Today in computer history: October 31th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on October 31th of every year during the evolution of computers. October 31th is the 305th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 61 days left in the year from this day.

Florian Brody pictureOctober 31, 1953
71 years ago

Florian Brody was born, the co-inventor of the first electronic books.

ComputerOctober 31, 1992
32 years ago

Jean-Loup Gaily and Mark Alder release gzip.

CompanyOctober 31, 1995
29 years ago

Paradise was acquired from Western Digital.

GoogleOctober 31, 2006
18 years ago

Google acquires JotSpot, which later becomes Google Sites.

AndroidOctober 31, 2013
11 years ago

Android version 4.4 (KitKat) was released.

YouTubeOctober 31, 2015
9 years ago

YouTube Red was released.

CompanyOctober 31, 2016
8 years ago

THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired all NovaLogic's franchises.

Android, Digital, Electronic book, Google, Gzip, Inventor, NovaLogic, Paradise, Released, THQ Nordic, Western Digital, YouTube, YouTube Red

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