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IOS software
- Steam (service)In September 2003, a software client named Steam launched to solve a specific problem for Valve's multiplayer games. Developers struggled with distributing…
- Photos (Apple)Apple announced the discontinuation of iPhoto and Aperture in June 2014. This decision set a new direction for photo management on Mac systems.
- FacebookIn January 2004, Mark Zuckerberg coded a new site known as TheFacebook while attending Harvard University. He met with Harvard student Eduardo Saverin, and…
- TwitterIn March 2006, Jack Dorsey sent the first message from a service called twttr to a small group of Odeo employees. The prototype relied on Short Message…
- HBO MaxWarnerMedia announced its intention to launch a new streaming service on the 10th of October 2018. The initial plan called for three tiers and a late 2019…
- SpotifyIn April 2006, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon established Spotify in Stockholm, Sweden. The idea emerged from a moment of frustration when the peer-to-peer…
- Apple MusicApple Music arrived on the 30th of June 2015, in one hundred countries. The service debuted as an updated Music app on the iOS 8.4 update.
- TikTokByteDance launched Douyin on the 20th of September 2016, a mobile app designed to host user-submitted videos ranging from three seconds to 60 minutes.
- Amazon Prime VideoOn the 7th of September 2006, Amazon launched a service called Amazon Unbox in the United States. This early iteration allowed users to download movies and…
- InstagramOn the 6th of October 2010, the Burbn Beta app appeared on the App Store as a prototype created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.
- NetflixOn the 29th of August 1997, Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings launched Netflix in Scotts Valley, California. Hastings had just sold his previous company Pure…
- HidiveThe year 2017 marked a turning point for anime streaming when Hidive launched in June. This new service emerged from the ashes of Anime Network Online, which…
- MyspaceOn the 1st of August 2003, a group of employees from eUniverse launched MySpace in just ten days. Brad Greenspan oversaw the project while Chris DeWolfe…
- StubHubEric Baker stood in a theater line, unable to buy tickets for The Lion King on Broadway. He needed a way to find secondhand seats without paying inflated…
- Peacock (streaming service)On the 14th of January 2019, NBCUniversal announced plans to launch an over-the-top streaming service in 2020. Bonnie Hammer led the division known as…
- Disney+Disney Streaming began as BAMTech in 2015 when it was spun off from MLB Advanced Media. Disney acquired a minority stake in this technology company for one…
- HuluHulu launched on the 29th of October 2007 as a joint venture between News Corporation and NBC Universal. The service began with a private beta test that…
- Microsoft TranslatorIn 1999, Microsoft Research began developing the first version of its machine translation system. This early effort relied on semantic predicate-argument…
- YouTubeOn the 14th of February 2005, three former PayPal employees named Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen registered the domain name www.youtube.com.
- DiscordJason Citron stood in a game development studio in 2014, staring at the screen of his mobile multiplayer online battle arena game called Fates Forever.
- CrunchyrollIn mid-2006, a website called Crunchyroll launched with no legal license to distribute Japanese anime. The site operated as an unlicensed hub where fans…
- Paramount+On the 28th of October 2014, CBS Corporation introduced a new service called CBS All Access. This platform marked the first over-the-top offering from an…
- Google PhotosGoogle announced Google Photos in May 2015 as a standalone service spun off from its social network, Google+. The company had launched Google+ to compete…
- SiriIn 2010, Apple acquired a small startup called Siri from SRI International. The project began as part of the CALO initiative funded by the US Defense…
- SnapchatOn the 8th of July 2011, three Stanford University students launched an app called Picaboo on the iOS operating system. Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy worked…
- Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance launched its subscription service in 2001. This move changed how users accessed stock quotes on the platform.