2009

The following Apple-related events occurred or were scheduled in 2009:

January 5-9: Macworld Expo is held in San Francisco, with Apple participating there for the last time. CEO Steve Jobs releases an open letter dismissing speculation about his health.
January 6: At the keynote event of the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Phil Schiller introduces iLife '09, iWork '09, and the 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro
January 14: Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes a six-month leave of absence until the end of 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.
May 12: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Leopard) 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 18: G-Force: The Game is released for iPhone OS through the Apple App Store.
July 23: Final Cut Server 1.5 is the last update to be released.
July 27: Space Invaders Infinity Gene is released for iPhone OS through the Apple App Store.
July 31-August 2: The 2009 Worldwide Newton Conference is held in Vancouver, Canada.

August 5: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) is released.
August 28: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and QuickTime X are publicly released.
August 29: Apple Stonebriar in Frisco, Texas is the 264th Apple retail store to be opened.

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. The 3rd-generation iPod shuffle is also refreshed in three new colors. The 1 GB version of the 2nd-generation iPod shuffle, the 16 and 32 GB versions of the 2nd-generation iPod touch, the iPod Radio Remote, and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit are discontinued.
September 14: The 40 GB version of the 1st-generation Apple TV is discontinued.
September 26: Apple Oakridge Centre in Vancouver, Canada is the 270th Apple retail store to be opened.

October 5: Twitter is released for iPhone OS.
October 20: Apple releases iMacs with unibody aluminum construction and Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series GPUs. The Magic Mouse is also released, replacing the wireless Mighty Mouse.
October 22: Microsoft releases Windows 7 for PCs.

November 5: Intaglio SketchPad 1.0 is released for iPhone OS.
November 7: Apple Carrousel du Louvre is the first Apple retail store to be opened in France. Apple TV Software 3.0.1 is released.
November 9: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard) is released.

December 11: Angry Birds is released for iPhone OS through the iTunes Store.
December 15: James Cameron's Avatar is released for iOS through the Apple App Store.
December 18: An iPhone OS port of Spin Doctor is released through the iTunes Store.

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