Why Phones Lost the Headphone Jack
Apple didn't remove the jack first, and didn't say all of it either. The dated record:…
What Happened to Phones With Physical Keyboards?
Touchscreens didn't kill keyboard phones. Here's why nearly every maker exited within years of each other,…
iPhone 4S and Siri: What the 2011 Launch Changed
The iPhone 4S launched Siri on October 4, 2011, one day before Steve Jobs died. Here…
The Smartwatches Before the Apple Watch
Apple didn't invent the smartwatch. From Microsoft's SPOT in 2004 to Pebble's 2012 Kickstarter, here is…
What Happened to the Flip Video Camera?
Cisco bought Flip's maker for about $590 million in 2009 and shut it down two years…
What Happened to Palm and webOS?
HP bought Palm for $1.2 billion in 2010 and killed webOS 49 days after its flagship…
What Happened to Nokia Phones and Symbian
Nokia went from 51% of the phone market to selling its handset business in three years.…
What Happened to the Segway?
Segway launched in 2001 promising to reinvent transportation. Ninebot ended production in 2020. Here is what…
What Happened to the Zune?
Microsoft launched the Zune in 2006, never caught the iPod, and discontinued all Zune hardware in…