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Internet is Introduced
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First Walkman is Marketed
Walkman is a Sony brand originally used for portable audio cassette players, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players. It was first marketed in 1979 and is still used today as an MP3 device. -
PDA Released
A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. PDA's are now out of date because of smart phones. -
Motorola DynaTAC Launches
The Motorola DynaTAC became the first cell phone to be offered commercially in 1984. It offered 30 minutes of talk time and 8 hours of standby, and a LED display for dialing or calling of one of 30 phone numbers. This model was made from 1984-1994. -
Dowling v. United States court case
Dowling v. United States was a United States Supreme Court case that discussed whether copies of copyrighted works could be regarded as stolen which criminalized property that had been "stolen, converted or taken by fraud" and holding that they could not be regarded under that law. -
World Wide Web is Developed
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First Prison Sentence Given For Software Piracy Conviction
One man was put in prison and another was to be serving home detention after being convicted of manufacturing and distributing at least 25,000 copies of Microsoft Corp.'s MS-DOS operating system. -
Cloud Computing is Introduced
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Gameboy Light
The Game Boy Light features an Electroluminescent backlight for low-light conditions. It uses 2 AA batteries, which gave it approximately 20 hours with the light off and 12 with it on. This changed portable gaming. TOP TEN -
Birthday
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Blu-Ray discs
The Blu-Ray discs was originally created to override the common usage of DVDs. They were first introduced in 2000, but just recently became popular. TOP TEN -
USB Flash Drive
USB drives hold differnet documents from computers that can be brought up on other computers. The storage capacity of falsh drives have increased through the years. TOP 10 -
First iPod Releases
Like other digital music players, iPods can serve as external data storage devices. They can play music on the go, but are smaller than an MP3 player. -
iPod
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iTunes
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Tablet Computer
In 2002, Microsoft attempted to create the Microsoft Tablet PCas a mobile computer for business. Their devices failed to achieve usage mainly due to price problems that made them unsuitable. The iPad was the first tablet to become popular.
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iPhone
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MySpace Launch Date
MySpace is a socail networking service that had a significant influence in pop culture and music. It rose to popularity in 2005. -
Facebook Launches
Facebook is a social network started by Mark Zuckerburg. It first started out as a high school/college network stie, but then expanded for anyone to use. the domain was bought in 2005. -
YouTube Launch Date
YouTube is a video sharing website that was started in 2005. It was bought out by Google in 2006 and now operates as a Google subsidary. -
Twitter is Launched
Twitter is a blog community that first started in 2006. It became popular around 2009. -
MacBook
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iOS unveiled
iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone, it has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touc, iPad, and second-generation Apple TV. -
Apple iPad
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4G Networking
A 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile devices. It is updated from 3G and has more features. It has been available on WiMax phones since 2010. -
4G Network
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Instagram Launches
Instagram is an online photo sharing sevice that allows users to edit pictures with various pictures. It was launched in 2010 and became popular around 2011. -
Snapchat release
Snapchat is a photo messaging application. Users can take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a list of recipients for up to 10 seconds. FAVORITE APP -
VINE founded
Vine is a mobile app owned by Twitter that allows its users to create and post video clips. Video clips made with Vine have a length of 6 seconds and can be shared or embedded on social networking sites. FAVORITE APP -
Candy Crush Saga release
This game is similar to Bejeweled. Each level has a game board filled with differently colored candies, and that contain obstacles. It was orginally made for FAcebook, but was turned into an app. FAVORITE APP