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The ubiquitous www is invented as well as the first web browser written by Tim Berners-Lee. This is the standard information system we use today any time we access a web page using URLs.
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John and Thomas Knoll, brothers developed Photoshop as early as 1987 and finally released the official, public version. Photoshop 1.0 was a black-and-white interface. It introduced accessible, convenient image and special effects editing for major movie studios, which would later inspire at-home versions where consumers of any level could access professional-grade editing software.
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JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich in a race with Java to enable dynamic web pages. JavaScript would eventually become the backbone for browsers such as Firefox and Chrome. JavaScript engines enabled non-static web pages in a significantly-reduced execution time.
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Technically a second-generation PDA, the PalmPilot was released by Palm, founder Jeff Hawkins, who is also credited with the invention of the PalmPilot. The true spiritual predecessor of modern cell phones, PalmPilots could sync data with a Mac or PC. This introduced the concept of being "plugged in" and having a mobile device connected with your other Internet-accessing devices and was a huge marketing success.
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The 802.11g(/b/ac/n) protocols are re-named as Wi-Fi protocols. The Apple AirPort comes to market and popularizes cable-less Internet connections for at-home and small-scale commercial consumers.
