Tech Topics

First cell Phone

Apr 3, 1973

Motorola engineer, Martin Cooper, credited as the inventor of the cellphone. He made the world's first public call from a mobile phone, choosing to get in touch with his rival in the race to create the device.

First commercial cellphone

Apr 3, 1984

U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved Motorola's DynaTAC phone for public use. The handheld device weighed 0.8 kilograms and its rechargeable battery was reported to last about eight hours.

World Wide Web Created

Jul 3, 1989

Tim created HTTP and HTML.

T-3 Network Map

Jul 3, 1991

The net’s dramatic growth continues with NSF lifting any restrictions on commercial use.

The original smartphone

Nov 23, 1992

Bellsouth and IBM announced their creation of the Simon personal communicator phone, touted as the world's first smartphone. Simon was designed to be a cellphone first and a computer second, according to the product's media release.

OSX

Jul 18, 1999

Apple Mac Operating System- Installed on Apple’s Mac Computers

Cellphone cameras

Jul 9, 2002

The first phones with built-in cameras became publicly available, including the Nokia 7650 and the Sanyo SPC-5300.

BlackBerry's first integrated phone

Jul 12, 2003

The Waterloo, Ont.-based smartphone giant, formerly called Research in Motion, unveiled its first integrated phone in 2003. Part of BlackBerry's Quark series, the BlackBerry 6210 was the company's first device to offer: Email.
Texting.
A web browser.
BlackBerry Messenger service, allowing for web-based communication between BlackBerry users.

Web 2.0

Jan 1, 2004

Used to refer to a new generation of websites that are supposed to let people collaborate and share information online in ways that were not possible before. Basically, a social media website.

Facebook

Feb 4, 2004

Early example of a 2.0 website

Web 2.0 tools

Jul 8, 2004

Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way messages spread across the Web. A number of online tools and platforms are now defining how people share their perspectives, opinions, thoughts and experiences. Web 2.0 tools such as weblogs, RSS, video casting, social bookmarking, social networking, podcasts and picture sharing sites are becoming more and more popular. One major advantage of Web 2.0 tools is that the majority of them are free. There are a large number of Web 2.0 tools, some of the mo

iOS

Jun 29, 2007

Apple Mobile Operating System – Installed on Apple’s “i” mobile devices like ipod, iphone, ipad

Windows7

Jul 22, 2009

Made by Microsoft, installed on PCs made by different manufacturers.

Android

Oct 10, 2010

Google Mobile Operating System Installed on mobile devices made by many different manufacturers.

Applications

Jul 18, 2013

Program installed in the operating system or a browser (chrome) that solves a problem, completes training, entertainment, productivity or performs a certain task.

1. Purchase CD, DVD, or download with software to install on computer or device
2. Apple’s App Store
3. Google Play - Android Market
4. Chrome Store – Apps installed into a web browser