FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -IBM’s Simon was the first phone to meld together the functions of a cell phone and a PDA, and it launched with the price tag of $899 with a service contract ($1, 435 in today’s dollars), according to Byte Magazine. The Simon was far ahead of its time, however.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tech company IBM is widely credited with developing the world’s first smartphone – the bulky but rather cutely named Simon. It went on sale in 1994 and featured a touchscreen, email capability and a handful of built-in apps, including a calculator and a sketch pad.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term smartphone was only conceived later by Ericsson with its prototype device, the GS 88 (Penelope) “smart-phone”. This eventually led to the. The early prototype of what would become the IBM Simon, which was the brainchild of IBM engineer Frank Canova, was showcased at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas in 1992.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first smartphone was created by IBM in 1992, and marketed in 1994. Called the Simon Personal Communicator (SPC), it was a bulky gadget, but it did feature several elements that became staple to every smartphone after that.