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Tech History News 20 July 2025 - 11 August 2025

Android 17’s Massive Upgrades Revealed: Features, Leaks, Release Date & How It Outshines Android 14 & 15

Android’s Epic Evolution: A Complete History from Android 1.0 to Android 15 (2008–2025)

Android 1.0 debuted publicly on September 23, 2008 on the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), launching Google’s first public Android release. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, introduced the first on-screen keyboard and home-screen widgets and began the dessert-naming tradition. Android 1.6 Donut, released in September 2009, added support for multiple screen sizes and CDMA networks such as Verizon, expanding Android’s device reach. Android 2.0–2.1 Eclair, launched October 2009 (2.0) with turn-by-turn Google Maps Navigation and pinch-to-zoom, followed by 2.1 in early 2010. Android 2.2 Froyo, released May 2010, brought a Just-In-Time compiler, mobile hotspot, USB tethering, and Flash support
11 August 2025
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The Ultimate Windows Version Comparison: From 1985’s Windows 1.0 to Windows 11 and Beyond

The Ultimate Windows Version Comparison: From 1985’s Windows 1.0 to Windows 11 and Beyond

Windows 1.0 debuted in November 1985 as Microsoft’s first graphical user interface on PCs, running on top of MS-DOS as an “operating environment” with tiled windows due to an Apple licensing agreement. Windows 2.0, released in December 1987, introduced overlapping windows, desktop icons, keyboard shortcuts, expanded memory and 16-color VGA graphics, and bundled early Word and Excel. Windows 3.0 (May 1990) and Windows 3.1 (April 1992) brought mainstream adoption with 386 Enhanced Mode, up to 16 MB RAM, 256-color graphics, Program Manager and File Manager, and the Ctrl+Alt+Del soft reboot. Windows 95, launched August 24, 1995, introduced the Start Menu
11 August 2025
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From Macintosh System 1 to macOS Sequoia: The Epic Evolution of Apple’s OS

From Macintosh System 1 to macOS Sequoia: The Epic Evolution of Apple’s OS

The original Macintosh debuted in January 1984 with System 1, introducing windows, icons, menus, and mouse-based interaction. System 7, released in 1991, added virtual memory and 32-bit addressing, along with built-in networking features like AppleTalk. In 1997 Apple acquired NeXT, giving Mac OS X a Unix-based core (Darwin/BSD) with the Mach kernel, leading to Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah in March 2001. The PowerPC-to-Intel transition was announced at WWDC 2005, and by 2007 the entire Mac lineup had shifted to Intel, aided by Rosetta and Universal Binaries; Leopard 10.5 (2007) introduced Time Machine, Spaces, and Boot Camp. OS X 10.6
11 August 2025
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Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google started Project Glass at Google X around 2011, officially announced in April 2012, with a dramatic June 2012 I/O live demo. Time magazine named Google Glass its Invention of the Year in 2012. The first Explorer Edition shipments began in April 2013, priced at $1,500. Explorer Edition hardware included a 640×360 display (perceived as a 25-inch screen at 8 feet), 5 MP photos, 720p video, bone-conduction audio, 16 GB storage (12 GB usable), 2 GB RAM, a dual-core TI OMAP processor, and a weight of 36 grams. Public reaction shifted to privacy concerns and the ‘Glasshole’ stigma, with bans
20 July 2025
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