2005


 * January 4: Xsan 1.0 begins shipping.
 * January 5: The ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition graphics card is released.
 * January 11: At the keynote address of the Macworld Conference & Expo San Francisco 2005, the first iPod shuffle is introduced. iLife '05 is also released, which includes GarageBand 2, iDVD 5, iMovie HD, iPhoto 5, and iTunes 4.7.1.
 * January 22: iWork '05 and the first Mac mini are released.
 * January 25: Security Update 2005-001 is released for Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) and 10.3.7 (Panther).
 * January 27: iMovie 5.0.1 is released.
 * January 31: Apple Computer introduces aluminum PowerBook G4 models with USB-based trackpads.
 * February 2: iPhoto 5.0.1 is released.
 * February 7: iScroll2 is released to enable two-fingered scrolling on iBook G4 and Aluminum PowerBook G4 models with ADB-based trackpads.
 * February 9: Mac OS X 10.3.8 (Panther) is released.
 * February 14: YouTube is founded.
 * February 22: iPod Updater 2005-02-22 is released for early iPod models, and Security Update 2005-002 is released for users of Mac OS X 10.3.4 to 10.3.8 (Panther).
 * February 23: The 2nd-generation iPod mini with capacity up to 6 GB is released. A 30 GB version of the iPod photo is released at a lower price while the 40 GB version is retired.
 * March 15: The short-lived "Google X" webpage experiment is launched.
 * March 18: Apple Store St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, Florida is the 103rd Apple retail store to be opened.
 * March 20: The Qingdao Apple User Group is established with the support of Sinomac in China.
 * March 21: The iPod Camera Connector is released for devices with 30-pin dock connectors, and Security Update 2005-003 is released for Mac OS X.
 * April 15: Mac OS X 10.3.9, the final version of "Panther", is released.
 * April 18: Adobe Systems announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Macromedia.
 * April 23: The first video is uploaded to the new YouTube website.
 * April 29: Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and Apple Remote Desktop 2.2.
 * May 16: Mac OS X 10.4.1 (Tiger) is released.
 * May 21: Apple Store Yorkdale in Toronto, Canada is the 106th Apple retail store to be opened.
 * June 6-10: The 2005 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at the Moscone Center West Hall in San Francisco, where CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple will transition Macs to Intel processors, starting in 2006.
 * June 21: Virtual PC 7.0.2, the final update for PowerPC Macs, is released by Microsoft.
 * June 28: A U2 Special Edition of the iPod photo is released, along with with iTunes 4.9. The 4th-generation iPod also gains the color display of the iPod photo as the product lines are merged.
 * July 12: Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Tiger) is released. The iPodLounge review website is rebranded as iLounge.
 * September 7: The first iPod nano and iTunes 5 are released at a special music event titled "It's Showtime".
 * October 12: The iPod with video is announced.
 * October 31: Mac OS X 10.4.3 (Tiger) is released.