2009


 * January 5-9: Apple participates in the Macworld Expo for the last time. Phil Schiller introduces iLife '09 and the 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro. Steve Jobs is on a six-month leave of absence until June to focus on his health.
 * January 20: 44th U.S. president Barack Obama is inaugurated.
 * January 26: RPN Calculator 1.0 is released for iPhone OS 2.2.
 * January 27: iPhone OS 2.2.1 is released as the final update to iPhone OS 2. QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5.3 is the final version to be released for Mac OS X.
 * February 7: Original Macintosh development team member Laszlo Zsidek passes away.
 * February 19: The 20-inch aluminum Apple Cinema Display is discontinued.
 * February 27: Cooking Mama and Space Invaders are released for iPhone OS.
 * March 3: The 2nd-generation Time Capsule is released. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 is released for the 2009 1st-generation Mac Pro.
 * March 11: The 3rd-generation iPod shuffle is released. The iPod Remote and the 2 GB version of the 2nd-generation iPod shuffle are discontinued.
 * April 20: Oracle Corporation announces that it will acquire Sun Microsystems.
 * April 22: Mactracker is launched for iPhone OS.
 * April 23: Apple's App Store reaches 1 billion downloads.
 * May 1: Cooking Mama Lite, the free version of the Cooking Mama app for iPhone OS, is released.
 * June 8-12: The 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone West. During the keynote event on the first day, announcements include Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard", iPhone OS 3, and the iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 3G is repriced to $99 with contract. The 13-inch unibody MacBook Pro is released.
 * June 12: All remaining analog television broadcasts are retired in the United States as TV stations switch to HDTV digital standards.
 * June 14: XiphQT 0.1.9 is the final version to be released for Mac OS X due to the deprecation of QuickTime 7.
 * June 17: iPhone OS 3 is released.
 * June 19: The iPhone 3GS is released in the United States, Canada, and six European countries.
 * June 24: Apple TV Software 2.4 is released.
 * June 26: The iPhone 3GS is released in Australia and Japan.
 * July 31-August 2: The 2009 Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Vancouver, Canada.
 * August 28: Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" is released.
 * September 14: The 40 GB version of the 1st-generation Apple TV is discontinued.
 * September 9: The 3rd-generation iPod touch is released along with the 5th-generation iPod nano and a thinner 160 GB 6th-generation iPod classic.