List of Technology Facts

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This thread is for posting various facts about technology.

1- In 2019, 42.9 million people in the US used a VR product, and 68.7 million people used an AR once monthly.

2- Echobeat is the latest generation of wireless earphones out of Silicon Valley who are vying for a cut of the Apple Air pods market. They are the top of the range in quality and are a bit more affordable than their competition.

3- 79% of all users are accessing Facebook from their mobile.

4- Facebook: There are 500,000 Facebook “likes” every minute

5- Steve Jobs had been ousted by the company in 1985 and returned again Apple company in 1996.

6- The radio took 38 years to reach a market audience of 50 million. The television took 13 years and the iPod only took 3 years to reach a market audience of 50 million.

 

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Social validation is an important part of being human. A Facebook ‘Like’ or a Twitter ‘Favourite’ is a social signal that makes us feel good.

 

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There are approximately 6000 new viruses released every month.

 

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"ALASKA" is the only geographical state whose name can be typed on the keyboard using only one row.

 

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Did you know that Google logo was not centred until 2001.

 

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Windows don't allow to create a folder whose name as a CON, PRN, AUX, or NUL. These are keywords reserved by DOS.

88 languages can be used in Google home page.

YouTube, Blogger, DoubleClick, AdMob, Nest Labs, Virus Total are some of the subsidiaries for Google.

Electronic computers were developed around the 1940s and were the size of a large room. Today, computers have gotten so small that they have been embedded into other things like microwaves, toys, cell phones, etc.

28% of IT professionals hide their career from friends and family to get out of giving free tech support.

 

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Google purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in 2011, whereas it sold it for $2.91 billion in 2014.

 

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Steve Jobs had been ousted by the company in 1985 and returned again Apple company in 1996.

 

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Except Android 1.0 and 1.1, all the other Android versions are named after sweet treats like Jelly Bean, Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb to name a few.