Science & Technology
Launches and breakthroughs across mobile, the web, cryptocurrency, and big science that defined the technology of 2008.
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Netflix Expands Streaming to Xbox 360
Netflix dramatically expanded its streaming video service on November 19, 2008, when it launched ...
Bitcoin Whitepaper Published
On October 31, 2008, at 18:10 UTC, a person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto posted ...
Rhythm Games Reach Peak: Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock ...
Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 captivated millions in 2008, generating $1.7 billion in co...
SpaceX Falcon 1 First Orbital Launch
On September 28, 2008, at 23:15 UTC, SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket lifted off from Omelek Island in th...
HTC Dream and the Launch of Android
On September 23, 2008, HTC and the carrier T-Mobile announced the HTC Dream, the first commercial...
Large Hadron Collider First Beam
On September 10, 2008, at 10:28 AM local time, CERN successfully circulated the first proton beam...
Google Chrome Browser Launch
Google released the beta version of Chrome, its web browser, on September 2, 2008, after the laun...
iPhone 3G Launch
Apple released the iPhone 3G on July 11, introducing faster 3G cellular connectivity, lower prici...
Apple App Store Launch
On July 10, 2008, Apple opened the App Store, a digital distribution platform that let owners of ...
Metal Gear Solid 4 – Guns of the Patriots
Kojima Productions released Metal Gear Solid 4 – Guns of the Patriots on June 12, 2008 as a PlayS...
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, set...