In the early 2000s, texting was booming—and photo messaging was just getting started. A 2001 BBC clip captures the dawn of MMS, when users could finally send grainy pics via early camera phones. It was slow, expensive, and low-res, but a glimpse of the future. By the late 2000s, smartphones and faster networks made picture texting mainstream. Then came the iPhone in 2007—and mobile photography changed forever. Via: BBC News Archive | History In Pictures

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