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Apple Ships Intel Inside
January 10, 2006 Seven months after announcing that Macintosh computers will transition from PowerPC to Intel, the first Apple computers to ship with Intel processors are released. The Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro models will soon be followed by the rest of Apple’s Macintosh line in 2006. The importance of this transition can not be…
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Apple – Not Just For Computers Anymore
January 9, 2007 After introducing the iPhone, Steve Jobs announces that Apple Computer, Inc. has dropped the “Computer” from its official name and will now be known simply as Apple, Inc. This move is to signify that Apple has expanded their scope of products from what have been traditionally defined as computers. Still, old habits…
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Record Stay in Space Begins
January 8, 1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Previous post: AT&T Settles; Agrees to Breakup This Day in Tech History
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Mac OS X Introduced
January 6, 2000 Steve Jobs unveils Mac OS X for the first time, declaring another computing revolution was on its way. It was certainly a revolution for Mac users at the time, and has lead the way for a resurgence of Apple in the marketplace. As Mac OS X is the basis for the iOS…
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Nexus is the One
January 5, 2010 The Nexus One phone goes on sale. While not the first Android phone, it was the first phone to be branded and marketed directly by Google. In fact, it was available for purchase directly from Google’s web store for about 7 months after launch. This Day in Tech History
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First Handheld Scientific Calculator
January 4, 1972 Hewlett-Packard introduces the first handheld scientific calculator, the HP-35. The precision of the calculator was greater than most mainframe computers of its time. For such a technological achievement, the name of the calculator is simply derived from the fact that it has 35 buttons. I wonder if they had to use the…
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Mars Polar Lander Launched
January 3, 1999 The Mars Polar Lander is launched. The mission ultimately ended in failure during an attempted landing on Mars’ surface. Attempts to re-establish communication with the lander failed after the lander entered Mars’ atmosphere. It has been concluded that the most likely cause of the failure was a software error, causing the lander…
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Stardust Flies By Comet Wild 2
January 2, 2004 The NASA spacecraft Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. Previous post: Luna 1 Launch This Day in Tech History
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Y2K Comes and Goes
January 1, 2000 After years of hysteria regarding the Y2K bug, the world’s computers begin using the date 2000 with no major catastrophes. There is still debate whether the “Year 2000 Problem” was overblown by the technology industry or if the frantic updating done by armies of software developers leading up to Y2K averted disaster.…
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Zune 2K Day
December 31, 2008 Playfully nicknamed “Zune 2K” day after Y2K day, owners of Microsoft Zune devices began reporting that their devices had malfunctioned and refused to boot up. The problem turned out to be a ”a bug in the internal clock driver related to the way the device handles a leap year,” as described by Microsoft.…