news website and legal analysis content-aggregating database.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group.

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Third-party software component

In computer programming, a third-party software component is a reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tony Fadell

Anthony Michael Fadell (born March 22, 1969) is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor.

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True Corporation

True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE) (Formerly: True Corporation Public Company Limited and Total Access Communication Public Company Limited) is a communications conglomerate in Thailand.

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Turkcell

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (lit. Turkcell Communication Services) is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 39.3 million subscribers as of September 2021. In 2015, the company's number of subscribers climbed to 68.9 million, in nine countries. The largest shareholder is Turkey Wealth Fund with 26.2% ownership.

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United States Cellular Corporation

United States Cellular Corporation (doing business as UScellular and formerly known as U.S. Cellular) is an American mobile network operator.

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United States District Court for the Northern District of California

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (in case citations, N.D. Cal.) is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma.

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Verizon (mobile network)

Verizon is an American wireless network operator that previously operated as a separate division of Verizon Communications under the name Verizon Wireless.

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Video clip

Video clips refer to mostly short videos, which are usually silly jokes and funny clips, often from movies or entertainment videos such as those on YouTube.

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Viettel

The Military Industry and Telecoms Group, trading as Viettel or Viettel Group, is a Vietnamese state-owned multinational telecommunications, technology and manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Vinaphone

VNPT VinaPhone Corporation, also recognized by its brand name VinaPhone (sometimes stylized all owercase or alternatively Vinaphone), is a major mobile network operator in Vietnam and the core subsidiary of the state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group.

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Viral video

A viral video is a video that becomes popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites such as YouTube as well as social media and email.

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Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand used by seven independent brand-licensees worldwide.

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Virgin Mobile USA

Virgin Mobile USA was a no-contract Mobile Virtual Network Operator.

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Vivo (telecommunications company)

Vivo (Portuguese for 'Live', as in Live Broadcasting, or 'Alive'), known as Vivo Brazil, is a brand of Telefônica Brasil, a subsidiary of Telefónica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil.

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Vodacom

Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 130 million customers across Africa.

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Vodafone

Vodafone Group is a British multinational telecommunications company.

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture, and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and devices) for end users.

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Web browser

A web browser is an application for accessing websites.

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When In Manila

When In Manila is an online metro guide book focused on Manila and the Philippines.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Worldwide Developers Conference

The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is an information technology conference held annually by Apple Inc. The conference is usually held at Apple Park in California.

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Yahoo!

Yahoo! (styled yahoo! in its logo) is an American web services provider.

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Yettel Bulgaria

Yettel Bulgaria (formerly known as Telenor Bulgaria) is the largest mobile network and the third largest fixed telecommunications company in Bulgaria.

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Yettel Serbia

Yettel Serbia (known as Telenor Serbia until 2022) is a Serbian mobile, fixed, internet and IPTV provider, owned by the Czech investment group PPF.

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ZDNET

ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Red Ventures.

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3 (company)

Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L., trading as 3 (Three) and Hutchison 3G (acronym H3G), is the owner of several originally UMTS-based mobile phone networks and broadband Internet providers, which operate in Hong Kong, Macau, Austria, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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300-page iPhone bill

A 300-page iPhone bill from AT&T Mobility mailed in a box was the subject of a viral video made by YouTube personality Justine Ezarik, best known as iJustine, which became an Internet meme in August 2007. History of the iPhone and 300-page iPhone bill are iPhone.

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See also

History of Apple Inc.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone

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