Timeline of computing 2010–19

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

2010

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

2011

Date	Event
May 4	Intel announces the commercialisation of 3D transistors [4]
June 15	The first Chromebooks, by Acer and Samsung, go on sale.[5]
September 7	The first 4 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[6]

2012

Date	Event
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. [7][8]
September	Intel demonstrates its Next Unit of Computing, a motherboard measuring only 4 × 4 in (10 × 10 cm)[9]
October 4	TDK demonstrates a 2 terabyte hard drive on a single 3.5-inch platter.[10]
October 26	Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 8.[11]
November 18	Nintendo releases the Wii U in North America.[12]

2013

Date	Event
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. [13]
November 15	Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in the United States.[14]
November 22	Microsoft releases Xbox One.[15]
November 29	Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in Europe.[16]

2014

Date	Event
August 26	The first 8 terabyte hard drive is released by Seagate.[17][18][19] Google releases the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows. [20]
August 29	Intel unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel® Core™ i7-5960X.[21][22]

2015

Date	Event
July 29	Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 10.

2016

Date	Event
January 13	Fixstars Solutions releases the world's first 13 terabyte SSD. [23][24]
March 4	Scientists at MIT created the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes. [25]

References

1. "Official: iPad Launching Here April 3, Pre-Orders March 12". Gizmodo. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
2. "iPhone 4 Release Date: New iPhone Release Set For Summer 2010". The Huffington Post. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
3. "Apple - Press Info - Apple Presents iPhone 4". Apple.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
4. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-05-04). "Intel Announces first 22nm 3D Tri-Gate Transistors, Shipping in 2H 2011". AnandTech. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
5. "Official Google Blog: A new kind of computer: Chromebook". Official Google Blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
6. Shimpi, Anand Lal (2011-09-07). "Seagate Ships World's First 4TB External HDD". AnandTech. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
7. "BBC News - The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
8. "Raspberry Pi $35 miniature computer now on sale, $25 model going into production 'immediately'". The Verge. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
9. 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.
10. Parrish, Kevin (2012-10-04). "TDK Finally Crams 2TB on One 3.5-inch HDD Platter". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
11. "Windows 8's delivery date: October 26". ZDNet. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
12. "Nintendo Wii U release date is November 18th in US starting at $299.99, November 30th in Europe". Polygon. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
13. "The iPhone 5s: fingerprint sensor and improved camera, starts at $199 and coming September 20th". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
14. "PlayStation 4 Release Date Confirmed for November 15th in North America, November 29th in Europe". Archive.is. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
15. "Xbox One to Launch on November 22, 2013 in 13 Markets - Xbox Live's Major Nelson". Xbox Live's Major Nelson. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
16. "PlayStation 4 Release Date Confirmed for November 15th in North America, November 29th in Europe". Archive.is. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
17. "Seagate's 8TB drive is biggest ever, stores more than 300 Blu-ray discs". TechRadar. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
18. "Seagate ships first 8TB hard drive". Techreport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
19. "Seagate Ships World's First 8TB Hard Drives". Seagate.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
20. "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!". Chromium Blog. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
21. IntelPR. "Intel Unleashes its First 8-Core Desktop Processor". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
22. "Happy Haswell-E And X99 Chipset Day, Internet! How About A System Giveaway?". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
23. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
24. "The world's first 13TB SSD is here". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
25. "MIT's new 5-atom quantum computer could make today's encryption obsolete". Retrieved 5 March 2016.