On Dec. 4, a monster storm made landfall in the southern Philippines with powerful winds and torrential rains that inundated the island nation, where thousands of people live in substandard housing in flood-prone valleys. Rather, its a mechanism that allows creators and fans to work together to make things. 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In 2012, the tablet story is all about saturation a combination of continued steady tablet sales growth and maturation of form factors and features. FACTBOX: Biggest U.S. news events of 2012 - Chicago Tribune This was the year in which this country saw more people in work than ever in history, 29.6 million adults. The Chrome browser, Gmail, YouTube, and even Google+ all offered clean and fast experiences on iOS. It was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Governance Studies. Events January January 1 - New laws that go into effect on January 1: [2] [3] Hawaii and Delaware 's civil union laws go into effect. Jan 9 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins award for a record 3rd consecutive year; Japanese midfielder Homare Sawa wins women's award, Jan 11 38th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Emma Stone win (Movie Star) and Nathan Fillion & Nina Dobrev win (TV Drama), Jan 15 69th Golden Globes: "The Descendants," George Clooney & Meryl Streep win, Jan 17 LeBron James becomes youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points during the Miami Heat's 92-75 victory over Golden State; James, 28 years, 17 days, passes Kobe Bryant, 29 years, 122 days, Jan 28 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Victoria Azarenka becomes first Belarusian player to win Grand Slam singles title; beats Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 6-0, Jan 29 100th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak okovi beats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5; longest Grand Slam singles final in duration in the Open Era, 5 hours 53 minutes, Jan 29 American snowboarder Shaun White achieves the first ever SuperPipe perfect score (100) in Winter X Games history, Jan 31 Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries, Feb 5 Flavor Flav andElton Johnappear in a Pepsi Co. ad duringSuper Bowl XLVI, Feb 5 Super Bowl XLVI, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 21-17; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB, Feb 6 Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot is presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Feb 6 Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of becoming British monarch, becoming only the second to do so, Feb 12 54th Grammy Awards: "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele;, Bon Iver win, Feb 25 World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries, Feb 26 61st NBA All-Star Game, Amway Centre, Orlando, FL: West beats East, 152-149; MVP: Kevin Durant, OKC Thunder, F, Feb 26 84th Academy Awards: "The Artist" wins five Oscars and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927, Jean Dujardin & Meryl Streep also win, Mar 4 Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud, Mar 6 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 17th studio album "Wrecking Ball", Mar 9 Indian batsman Rahul Dravid announces his retirement from Test and domestic cricket, Mar 12 "The Hunger Games" directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles, Mar 16 Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes first cricketer to score 100 international centuries, Mar 25 Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Mar 26 Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years, Mar 27 Danielle Steels novel Betrayal is published, Apr 1 47th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert win, Apr 1 WrestleMania XXVIII, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL: The Rock defeats John Cena, titled "Once in a Lifetime", Apr 3 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Jennifer Hudson, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Esperanza Spaulding, Bruno Mars, Bryn Terfel, and Bill Clinton, Apr 3 US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination, Apr 4 German Nobel Laureate, Gnter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran, Apr 8 76th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bubba Watson wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with South African Louis Oosthuizen, Apr 8 Pope Benedict XVI calls for an end to Syrian blood shed in papal Easter message, Apr 10 Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination making Mitt Romney the overwhelming favourite, Apr 11 "The Avengers", directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles, Apr 11 Billionaire Warren Buffett is diagnosed with prostate cancer, Apr 14 27th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Beastie Boys; Donovan; Guns N' Roses; Laura Nyro; The Red Hot Chili Peppers; The (Small) Faces; The Blue Caps; The Comets; The Crickets; The Famous Flames; The Midnighters; The Miracles; Freddie King; Don Kirshner; Tom Dowd; Glyn Johns; and Cosimo Matassa, Apr 14 J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, launches her website "Pottermore", Apr 15 Hologram of late rapper Tupac features on stage with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella music festival, Apr 15 TV comedy drama "Girls" created by and starring Lena Dunham premieres on HBO, Apr 17 The 8th century St. Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, is purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds, Apr 20 Peoplemagazine name Eva Mendes as one of 2012's Most Beautiful at Every Age, Apr 22 TV political comedy "Veep" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky premieres on HBO, Apr 23 Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, tenders resignation, paving the way for early elections. Shortly after its launch, former Windows chief Steven Sinofsky, parted ways with Microsoft as the company pushed towards broader integration of its products and teams. The floodgates opened last year in the tablet world, bringing forth all kinds of new devices and form factors. Not to be left out of the battle to own mobile pics, Google purchased Nik Software and its award winning photo editing app, Snapseed, later integrating it into Google+ and slashing the price to zero. 102Comments. The Galaxy S III smartphone easily took the top Android smartphone position when it was released thanks in no small part to Samsungs ability to simultaneously release unmolested versions of it across all of the major carriers in the US, a feat reserved for the iPhone until now. On Nov. 19, President Obama became the first U.S. President to visit the southeast Asian nation of Burma, also known as Myanmar, which had been isolated as a pariah state by the West for decades as its population languished under the harsh rule of a military dictatorship. No telling when the company is notorious for delays but we wouldnt be surprised to see some forward progress next year. U.S. All Rights Reserved, a recent media blitz has him positioned front and center, several of Apples utility and design patents, CEO Dick Costolo denied that Twitter was becoming a media company, Sprint tied up with new corporate parent SoftBank, purchasing longtime partner Clearwire outright, just months away from debuting its own iPad app, version 2.0 of its Gmail app for iPhone and iPad, Felix Baumgartner jumped from the very edge of space, scattered Scottys ashes across the cosmos, founding co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were ousted, the distinction between Windows RT and Windows 8 is still a fuzzy one for consumers, more recent launch of Googles aftermarket Maps app, Introduced at the companys annual I/O developer conference in June, delay the device indefinitely and offer developer units for free to existing buyers, avoid the carrier negotiations necessary for releasing an LTE, unable to provide sufficient supplies of the phone, waves of bad press over its sub-standard map data. In August, Twitter ignited a controversy by limiting many of its third party developers, many of which helped to create Twitter's key features in the first place. It has since leveled out in the mid to upper $20s. While the average user has noticed Twitters new media role, power users have run into a more troubling consequence of the companys decisions: its no longer as open as it used to be. There were still plenty of people ready to buy the Nexus 4, but Google completely mishandled the devices launch to this day, its not available for purchase on Googles Play store. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. You can adjust the perspective to see around objects, easily see in 3D, or even refocus the entire image on a different subject in the scene. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. 28 historical moments that shaped the decade 2010-2020 - The CEO Magazine Vox Media, LLC. MASS SHOOTINGS: Armed with a high-powered rifle, 20-year-old Adam Lanza forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and shot. And is the Apple Maps debacle combined with the fallout in the executive ranks that ensued a reflection on missteps in Cooks leadership? Social media can be a powerful tool. 2012's Top 10 moments in world news After arguably reinventing the mobile market with its debut, the last two years of iPhone have been decidedly less interesting (Siri) or downright detrimental (Maps). The Xbox 360 is now over seven years old, and the PlayStation 3 recently turned six. Britain took to the world stage in the summer of 2012 to host the Olympic Games. What was impressive about Googles Maps app wasnt that it beat Apple on data it was that it was so well-designed. Xi and his top aides must try and sustain economic growth in the face of staggering problems: rampant political corruption; a widening gap between rich and poor; choking pollution; and a populace increasingly discontent about it all. And face. Snapchat may be a fad, but were betting disposable content has staying power. For the albums, see, This article is about the year 2012. 2023 Schettino will likely face trial, nonetheless, on those charges in 2013. On This Day - What Happened Today In History | Britannica Record quarters of revenue combined with the (mostly) successful launches of the iPhone 5, iPad mini, two generations of retina iPad, OS X Mountain Lion, and a slew of new MacBooks and iMacs suggest that Cook has a firm grip on day-to-day operations in Cupertino, but questions remain: has Cook truly put his imprint on the company, or is this still Jobs baby, merely being shepherded by a shrewd captain? Both have a commanding lead over competitors each one "winning" in their own right based on various metrics but both will have to contend with some major growing pains that could chip away at the lead. Google Search offered better voice recognition and faster, more accurate results than Siri. Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon all had their freshman year on the stock market, and all suffered embarrassing slumps since. 2013 will be the year of the withdrawal. Amazon quickly followed suit with the Kindle paperwhite, which has a similar light and an even better E Ink screen. Fox News", "Midair helicopter collision kills 7 Marines", "Watson Honeymoon Murder Case Dismissed CBS 42 Birmingham, AL News W", "The Envelope: Hollywood's Awards and Industry Insider Los Angeles Times", "Trayvon Martin: Probe into killing of Florida teenager", "George Zimmerman Charged With 2nd Degree Murder in Trayvon Martin's Death", "Who is T.J. Lane? Apples patent war against Android came to a head this year with the companys historic billion-dollar jury verdict against Samsung. In his six months in power, Morsi has driven a wedge between his large, conservative Muslim base and the largely secular opposition by holding a national referendum on a new constitution which would cement the tenets of Islamic law into the nation's charter. A group of those who fought SOPA, including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Free Press, Fight for the Future, and other organizations collaborated to create a "Declaration of Internet Freedom" a broadly worded set of principles calling for a free and open internet. The product seems to be slowly improving, but the more recent launch of Googles aftermarket Maps app has been a godsend for iPhone users nonetheless. June 12 The children's illustrated storybook, U.S. federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against former, United States and United Kingdom regulators hit, Dealing a blow to the FBI's high-profile global copyright theft case, a New Zealand court rules that, At least 2 million throughout the Eastern United States are still without power due to. Monarch - Elizabeth II; Prime Minister - David Cameron (); Parliament - 55th; Events January. After nearly three weeks of trial, the jury took just two days to deliberate and decide that Samsung had willfully infringed several of Apples utility and design patents on the iPhone and iOS but not any of Apples design patents on the iPad. President Obama showered praise and promises of more U.S. help to Burma's new government -- if the nation keeps building upon its fledgling democracy. The reason for Microsofts fresh approach? Simple: the potential to revolutionize photography. In July, Google acquired Sparrow, one of our favorite mail clients for Mac and iPhone. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has identified the 15 most-followed news stories of 2012 according to their News Interest Index. The Coup in Turkey Fails. Twitter's official app saw some improvement, but nowhere near the creative innovation shown in its original iPad app and in countless third party apps. The South Korean pop superstar Psy created Gangnam Style, which became the first video in YouTube's history to reach one billion views in 2012. The stories initially detailed the NSA's program of bulk data collection of Americans . But that vote makes "Palestine" an independent country only in the views of the nations which voted for the upgraded U.N. status. All three Nexus devices launched with the latest version of Android available at the time (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the Nexus 7, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10), which was a refinement of the major overhaul that Android received in 2011 with Ice Cream Sandwich. The nearly one billion dollars Facebook paid for Instagram in March raised a lot of eyebrows, but is now widely seen as a wise move. On Jan. 13, Captain Francesco Schettino steered the 60,000-ton Costa Concordia cruise ship off course and brought it close enough to the Tuscan island of Giglio to ground it on jagged coast. In October, Sprint tied up with new corporate parent SoftBank in a deal valued at $20.1 billion, later purchasing longtime partner Clearwire outright for $2.2 billion; the SoftBank acquisition is expected to close in mid-2013, giving Japan a huge piece of the complex pie comprising the American wireless industry. Assad's regime had already made it virtually impossible for independent journalists to operate in the country, and now with evidence that his military was targeting reporters who enter without his blessing, there was a new premium on accurate, timely information from Syria. We sat jaw-agape as Felix Baumgartner jumped from the very edge of space, and fell safely to earth again. All signs point to a broader-reaching Xbox brand in 2013, starting with two SKUs: a more traditional successor with way more capable hardware (including an updated Kinect sensor) and a more value-priced "Xbox TV" device for casual gaming and streaming a strong push towards owning your TV viewing habits. 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January 5 Classified documents are leaked detailing a range of advanced, January 29 10 people die in a suspected arson on the, February 23 The case against Gabe Watson in relation to the, Law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland arrest alleged senior members of the, Seven children and two adults are killed in a house fire in, March 31 The two largest acting unions in the U.S., the, April 29 Seven people are killed, including three children, when the vehicle they were in flipped over on the, William Balfour is found guilty of murdering the mother, brother and nephew of American entertainer, A panel of American health experts recommends formal approval of the. On the evening of Sept. 11, members of local militant groups, allegedly with some degree of linkage to al Qaeda, attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and a CIA office about a mile away.

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