Timeline of computing 2010–19

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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

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  2. "iPad Available in US on April 3". Apple.com. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3/. Retrieved 17 November 2017. 
  3. "iPhone 4 Release Date: New iPhone Release Set For Summer 2010". HuffPost. 7 June 2010. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-release-date-new_n_603624.html. Retrieved 17 November 2017. 
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  5. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-05-04). "Intel Announces first 22nm 3D Tri-Gate Transistors, Shipping in 2H 2011". AnandTech. http://www.anandtech.com/show/4313/intel-announces-first-22nm-3d-trigate-transistors-shipping-in-2h-2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014. 
  6. "Official Google Blog: A new kind of computer: Chromebook". Official Google Blog. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html?. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  7. Reuters.com: Telecom IT sells Loquendo unit to U.S. group Nuance, 13/08/2011
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  10. "Raspberry Pi $35 miniature computer now on sale, $25 model going into production 'immediately'". The Verge. 29 February 2012. https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/29/2832449/raspberry-pi-miniature-computer-on-sale. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
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  13. "Windows 8's delivery date: October 26". ZDNet. 18 July 2012. http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8s-delivery-date-october-26-7000001158/. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  14. "Nintendo Wii U release date is November 18th in US starting at $299.99, November 30th in Europe". Polygon. http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/13/3321864/nintendo-wii-u-release-date-price. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  15. "The iPhone 5s: fingerprint sensor and improved camera, starts at $199 and coming September 20th". https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4713720/apple-iphone-5s-release-date-price-cost. 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. https://archive.today/20130820235845/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/08/20/playstation-4-release-date-confirmed-for/. 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. http://majornelson.com/2013/09/04/xbox-one-to-launch-on-november-22-2013-in-13-markets. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
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  19. "Seagate's 8TB drive is biggest ever, stores more than 300 Blu-ray discs". TechRadar. 26 August 2014. http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/storage/seagate-s-8tb-drive-is-biggest-ever-stores-more-than-320-blu-ray-discs-1262800. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  20. "Seagate ships first 8TB hard drive". Techreport.com. http://techreport.com/news/26975/seagate-ships-first-8tb-hard-drive. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  21. "Seagate Ships World’s First 8TB Hard Drives". Seagate.com. http://www.seagate.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/Seagate-ships-worlds-first-8TB-hard-drives-pr-master/. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  22. "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!". Chromium Blog. https://blog.chromium.org/2014/08/64-bits-of-awesome-64-bit-windows_26.html. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  23. IntelPR. "Intel Unleashes its First 8-Core Desktop Processor". Intel Newsroom. http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2014/08/29/intel-unleashes-its-first-8-core-desktop-processor. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
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  27. "MIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete". http://www.pcworld.com/article/3041115/security/mits-new-5-atom-quantum-computer-could-transform-encryption.html. Retrieved 5 March 2016.