Research Paper Links

http://www.apple.com/iphone/
The Apple website is useful for finding out about the different features of the current iPhone and how they differ from past iPhones. This also gives me knowledge about the different aspects I want to focus on in my paper. Each aspect, like iTunes/ music, texting, and the over a million apps the iPhone and Apple have to offer are represented well on this website and give evidence as to why the iPhone is the best.

http://www.macworld.com/article/54769/2007/01/iphone.html
This link describes in detail the first unveiling of the iPhone. It describes what the iPhone has in terms of applications and features that other phones of this time lack. This will help make my argument that the iPhone is the most successful and innovative phone.

http://mobile-review.com/articles/2010/iphone-history3-en.shtml
This article gives the history of the iPhone and the plan for how Apple developed it. It clearly states how Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, came up with the idea and originally pitched it to Cingular at the time. The "Purple 2 Project," as it is referred to, reveals that the technical design is focused around the touch-sensitive screen. This site also gives information about the initial debates about the iPhone's design and layout.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone
This article from Wired magazine describes the "untold story" of how the iPhone "blew up the wireless industry" as well as how the iPhone became so successful. This lengthy article details costs, applications, and reactions to the first generation iPhone.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1677329_1678542_1677891,00.html
This article from the Times displays five reasons why the iPhone is the best invention of the current year. This is exactly what I want to write my paper on (clearly not using the same examples though). This focuses on design and selling profits. Also, it talks about the fact that this is not just a phone, but rather a platform for all the software and applications that come with it. The iPhone uses the same software that is in Mac computers, therefore one can compare the iPhone to a computer you carry around with you.