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Timeline of computing 2010–2019
Timeline

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

2011

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.910
  • September 11
  • October 4
    • TDK demonstrates a 2 terabyte hard drive on a single 3.5-inch platter.12
  • October 26
  • November 18

2013

  • June 11
    • Apple releases the first Retina Display MacBook Pro.
  • September 20
  • November 15
    • Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in the United States and in Europe 2 weeks later on November 29.16
  • November 22

2014

2015

  • July 29
  • 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

2017

2018

Main article: 2018 in technology and computing

2019

References

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  2. "iPad Available in US on April 3". Apple.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/03/05iPad-Available-in-US-on-April-3/

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  12. Parrish, Kevin (2012-10-04). "TDK Finally Crams 2TB on One 3.5-inch HDD Platter". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 26 January 2014. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HAMR-platters-heat-assisted-CREATEC-areal-density,18126.html

  13. "Windows 8's delivery date: October 26". ZDNet. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014. https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-8s-delivery-date-october-26/

  14. "Nintendo Wii U release date is November 18th in US starting at $299.99, November 30th in Europe". Polygon. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/13/3321864/nintendo-wii-u-release-date-price

  15. "The iPhone 5s: fingerprint sensor and improved camera, starts at $199 and coming September 20th". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016. https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4713720/apple-iphone-5s-release-date-price-cost

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  19. "Seagate's 8TB drive is biggest ever, stores more than 300 Blu-ray discs". TechRadar. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/storage/seagate-s-8tb-drive-is-biggest-ever-stores-more-than-320-blu-ray-discs-1262800

  20. "Seagate ships first 8TB hard drive". Techreport.com. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. http://techreport.com/news/26975/seagate-ships-first-8tb-hard-drive

  21. "Seagate Ships World's First 8TB Hard Drives". Seagate.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. http://www.seagate.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/Seagate-ships-worlds-first-8TB-hard-drives-pr-master/

  22. "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!". Chromium Blog. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. https://blog.chromium.org/2014/08/64-bits-of-awesome-64-bit-windows_26.html

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  26. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3021291/data-storage/the-worlds-first-13tb-ssd-is-here.html

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  28. "MIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3041115/security/mits-new-5-atom-quantum-computer-could-transform-encryption.html

  29. "Lexar Announces 1TB 633x SDXC UHS-I card, the behemoth of storage capacity". Lexar. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019. http://www.lexar.com/lexar-announces-1tb-633x-sdxc-uhs-i-card-the-behemoth-of-storage-capacity/

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