Timeline of computing 2010–2019

This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 2010 to 2019. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the History of computing.

2010

• April 6
  • Apple releases the original iPad.[1][2]
• June 24
  • Apple releases the iPhone 4.[3][4]

2011

• 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]
• September 7
  • The first 4 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[7]"

2012

• 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.[8][9]
• September ?? (Date unknown)
  • Intel demonstrates its Next Unit of Computing, a motherboard measuring only 4 × 4 in (10 × 10 cm)[10]
• October 4
  • TDK demonstrates a 2 terabyte hard drive on a single 3.5-inch platter.[11]
• October 26
  • Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 8.[12]
• November 18
  • Nintendo releases the Wii U in North America.[13]

2013

• 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.[14]
• November 15
  • Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in the United States.[15]
• November 22
  • Microsoft releases Xbox One.[16]
• November 29
  • Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in Europe.[17]

2014

• August 26
  • The first 8 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[18][19][20]
  • Google releases the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows.[21]
• August 29
  • Intel unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel Core i7-5960X.[22][23]

2015

• July 29
  • Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 10.
• October 15
  • AlphaGo was the first Go AI computer program developed by Google to defeat a professional human opponent on a full-sized board without handicap.

2016

• January 12
  • The High Bandwidth Memory 2 standard is released by JEDEC.
• January 13
  • Fixstars Solutions releases the world's first 13 TB SSD.[24][25]
• March 4
  • Scientists at MIT created the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes.[26]

2017

• March 3
  • Nintendo releases the hybrid gaming console Nintendo Switch.

2019

• January 9
  • Lexar announces the first SD card which can store 1 terabyte.

• September 20
  • Google claims to have achieved Quantum supremacy.

References

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2. "iPad Available in US on April 3". Apple.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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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. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-09-07). "Seagate Ships World's First 4TB External HDD". AnandTech. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
8. "BBC News - The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
9. "Raspberry Pi $35 miniature computer now on sale, $25 model going into production 'immediately'". The Verge. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
10. 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.
11. Parrish, Kevin (2012-10-04). "TDK Finally Crams 2TB on One 3.5-inch HDD Platter". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
12. "Windows 8's delivery date: October 26". ZDNet. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
13. "Nintendo Wii U release date is November 18th in US starting at $299.99, November 30th in Europe". Polygon. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
14. "The iPhone 5s: fingerprint sensor and improved camera, starts at $199 and coming September 20th". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
15. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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17. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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19. "Seagate ships first 8TB hard drive". Techreport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
20. "Seagate Ships World's First 8TB Hard Drives". Seagate.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
21. "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!". Chromium Blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
22. IntelPR. "Intel Unleashes its First 8-Core Desktop Processor". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
23. "Happy Haswell-E And X99 Chipset Day, Internet! How About A System Giveaway?". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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25. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
26. "MIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete". Retrieved 5 March 2016.