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2G cell phones created
2G (or 2-G) is short for second-generation cellular network. 2G cellular networks were commercially launched on the GSM standard in Finland by Radiolinja (now part of Elisa Oyj) in 1991. Three primary benefits of 2G networks over their predecessors were that: phone conversations were digitally encrypted
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Linux OS first released.
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds: to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. REFERENCE : Wikipedia Link retrieved from -
First Smartphone
Rob Stothard/Getty People didn't start using the term "smartphone" until 1995, but the first true smartphone actually made its debut three years earlier in 1992. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator, and it was created by IBM more than 15 years before Apple released the iPhone
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Release of World Wide Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and was not released to the public until 1993. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.
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DVD Introduction in USA
Sony, Toshiba & Panasonic Corporation teamed up for development and released in USA in 1997.Originally, DVD stood for “Digital Video Disc.” It was later suggested that the acronym stands for “Digital Versatile Disc.” In large part because DVDs can be used for much more than storing video content. DVD replaced VHS with better video quality and faster play.
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