Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Price to $499, Introduces 80GB Model Addressing Slow Sales
Sony launched PlayStation 3 price reduction from $599 to $499 for 60GB model on July 12, 2007 while introducing new 80GB configuration…
Summer Technology Announcements 2007
Summer technology announcements showcase upcoming product releases and innovations. The summer 2007 technology announcement season represented a period of significant industry transformation…
Microsoft Just Set Aside a Billion Dollars Because the Xbox 360 Keeps Dying
Microsoft revealed a charge over $1 billion to extend Xbox 360 warranties due to the widespread "Red Ring of Death" issue. Meanwhile,…
Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty to Three Years Addressing Red Ring of Death Crisis
Microsoft extended Xbox 360 warranties to three years on July 5, 2007, addressing widespread Red Ring of Death hardware failures that plagued…
The Red Ring of Death: Xbox 360’s $1 Billion Crisis
The Red Ring of Death was the Xbox 360's catastrophic hardware-failure crisis. In 2007 Microsoft took a charge of up to $1.15…
WWDC 2007 Apple Developer Conference
WWDC 2007 announces new Mac OS and iPhone software capabilities for developers.
Apple iPhone Launches June 29 Generating Massive Consumer Demand, Multi-Day Retail Queues
Apple released iPhone on June 29, 2007 generating unprecedented consumer demand with customers queuing outside retail locations nationwide days before launch culminating…
Nokia N95 Premium Smartphone Success
Nokia N95 gains market recognition as premium multimedia smartphone. By June 2007, Nokia’s N95 had established itself as the premium smartphone market’s…
Web Application Development Framework Maturation Enables Rich Interactive Experiences
Web application development frameworks matured through mid-2007 as Ruby on Rails, Django, and ASP.NET competed for developer mindshare while AJAX techniques enabled…
HTC Windows Mobile Innovation June 2007
HTC smartphone innovations advance Windows Mobile platform capabilities. In June 2007, HTC Corporation continued its role as the primary innovator within the…
Semiconductor Manufacturing Innovation Advances Multi-Core Processor Architecture
Semiconductor manufacturing innovation accelerated through mid-2007 as Intel and AMD competed on multi-core processor architectures while process node advances enabled smaller transistors…
Gaming Platform Competition June 2007
Gaming platforms battle for market share with exclusive game releases and features.
Broadband Internet Infrastructure Expansion Enables Bandwidth-Intensive Applications
Broadband internet infrastructure expansion accelerated through early summer 2007 as cable and DSL providers competed on speed upgrades while fiber-optic deployments promised…
Apple iPhone Sales Success June 2007
Apple iPhone sales surge establishing smartphone market leadership position. The iPhone’s retail launch on June 29, 2007, marked a watershed moment in…
Social Networking Platform Evolution Creates Fragmented Communication Landscape
Online social networking evolution accelerated through late spring 2007 as Facebook expanded beyond educational institutions toward general audience, MySpace maintained entertainment-focused positioning,…