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Today in Tech History (October 5, 2011): Apple ...

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. He was adopted by Paul & Clara Jobs and raised in Palo Alto, California. It was in his...

Today in Tech History (October 1, 1982): The Fi...

On October 1, 1982, the first CD player was released. Sony was responsible for the development of the CD in 1982, and that same year, Japan saw the release of...

Today in Tech History (September 29, 1983): Mic...

On September 29, 1983, Microsoft released Word 1.0, their first software application. Used with MS-DOS systems, Word was the first word-processing software that made extensive use of a computer mouse....

Today in Tech History (September 27, 1998): Goo...

Even though Google's birthday is more officially September 4th or 7th, Google sometimes chooses to celebrate their birthday on September 27. When inquired why they change the date, they say...

Today in Tech History (September 26, 1973): The...

On September 26, 1973, the Concorde, a supersonic aircraft, made its first non-stop Atlantic crossing. Going at an average speed of 954 miles-per-hour, it broke the old speed record by...

Today in Tech History (September 23, 2008): The...

The HTC Dream, also known as the T-Mobile G1 in the United States, was the first commercially released Android phone. Later on, the Android operating system was purchased by Google...