{"id":3019,"date":"2026-06-29T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3019"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:37:23","slug":"deseret-news-archives-iphones-had-tech-world-buzzing-from-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3019","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: iPhones had tech world buzzing from the start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 29, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On June 29, 2007, the first version of the iPhone went on sale to the public. And Utah was buzzing about it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3017\">A pair of former BYU baseball teammates just faced off in MLB. Here\u2019s who won the battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And thanks to more than 2.3 billion iPhone sales since then, folks are still buzzing about their devices.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a promotion for any brand of phone (I operate an Android phone, poorly), but a look back at the last 20 years of device development.<\/p>\n<p>The project to develop the Apple smartphone began in 2004. In early 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone release. Now, the release of new iPhones and iOS products has become big events.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3015\">Longtime TV sportscaster Wes Ruff leaves big shadow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds of people who lined up to be among the first to get their hands on Apple Inc.\u2019s coveted iPhone are now the braggarts and guinea pigs for the latest must-have, cutting-edge piece of techno-wizardry,\u201d read the Deseret News on June 29, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doors of Apple and AT&amp;T stores opened promptly at 6 p.m. EDT with cheers from employees and eager customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other headlines of the day, courtesy of Deseret News archives, included:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEager customers snap up iPhones\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProspective buyers plot their way to iPhone ownership\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our opinion: Apple created a radical redefinition of the world economy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuiz: How much do you know about the evolution of the iPhone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIPhone a top-secret jewel for AT&amp;T\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple\u2019s quarter profits up fivefold\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple may have sold 700,000 iPhones, beating estimate\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was Steve Jobs\u2019 \u2018Zen-like\u2019 state of mind that kept Apple rolling\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot every Apple item has been a success\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom party line to online: History of the telephone at a glance (It\u2019s not your mother\u2019s telephone)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3013\">Opinion: Commencement boos and our understanding of higher education<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Deseret News timeline<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in history: Tech takeover: Introduction of iPhone as a constant companion for many started in 2007. 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