The year 2011 was massive for the tech world, there were so many innovative gadgets and technologies that changed how people do what they do. Some of them were quite impressive and in this post I am going to give you a recap of hottest tech stories of 2011.
January
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Apple launches App Store for Macintosh Computers with 1000 apps- Much Awaited PSP Phone gets Spotted in China
- Samsung Sliding Tablet PC 7 released
- Cityville, the social game on Facebook received 70 million regular users
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc – “The iPhone Killer” announced
- Micromax released Andro A60 – “Cheapest Android Smartphone”
Apple launches App Store for Macintosh Computers with 1000 appsFebruary
Apple iPad 2’s display images got leakedMarch
April
May
June
July
- Verizon drops unlimited data plans, switches to a Tiered structure
- South Korea digitizes study material in Schools
- Angry Birds Officially announced for Windows Phone 7
- LG launches 3D monitor with 3D without glasses technology
- Winners of the Google Science Fair 2011 announced
- Google’s Social Network, Google+ released
- The Nostalgic Photograph which took 30 years to get completed
- HP TouchPad released for General Public in UK
- Songs.pk gets hacked by Hackers in India in return of Mumbai Attacks
- Mac OS X Lion released for Mac Computers
- Fake Apple Stores spotted in China
- J.K. Rowling & Sony partners to launch Pottermore
- Apple becomes the Biggest Smartphone Producer (in Volume)
- Apple iPhone 5 gets rumored to launch in September
- Lake Minnesota School in Florida replaces Textbooks with iPad 2
August
- Mathew Green becomes First human to receive Artificial Heart Transplant
- Bluestacks, Android emulator for Windows announced
- Sony introduces 90 KG battery for Businesses & Disasters
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 Bold 4 spotted in UK
- Reliance 3G Tab released
- Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion
- Beetel 3G Magiq tablet gets launched
- HP puts up TouchPad on a Fire Sale
- Support Angry Birds with Angry Anna Game similar to Angry Birds
- Astronomers spot a Planet made of Diamond
- Awesome iPhone 5 Concept Video
September
- Samsung launched their Phone Tablet – “Samsung Galaxy Note”
- Team TouchDroid boots HP TouchPad with Android
- Public Picture from iPhone 5’s camera shutter revealed
- iBall Slide launched in India by Hrithik Roshan
- Intel demoes Haswell-based microprocessor at IDF 2011
- VLC Media Player now available for Android
- Amazon Kindle Fire: The cheapest dual core tablet gets launched
- NVIDIA & Ra.One organizes a LAN Party in Mumbai
October
- Facebook buys Spotify, makes music Social
- SBI & Axis Banks tie up with Hitachi for Innovative ATMs
- Steve Jobs passes Away (One dies, Millions Cry)
- Apple iPhone 4S with Siri Launched
- New version of Ubuntu – “Oneiric Ocelot” released
- Steve Jobs Biography by Walter Isaacson available on Amazon Kindle Store
- John McCarthy, the man who coined “Artificial Intelligence,” dies at 84
- Nokia creates a Prototype of flexible displays
November
December
- Google celebrates 10 Billion Android App Download by giving away Premium apps at 90% Discount
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus released in certain parts of the world with Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System
- GTA III game ported to Android & iOS devices
- Rebecca Black’s “Friday” becomes the most watched video on YouTube
- Nokia Symbian OS still going Strong
The year 2012 has begun, and the first pit stop is CES 2012, I am expecting to see some awesome Gadgets and Technologies waiting for me at CES 2012.
This year is going to an awesome year for Tech community.
