Royal Purple Company History. Royal Purple was founded as an industrial lubricants company by John Williams. Williams was a pioneer in developing synthetic lubricants as far back as the 1950s. He continued pursuing his passion for lubrication by serving as a consultant to numerous companies after his retirement in the 1980âs.
Apple's iPhone was introduced at MacWorld in January 2007 and officially went on sale June 29, 2007, selling 146,000 units within the first weekend of launch.
People didn't start using the term smartphone until 1995, but the first true smartphone actually made its debut three years earlier in 1992.It was called the Simon Personal Communicator, and it was created by IBM more than 15 years before Apple released the iPhone.ollow Business Insider: Rob Stothard/Getty. People didn't start using the term smartphone until 1995, but the first true smartphone actually made its debut three years earlier in 1992. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator, and it was created by IBM more than 15 years before Apple released the iPhone.