Pasado Smartphones By Jonpetit Sep 24, 1946 AT & T provides the first mobile network Dec 24, 1974 George Theodore Paraskevakos patented the basic concept of smartphones Dec 24, 1999 The market for smartphones is beginning to bear f fruits with the Blackberry email device Dec 24, 2000 Ericsson R380 was the first apparatus marketed as a " smartphone " Dec 24, 2003 The Symbian OS still growing at a rate exaggerated Dec 24, 2007 Apple created a smartphone that offers more than just a way to communicate with others. Dec 24, 2008 Android phones came to market in October 2008 and quickly became the dominant mobile operating system Dec 24, 2010 Windows Phone yourself appear Dec 24, 2011 491.4 Millon Smartphones sold worldwide