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On this day in 2010, the iPhone 4 went on sale.
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30 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 was released in Japan 🇯🇵
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30 years ago today, Quake was released in North America.
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On this day in 2010, iOS 4 was released. It was the first version of Apple's mobile operating system to use the name "iOS" instead of "iPhone OS."
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On this day in 2003, the Wikimedia Foundation was founded.
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On this day in 2000, Windows Me was released to manufacturing.
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On this day in 2010, Toy Story 3 was released in theaters.
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On this day in 2009, iPhone OS 3.0 was released.
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On this day in 1911, IBM was founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
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15 years ago today, the first commercially available Chromebooks from Samsung went on sale.
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On this day in 2018, AT&T completed its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
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15 years ago today, Wii Play Motion was released in North America.
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On this day in 2009, most full-power analog TV broadcasts in the United States officially ceased transmission, as apart of the analog to digital transition.
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On this day in 1980, Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft.
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On this day in 1985, Microsoft and IBM entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop the OS/2 operating system. This agreement fell through in the early '90s, after which IBM became the sole developer of OS/2.
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20 years ago today, Cars was released in theaters.
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On this day in 2009, Apple unveiled the iPhone 3GS at WWDC.
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On this day in 2000, a federal judge ordered Microsoft to break up into 2 separate companies. This never happened as a year later, the government announced that it would seek a lesser antitrust penalty.
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On this day in 2005, Apple announced the switch to using Intel processors in Macs.
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On this day in 1977, the Apple II was released.
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On this day in 1985, Dig Dug for the Famicom was released in Japan 🇯🇵
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40 years ago today, Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in Japan 🇯🇵
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60 years ago today, NASA's Surveyor 1 landed on the Moon.
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On this day in 1998, the Game Boy Camera was released in North America. It sold for $49.95.
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On this day in 2014, Gangnam Style became the first video on YouTube to reach 2 billion views.
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On this day in 1995, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.51.
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On this day in 1992, Apple unveiled the Newton line of personal digital assistants.
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On this day in 2008, Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.3.
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On this day in 1988, Microsoft released Windows 2.1.
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On this day in 2009, commercial Hackintosh manufacturer Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A court would later find the company guilty of copyright infringement for pre-installing Mac OS X on their machines.
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On this day in 1977, Star Wars was released in theaters.
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On this day in 2002, Super Smash Bros. Melee was released in Europe.
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On this day in 2010, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was released in North America.
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On this day in 1990, Windows 3.0 was released.
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On this day in 1980, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters.
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On this day in 2002, Apple Computer released the mid-2002 iBook G3.
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20 years ago today, Apple opened its iconic Fifth Avenue retail store in New York City.
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25 years ago today, Shrek was released in theaters in the United States.
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On this day in 2009, Minecraft version 0.0.11a was released.
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25 years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
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25 years ago today, Apple announced plans to open the first 25 Apple Retail Stores by the end of the year.
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15 years ago today, Sony began to bring the PlayStation Network back online after the PSN hack that occurred in the previous month. The outage lasted over 20 days.
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On this day in 1991, Apple released Macintosh System 7.
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On this day in 2017, the WannaCry ransomware outbreak began.
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On this day in 1995, the Sega Saturn was released in North America.
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On this day in 1975, Sony introduced the Betamax format. It would compete with VHS in the videotape format war, eventually losing to it.
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On this day in 2005, Windows Mobile 5.0 was released to manufacturing.
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On this day in 1997, Apple introduced the PowerBook 2400c.
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On this day in 1946, Sony was founded as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, Ltd. The company changed their name to Sony in 1958.
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On this day in 1998, Apple Computer unveiled the first iMac G3.
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