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The article covers the history of tablet and smartphone computers, starting with the GRiDPad in 1989 and the Simon Personal Communicator in 1992. It then covers the first e-book reader , the Sony Librie, released in 2004, and the first netbook, the Asus Eee PC, released in 2007. The article finishes with the first tablet with a multitouch user interface, the Apple iPad, released in 2010, and the first smartphone with a 5G connection, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, released in 2019.
The average person spends more time on their phone than they do sleeping, according to a new study. The average person checks their phone more than 80 times a day, and more than half of all phone users say they couldn’t live without their device.
The internet has a long and interesting history, and it all started in Silicon Valley. Inventor Vint Cerf worked as a college disc jockey, while Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak designed and built the world's first personal computer in his garage. The first email was sent in 1971, and the first website was created in 1991. The first online purchase was made in 1994 by a man who bought a pizza for $25.
Silicon Valley is the most entrepreneurial region in the United States and is home to over 3,000 tech companies. These companies have raised over $1 trillion in venture capital and are responsible for creating over 1.5 million jobs.
The Wright brothers made the first heavier-than-air powered flight in 1903, demonstrating that such flight was possible and practical. This solved the so-called "flying problem", opening up the age of aviation.
Google, YouTube, and Twitter are all Silicon Valley startups that have become extremely popular in recent years. Google was originally called "BackRub" and the first Google Doodle was a stick figure drawing of the Burning Man festival. YouTube was originally created as a video dating site called "Tune In Hook Up." The first ever tweet was "just setting up my twttr." Twitter was originally going to be called "twttr" but the name was already taken.
The term "silicon valley" was first used in 1971. It is home to the first silicon chip, microprocessor, personal computer, search engine, and social networking site.
There are more than 7,000 startup companies in Silicon Valley, which is worth $130 billion. The average startup company raises $12 million in funding and Stanford University is the top university for producing startups. The majority of startups are in the software and internet industries and Silicon Valley has the highest concentration of millionaires and billionaires in the United States.
