Day in Tech History
The Day in Technology History: Daily rundown of events in science, tech and geek. Find out what was released, happened in history: chronological order. This Podcast is produced 7 days a week.For the Tech History Geek in all of us. http://www.dayintechhistory.com
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August 8, 2008: $1000 Apple iPhone Application
Apple has always controlled it's products - The Application store ...
Apple has always controlled it's products - The Application store is no different. This might be a great case why. An application was put into the store - Called the $1000 app. It did cost $1000, which means after Apple's 30%,
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August 7, 2000: Palm Debuts Palm m100 line
Palm introduced a couple new devices in 2000, They beefed ...
Palm introduced a couple new devices in 2000, They beefed up the Palm V line with the Palm Vx and Palm VIIx. The company, however, decided to retire the Palm III line and start Palm m100. They debuted the 16MHz model with Palm OS 3.
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August 6, 1997: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates on the Microsoft – Apple Alliance
It was the day that will live in infamy. Apple ...
It was the day that will live in infamy. Apple on the verge of collapse. Steve Jobs in dire need. So he calls on the only person that can help - Bill Gates. - Well, it didn't happen that way. But in 1997, at MacWorld Expo,
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August 5, 2013: Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post, 2002 Internet2 Switches to IPv6
2013 - Jeff Bezos puchased the Washington Post for $250 ...
2013 - Jeff Bezos puchased the Washington Post for $250 million dollars. The deal was officially finalized on October 1, 2013. Later, in an article in Forbes, Bezos admits he was talked into the purchase. -
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August 4, 2009: Two Journalists Released from North Korea
In 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a ...
In 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a pardon to two Current TV journalists who were recently charged for perpetrating hostile acts against the communist state. After a visit from former President William Clinton,
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August 3, 2005: Mozilla Corporation Established, 1977: TRS-80 Model I
2005 - To handle revenues, the Mozilla Foundation established the ...
2005 - To handle revenues, the Mozilla Foundation established the Mozilla Corporation. This taxable organization can skirt any legal issues the Foundation would endure for being a non-profit organization. A board of directors brought Gary Kovacs on as ...
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Thanks for listening. Day in Tech History will be taking a small sabbatical.
EDITOR'S NOTE: You might be seeing content daily again. This ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: You might be seeing content daily again. This is last year's show rescheduled. Reality is the podcast is still relevant to 98% (minus events in 2015). I hope you enjoy the re-posts and keep the show in your feeds until new episodes come ...
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July 25, 2005: Violent Video Games Bill Goes into Law
The sale of Video Games began to really heat up ...
The sale of Video Games began to really heat up in 2005 as Illinois Governer Rod Blagojevich signs a bill into law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors. You could be fined up to $1,000 for selling games with adult ratings. Immediately,
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July 24, 2013: Chromecast TV Dongle Debuted
2013: Google put on a "Secret Town Hall" meeting. Nobody ...
2013: Google put on a "Secret Town Hall" meeting. Nobody knew what was going on, although some speculated it had to do with the TV. In their major announcement, Google introduced Chromecast - the HDMI-based set top box that was small enough to plug int...
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July 23, 1886: First Car Ever
Back in 1886, Gottlieb Daimler gets into his new invention. ...
Back in 1886, Gottlieb Daimler gets into his new invention. It looks like a horse-drawn buggy, but it has a one cylinder 1.1 HP engine mounted in the back seat. The first car got up to 16 km/h Seventeen years later, in 1903,
