Timeline of computing 2010–19

This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 2010 to the present. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the History of computing.

2010

Date Event
April 3 Apple releases the original iPad.[1][2]
June 24 Apple releases the iPhone 4.[3][4]

2011

Date Event
May 4 Intel announces the commercialisation of 3D transistors,[5] a variant of the FinFET
June 15 The first Chromebooks, by Acer and Samsung, go on sale.[6]
August 13 Acquisition of Loquendo by Nuance Communications[7].
September 7 The first 4 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[8]"

2012

Date Event
February 29 Raspberry Pi, a bare-bones, low-cost credit-card sized computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry, is released to help teach children to code.[9][10]
September Intel demonstrates its Next Unit of Computing, a motherboard measuring only 4 × 4 in (10 × 10 cm)[11]
October 4 TDK demonstrates a 2 terabyte hard drive on a single 3.5-inch platter.[12]
October 26 Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 8.[13]
November 18 Nintendo releases the Wii U in North America.[14]

2013

Date Event
June 11 Apple releases the first Retina Display MacBook Pros
September 20 Apple releases the iPhone 5S, powered by the Apple A7 system-on-chip which the company proclaimed to be the first 64 bit processor to be used on a smartphone.[15]
November 15 Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in the United States.[16]
November 22 Microsoft releases Xbox One.[17]
November 29 Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in Europe.[18]

2014

Date Event
August 26 The first 8 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[19][20][21]

Google releases the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows.[22]

August 29 Intel unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel Core i7-5960X.[23][24]

2015

Date Event
July 29 Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 10.

2016

Date Event
January 12 The High Bandwidth Memory 2 standard is released by JEDEC.
January 13 Fixstars Solutions releases the world's first 13 TB SSD.[25][26]
March 4 Scientists at MIT created the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes.[27]
August 19 Samsung releases the Galaxy Note 7.

2017

Date Event
March 3 Nintendo releases the hybrid gaming console Nintendo Switch.

References

  1. "Official: iPad Launching Here April 3, Pre-Orders March 12". Gizmodo. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "iPad Available in US on April 3". Apple.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "iPhone 4 Release Date: New iPhone Release Set For Summer 2010". HuffPost. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. "Apple Presents iPhone 4". Apple.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-05-04). "Intel Announces first 22nm 3D Tri-Gate Transistors, Shipping in 2H 2011". AnandTech. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. "Official Google Blog: A new kind of computer: Chromebook". Official Google Blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. Reuters.com: Telecom IT sells Loquendo unit to U.S. group Nuance, 13/08/2011
  8. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-09-07). "Seagate Ships World's First 4TB External HDD". AnandTech. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. "BBC News - The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  10. "Raspberry Pi $35 miniature computer now on sale, $25 model going into production 'immediately'". The Verge. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2012-09-11). "Intel's Next Unit of Computing: 4"x4", Core i3, Systems Targeted at $399". AnandTech. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  12. Parrish, Kevin (2012-10-04). "TDK Finally Crams 2TB on One 3.5-inch HDD Platter". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. "Windows 8's delivery date: October 26". ZDNet. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  14. "Nintendo Wii U release date is November 18th in US starting at $299.99, November 30th in Europe". Polygon. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  15. "The iPhone 5s: fingerprint sensor and improved camera, starts at $199 and coming September 20th". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  16. "PlayStation 4 Release Date Confirmed for November 15th in North America, November 29th in Europe". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  17. "Xbox One to Launch on November 22, 2013 in 13 Markets - Xbox Live's Major Nelson". Xbox Live's Major Nelson. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  18. "PlayStation 4 Release Date Confirmed for November 15th in North America, November 29th in Europe". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  19. "Seagate's 8TB drive is biggest ever, stores more than 300 Blu-ray discs". TechRadar. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  20. "Seagate ships first 8TB hard drive". Techreport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  21. "Seagate Ships World's First 8TB Hard Drives". Seagate.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  22. "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!". Chromium Blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  23. IntelPR. "Intel Unleashes its First 8-Core Desktop Processor". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  24. "Happy Haswell-E And X99 Chipset Day, Internet! How About A System Giveaway?". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  25. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  26. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  27. "MIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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