2014 Event Taxi service company Uber expands its presence in Latin America by partnering with Carlos Slim's cell phone company America Movil to place the Uber app on mobil phones throughout Mexico 2014 Event Apple announced the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus; the phones will be larger than previous models and have an improved camera; all three devices use Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow instant payments in stores without credit cards 2014 Event Apple Inc. forecasts greater demand for its new iPhone6 models than for the iPhone 5S and 5C; in response to consumer demand, the new phones will have larger screens 2011 Event Responding to anti-government protests in Egypt, the government cuts off access to the internet, cell phones, and imposes a curfew 2011 Event China places new controls on text messages sent on mobile phones containing references to democracy, human rights and corruption 1988 Event Staten Island ferry gets 1st pay phones 1878 Event 1st telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones
