Tech Events That Made 2011 Memorable

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 30 December 2011, 21:37 IST
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7.  Social media helped the world become a better place: Social media sites such as Facebook helped Egyptians come together and revolt against the 30-year rule of a dictator, Hosni Mubarak. As a result, the government blocked the website, but some natives found work-around it and used the website as a platform to express themselves. By the time the website came back online, Egyptians were celebrating the end of Mubarak’s reign, and praised Facebook for providing them means to come together.

8.  iPhone 4S and iPad 2: Apple brought its audience another two more shiny devices that captivated people all around the world with its high end technology. The iPhone 4S brought in a personal voice-activated assistant called Siri. The iOS5 was the major highlight of the device with all its new features. The iPad 2 was thinner, sleeker and had an all powerful processor that wowed all its users.