What the smartphone has wrought


The explosion in connectivity has been especially dramatic in the developing world, where there are now more mobile connections than people. —123rf.com

When the first Apple iPhone hit the market in 2007, not everyone was convinced it would supplant the flip-phone. When Google’s Android operating system arrived a year later, the Blackberry still seemed to have a bright future.

But with the iPhone 4 in 2010, featuring a high-resolution display, sleek design and front-facing camera, our collective fate was sealed.

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