2007


 * January 9: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announces the first iPhone at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Apple starts taking pre-orders of the 1st-generation Apple TV. Safari 3 is released. Apple Computer, Inc. officially changes its name to Apple Inc. because the company has diversified from computers to consumer electronics. Support for Microsoft Office v. X comes to an end after the release of its final software update.
 * January 17: The first version of VirtualBox is released as an open source software package.
 * January 30: The 2nd-generation iPod shuffle line is refreshed in 5 colors with 3rd-generation Apple earbuds. A demo version of Vortex is released for iPod users.
 * February 5: Apple Inc. and Apple Corps announce that they have resolved their legal issues.
 * March 13: Mac OS X 10.4.9 is released.
 * March 21: The 1st-generation Apple TV ships with a 40 GB hard disk drive and Apple TV Software 1.0.
 * April 1: The first Apple retail store in Italy and continental Europe is opened in Rome.
 * April 2: Apple and EMI offer songs without DRM technology from the iTunes Store. Soon other record labels would follow.
 * May 31: The 1st-generation Apple TV is offered with a 160 GB hard disk drive.
 * June 5: The 1st generation MacBook Pro is updated with an Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT.
 * June 11-15: The 2007 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone West.
 * June 29: The first iPhone is released with iPhone OS 1, changing the phone industry.
 * July 7-8: The 2007 Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Tokyo, Japan.
 * September 5: The original iPod line is updated with the 6th generation iPod Classic.
 * September 14: Apple introduces the iPod Touch. iPhone OS is updated to v1.1, which includes an app for the iTunes Store.