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TECHDAY 4 February Happy birthday Facebook!
Happy birthday Facebook! | Techday, February 4th The Facebook is a social network launched on this TECHDAY, on February 4th 2004, that has now changed the history of human communication. Facebook’s founder was Mark Zuckerberg. Though it started as a means for college students to connect, nowadays Facebook users are ...

TECHDAY 3 February Software piracy
Software piracy | Open letter of Bill Gates addressing the matter | Techday, February 3rd Bill Gates introduces the issue of "piracy" in an open letter on this TECHDAY in history, on February 3rd 1976. It was one of the first references to software theft. He didn’t use the term "piracy" when discussing people who ...

TECHDAY 2 February Apple has a new CEO
Apple has a new CEO | Gil Amelio appointed the third CEO | Techday, February 2nd On this TECHDAY in history, on February 2nd 1996, Gil Amelio is appointed CEO of Apple, making him the third one in the history of the company. He orchestrated the purchase of NeXT, the company Steve Jobs founded after he left Apple in ...

TECHDAY 1 February 1991 Java is beginning to form
Java is beginning to form | Techday, February 1st Sun Microsystem's trio of developers, Mike Sheridan, James Gosling and Patrick Naughton start working on developing Java technology on this TECHDAY in history, on February 1st. Initially called *7 (Star Seven), it was initially used to serve a project for embedded ...

TECHDAY 31 January US satellite into space
US satellite into space | Techday, January 31st On this TECHDAY in history, on January 31st 1958, Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the US. With the Explorer 1 the United States of Amrica participated among the many countries involved in the IGY (International Geophysical Year). The mission followed the ...

TECHDAY 30 January Windows Vista launch
Windows Vista launch | Techday, January 30th On this TECHDAY in history, on January 30th 2007, marked the Windows Vista launch! Windows Vista becomes available for retail sale, succeeding Windows XP, the longest-running version of Windows with over five years of life. Already since November 2006, when its development ...

TECHDAY 29 January A historic day for automobiles
Patent for the gasoline-driven automobile by Karl Benz | A historic day for automobiles | Techday, January 29th On this TECHDAY in history, on January 29th 1886, Karl Benz applied for a patent for the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. This patent served as the birth certificate of the modern automobile. ...

TECHDAY 28 January First computer with “memory”
The EDVAC | First computer with "memory" | Techday, January 28th On this TECHDAY in history, on January 28th 1952, EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer), the successor to ENIAC, runs the first complete program. Built by the same team that designed ENIAC (Eckert and Mauchly), EDVAC differs from its ...

TECHDAY 27 January 2010 The world meets iPad
The world meets iPad | Techday, January 27th On this TECHDAY in history, on January 27th 2010, Apple introduced the iPad, a revolutionary device that successfully balances browsing the web, reading email, and enjoying multimedia content. Steve Jobs himself in an Apple event presented the tablet computer that could ...