March 20: On this day in the world of tech
March 20: On this day in the world of tech
We flip back the pages of tech history to know the important technology events that took place on March 20.

We flip back the pages of tech history to know the important technology events that took place on March 20:

2009: Craigslist overtook MySpace as the most searched-for term on the Web. It drummed out MySpace, which was the top term since March 11, 2006. Craigslist is a centralised network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements.

2005: Yahoo! entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ludicorp, makers of Flickr - the popular photo sharing website. No financial terms were disclosed.

2002: Apple announced a second model of its iPod digital music player that had a 10GB hard drive, thereby allowing users to pack around 2,000 CD-quality songs into the iPod, on March 20, 2002. The new 10GB iPod was available for a suggested retail price of US $499.

2002: Apple previewed its Bluetooth technology for Mac OS X, enabling short-range wireless connectivity between a Mac and a variety of digital devices, including bluetooth-enabled PDAs and cell phones. The company made a preview version of its Bluetooth software for Mac OS X available as a free software download.

2000: California-based chipmaking bellwether Intel announced 850-MHz and 866-MHz Pentium III processors, whic were priced at $765 and $776 respectively.

1997: Apple released the 20th Anniversary Macintosh computer (abbreviated to TAM by its followers), a limited-edition personal computer that was released in 1997 in celebration of the company's 20th birthday. It was priced at US $7,499. It was met with lukewarm sales, and was derided for its usurious price. It was the first Apple desktop to feature a track pad, and the first Apple desktop with a flat screen.

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