Technology History

By katesolberg16

  • Nokia

    Nokia
    SourceNokia is a Finnish communications and information technology multinational corporation in Helsinki, Norway. They sold at the time the largest vendor of mobile phones to Microsoft in September 2013.

  • Hewlett-Packard

    Hewlett-Packard
    SourceFrom the 1940s until the 1990s they concentrated on test equipment like signal genorators and thermometers.

  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    SourceThe very first electronic computer was invented by the US Army during WWII. It cost about $500,000 to build and was 1800 square feet.

  • Samsung

    Samsung
    SourceSamsung is an multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Samsungs first product was a black and white television, and now they are one of the first to create a curved smart TV.

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    SourceAdvanced Research Projects Agency Network
    It was developed by the United States ARPA. It linked many universities and research centers, and it was the beginning of our internet.

  • LAN

    LAN
    SourceLocal Area Network
    It is used in homes and businesses across the world.It allows computers to communicate with each other.

  • Apple

    Apple
    SourceApple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell personal computers. Apple is the world's second largest information technology compnay by revenue, and the world's third largest smart phone maker.

  • Acer

    Acer
    SourceA Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics which is headquartered in Taiwan. They are the fourth largest personal computer vendor in the world.

  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows
    SourceMicrosoft Windows is an operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. Windows 8 was released on October 26 2012 where touch-screen was the main idea.

  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!
    SourceYet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle!
    It was created by two Standard University Ph.D. candidates David Filo and Jerry Yang. Today, Yahoo! is one of the most well known and frequently visited pages on the Internet.

  • VAIO

    VAIO
    SourceVAIO, Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer, is a manufacturer of personal computers. Sony sold it to the investment firm Japan Industrial Partners in Febraury 2014.

  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth
    SourceA computing and telecommunications industry specifications that describe how different electronics communicate with each other. Bluetooth is a RF technology that runs on 2.4 GHz for about 32 feet.

  • iMac

    iMac
    SourceIt is the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop. The very first style was egg shaped and covered with a colored transparent case.

  • iPhone

    iPhone
    SourceiPhone is a line of smartphones that are developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The user interface is the touch screen, wifi and cellular networks, and the dual camera

  • Apple introduces Mac OS X v10.6

    Apple introduces Mac OS X v10.6
    SourceIs an operating system that is developed and marketed by apple, and is Unix based. It is made to run in Mac computers since 2002.