Today in Tech History – April 6, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / April 6th, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1917 – Following a declaration of war against Germany, President Woodrow Wilson issued an executive order closing all radio communication not required by the US Navy.

1965 – Hughes Aircraft’s Early Bird launched into orbit. It was the first communications satellite to be placed in synchronous orbit and successfully demonstrated the concept of synchronous satellites for commercial communications.

1973 – NASA launched the Pioneer 11 spacecraft, the second mission to investigate Jupiter and the outer solar system and the first to explore the planet Saturn and its main rings.

1992 – Microsoft released Windows 3.1. It sold for $149 and added support for sound cards, MIDI, and CD Audio, Super VGA monitors, and support for 9600 bps modems.

2010 – Xiaomi, maker of fashionable affordable Android-based smartphones, was founded in Beijing, China.

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Daily Tech Headlines – April 6, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / April 6th, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500YouTube TV launches, Massachusetts ride hailing background checks, and Microsoft is in on iMessage

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DTNS 3002 – Goodbye World

Daily Tech News Show / April 5th, 2017

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comYouTube launches its TV service, electric-hybrid airplanes could shorten your flights and we talk to Rob Reid about why research for his next SciFi novel taught him a healthy respect for the dangers of superintelligence. We’ll make great pets?

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Daily Tech Headlines – April 5, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / April 5th, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook blocks revenge porn, Huawei Honor 8 Pro on sale in UK, Twitch launches its game store.

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Today in Tech History – April 5, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / April 5th, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1911 – Cuthbert Hurd was born in Estherville, Iowa. He would grow up to work at IBM where he quietly persuaded the company that a market for scientific computers existed. He sold 10 of the very first IBM 701s and managed the team that invented FORTRAN.

1951 – Dean Kamen was born in Rockville Centre, New York. He grew up to found DEKA Research in 1982 which developed a portable dialysis machine, a vascular stent, and the iBOT — a motorized wheelchair that climbs stairs. Oh and the Segway.

1998 – Long before texting or cell phones were considered a danger in the car, a driver in Marseilles, France was distracted by her Tamagotchi virtual pet. She ran into a group of cyclists killing one and injuring one other.

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DTNS 3001 – Will Pros be Pro Mac Pro?

Daily Tech News Show / April 4th, 2017

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comUsing graphene to make seawater Drinkable, Apple promises they still love Pros and Twitter’s aim to become your TV Everywhere platform.

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Daily Tech Headlines – April 4, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / April 4th, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple promises it values pros, Navigant ranks Ford top autonomous car developer, Yahoo and AOL will become Oath.

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Today in Tech History – April 4, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / April 4th, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1954 – Daniel Kottke was born in Bronxville, New York. He would go on to befriend Steve Jobs at Reed College, assemble the first Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak and work on the original Macintosh team.

1975 – Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a partnership in Albuquerque New Mexico. The venture was later named Micro-soft.

1994 – Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark founded Mosaic Communications Corp, which they later renamed Netscape Communications Corp. Andreesen developed the Mosaic browser while at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois.

2013 – Facebook announced Facebook Home, an integrated Android app that took over the home and lock screens. The HTC First would come April 12 as the first featured Facebook Phone to run Home.

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