2010


 * January 10: Apple 浦东, the flagship retail store in Shanghai, China, is opened.
 * January 27: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPad at a special event. Other announcements include iBooks, the iPad Camera Connection Kit, iPad Keyboard Dock‎, and Keynote for iOS. Sun Microsystems is acquired by Oracle Corporation.
 * February 1: Original Macintosh development team member Brian Howard passes away due to cancer.
 * February 11: Apple TV Software 3.0.2 is the final software update to be released for the 1st-generation Apple TV.
 * March 18: Apple board member Jerry York dies after suffering a brain aneurysm.
 * March 27: The iPad Camera Connection Kit becomes available for pre-order and the iPod Camera Connector is discontinued.
 * March 29: Mac OS X 10.6.3 is released.
 * April 3: The first iPad (Wi-Fi only) is released, along with iWork (Keynote, Numbers, and Pages) for iOS.
 * April 8: Apple holds a special event to preview iPhone OS 4 (later renamed iOS 4).
 * April 21: Fruit Ninja is released for iPhone.
 * April 22: gfxCardStatus 1.0 is released for MacBook Pro models with multiple GPUs.
 * April 26: gfxCardStatus 1.3.1 is released.
 * April 27: Apple acquires Siri, Inc., the developer of Siri Assistant for iPhone.
 * April 30: The first iPad with 3G cellular capability is released.
 * May 8: gfxCardStatus 1.6.1 is released.
 * May 12: gfxCardStatus 1.7 is released.
 * May 23: gfxCardStatus 1.7.5 is released.
 * June 5: The Apple Developer app is released in advance of the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference.
 * June 7-11: The 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at the West Hall of the Moscone Center. The iPhone 4 is announced, replacing the iPhone 3GS.
 * June 14: Various Space Invaders apps are initially released for iPhone OS 3.
 * June 15: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard) is released.
 * June 19: Apple Uptown in Minneapolis, Minnesota is the 291st Apple retail store to be opened.
 * June 21: iOS 4 is released.
 * June 24: The iPhone 4 is released while the 16 and 32 GB versions of the iPhone 3GS are discontinued.
 * July 13: Fruit Ninja HD is released for the 1st-generation iPad.
 * July 16: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces that a free bumper case would be provided to all iPhone 4 users to improve signal bars.
 * July 24: Apple Fayette Mall in Lexington, Kentucky is the 298th Apple retail store to be opened.
 * July 26: The 27-inch LED Cinema Display is released, replacing older 24 and 30-inch models.
 * August 1: gfxCardStatus 1.8 is released.
 * August 2: gfxCardStatus 1.8.1 is released.
 * August 11: iPhone OS 3.2.2 is released as the final update to iPhone OS 3.
 * September 1: The 4th-generation iPod touch and shuffle are released and the 6th-generation iPod nano is released. Steve Jobs also reveals the smaller 2nd-generation Apple TV.
 * November 22: iOS 4.2.1 is released.
 * December 17: gfxCardStatus 2.0 is released.