Invisible innovation maybe? But there would be no iPhone, no smartphones at all, without 3G network technology, which really arises out of Qualcomm innovation. I guess that all builds on Nokia innovation, but that's older than 10 years ago..
there would be no iPhone, no smartphones at all, without 3G network technology
The first two iPhones didn't have 3G, in fact when the iPhone2 was released Nokia were launching the 5800 which had 3G and was better in many respects.
3G is a lot less important to modern phones (or indeed modern computing) than, for example, ARM chips. For which we can thank the BBC Micro. Well, sorta, anyway.
I love my Nokia 5800 :) And I remember being confused over all the headlines in the media when the IPhone got 3G. Never mind Nokia - even my previous 2005-era dirt cheap feature phone had 3G (it had crappy battery life though. Oh wait, so does the IPhone!).
I agree about ARM - seem to be one of the more underrated companies in media coverage.
My 5800 is currently in use by miss_s_b because she dropped her N8 into a large glass of water while it was charging-this was not a happy making event. But she's actually liking it because the speakers and a fw other things she uses regularly are better-I was never as keen on the music player aspects of things, so the N8 suits me well.
But yeah, I haven't checked but I'm sure my Sony Ericsson Walkman brick had 3G when I got it. It also had bluetooth and a bunch of other features that they're still running "there's an app for that" adverts. That's what gets to me the most, TV adverts talking about revolutionary new features I've had on phones for more'n 5 years.
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The first two iPhones didn't have 3G, in fact when the iPhone2 was released Nokia were launching the 5800 which had 3G and was better in many respects.
3G is a lot less important to modern phones (or indeed modern computing) than, for example, ARM chips. For which we can thank the BBC Micro. Well, sorta, anyway.
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I agree about ARM - seem to be one of the more underrated companies in media coverage.
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But yeah, I haven't checked but I'm sure my Sony Ericsson Walkman brick had 3G when I got it. It also had bluetooth and a bunch of other features that they're still running "there's an app for that" adverts. That's what gets to me the most, TV adverts talking about revolutionary new features I've had on phones for more'n 5 years.