2006

The following Apple-related events occurred or were scheduled in 2006:

January 6: Hewlett-Packard ends their iPod+HP collaboration with Apple Computer. HP Printable Tattoos for the iPod+HP line are also discontinued.
January 10: At the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, the Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro are introduced; the latter includes the first version of the MagSafe power connector. iLife '06, iWork '06, Mac OS X 10.4.4, and the iPod Radio Remote also released.
January 12-15: The 2006 Worldwide Newton Conference is held in San Francisco, California.

March 23: Carl Carlson, former executive VP of operations at Apple Computer, passes away.
March 31: Tony Fadell succeeds the retiring Jon Rubinstein as senior VP of the iPod division at Apple Computer.

April 3: Mac OS X 10.4.6 (Tiger) is released.
April 11: Apple Remote Desktop 3.0 is released as a Universal binary with support for Intel processors.
April 24: The 17-inch version of the 1st-generation MacBook Pro is released.

June 6: A U2 Special Edition of the 5th-generation iPod is released.
June 24: Apple Sapporo in Japan is the 153rd Apple retail store to be opened.
June 27: Mac OS X 10.4.7 (Tiger) is released.

July 1: Apple Stamford in Connecticut is the 154th Apple retail store to be opened.
July 5: The eMac is discontinued.
July 10: StickyBrain for Mac OS X is replaced by SOHO Notes.
July 13: The Nike + iPod Sport Kit is released.
July 15: Twitter is publicly launched on the web.

August 7-11: The 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference is held at Moscone West, where the 1st-generation Mac Pro is announced and released.
August 19: Apple The Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey is the 157th Apple retail store to be opened.

September 9: Apple MacArthur Center in Norfolk, Virginia is the 160th Apple retail store to be opened.
September 12: The iTV is announced, and the 2nd-generation iPod nano, 2nd-generation iPod shuffle, and iPod Games are released during a special event in San Francisco, California. The 1st-generation iPod nano and 1st-generation iPod shuffle are discontinued.
September 12-16: Apple Expo 2006 is held in Paris, France.
September 26: Ocean Telecom Services, a shell company supposedly created by Apple Computer, files for the iPhone trademark.
September 29: Mac OS X 10.4.8 (Tiger) is released.

October 4: Former Apple CFO Fred Anderson resigns from the Apple Board of Directors.
October 24: Apple releases the MagSafe Airline Adapter for early MacBooks with MagSafe ports.

November 3: The 2nd-generation iPod shuffle is released.
November 8: The original MacBook is updated with Intel Core 2 Duo processors.

December 4: The ShuffleBud adapter is released by Incipio for the 2nd-generation iPod shuffle.

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