Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Stonewall(ProperNoun) A series of riots in 1969 New York City, beginning with the patrons of the gay bar The Stonewall Inn resisting police arrest, which marked the beginning of the militant gay rights movement. 2  stonewall(Noun) A wall made up of stone.
The history of the iPhone line of phones begins with a direction from Steve Jobs to Apple Inc. 's engineers, whereby he asked them to investigate touchscreens and a tablet computer, which later came to fruition with the iPad. Also, many have noted the device's similarities to Apple's previous touch-screen portable device, the Newton MessagePad. Like the Newton, the iPhone is nearly all screen. Its form factor is credited to Apple's head of design, Jonathan Ive.
There was an innovative concept phone created by Apple in the early 1980âs, but it was never produced on a mass scale. It was unrelated to the modern iPhone. Sources. 1  Appleâs Original iPhone, 1983 (Mark Wilson, Gizmodo: July 18, 2007). 2  Appleâs First iPhone Was Made in 1983 (Zachary Sniderman, Mashable: Decemeber 30, 2011).3  Hartmut Esslingerâs early Apple computer and tablet designs (Designboom: December 18, 2012).here was an innovative concept phone created by Apple in the early 1980âs, but it was never produced on a mass scale. It was unrelated to the modern iPhone. Sources. 1  Appleâs Original iPhone, 1983 (Mark Wilson, Gizmodo: July 18, 2007). 2  Appleâs First iPhone Was Made in 1983 (Zachary Sniderman, Mashable: Decemeber 30, 2011).