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the first camera phone was introduced
Softbank, a Japanese company introduced the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04. The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels, a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly -
Facebook launched as a social networking site
a Harvard sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg launches The Facebook, a social media website he had built in order to connect Harvard students with one another -
Youtube was launched
YouTube, the popular video-sharing service, is founded by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley -
Apple released the first Iphone
Apple released the first iPhone, bringing many computer functions to the palm of our hands. It featured a combination of a web browser, a music player, and a cell phone -- all in one -
Microsoft launched Windows 7.
Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009. It is the successor to Windows Vista, released nearly three years earlier.