Significant inventions in computer history for the decade

By cajouxra

  • The first commercially-available USB flash drive

    The first commercially-available USB flash drive
    The first commercially-available USB flash drive was the "ThumbDrive," produced by Singapore company Trek Technology in 2000. Later that year, IBM came out with their own model, the DiskOnKey.

  • Mac OS X 10.0 release

    Mac OS X 10.0 release
    It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers

  • Introduction the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse

    Introduction the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse
    new Bluetooth-based peripherals that provide reliable performance at up to 30 feet and offer secure 128-bit, over-the-air encryption keeping sensitive information safe as it is being typed.

  • Amazon Web Services is launched

    Amazon Web Services is launched
    Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

  • Dropbox is founded

    Dropbox is founded
    a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.