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THE TERM WI-FI WAS ULTIMATELY CHOSEN AS A PUN ON "HI-FI." HI-FI RELATES TO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
What is High Fidelity
THE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT DEVELOPED FOR SAMSUNG DEVICES IN 2017 AND IS THE SURNAME OF A FAMOUS BILL WHO PORTRAYED THE MILD-MANNERED BRUCE BANNER IN THE 1980’S TELEVISION SERIES THE INCREDIBLE HULK
What is BIXBY
“THINK” WAS THE COMPANY MOTTO FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, AND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "BIG BLUE."
What is IBM
THIS CHINESE TECHNOLOGY AND E-COMMERCE COMPANY WAS NAMED BY FOUNDER JACK MA AFTER A CHARACTER FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS FAIRY TALES.
What is ALIBABA
IN 1999 SHIGETAKA KURITA INVENTED THIS KEYBOARD ADDITIONS FOR CELL PHONES THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY REPLACE EMOTICONS AND EVEN GET THEIR OWN MOVIE
What is EMOJI
CONSISTING OF THOUSANDS OF MASS-PRODUCED SMALL SATELLITES IN "LOW EARTH ORBIT," THIS "SATELLITE INTERNET CONSTELLATION" CONSTRUCTED BY ELON MUSK'S SPACEX PROVIDES SATELLITE INTERNET ACCESS
What is Starlink
THIS E-COMMERCE COMPANY IS TAKEN FROM A JAPANESE WORD FOR “OPTIMISM” IS THE OWNER OF A CROSS-PLATFORM MESSAGING AND CALLING APP
What is RAKUTEN
IN 2021, AN APPLE II COMPUTER MANUAL SIGNED BY THIS MOCK TURTLENECK ENTHUSIAST SOLD FOR ALMOST $800,000 AT AN AUCTION
Who is STEVE JOBS
BYTEDANCE IS A CHINESE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN BEIJING THAT IS MOST FAMOUSLY THE OWNER OF THIS MEGA-POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
What is TIKTOK
THIS COMPANY PROVIDING HOSTING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL FAMILIAR TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS IS KNOWN FOR ITS ICONIC OCTOCAT (PART CAT, PART OCTOPUS) LOGO
IT’S THE YEAR THAT APPLE STANDARDIZED THEIR CHARGERS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LIGHTENING CABLE
What is 2012
THIS IS WHAT "TED" STAND FOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE POPULARIZED TED TALKS AND CONFERENCES
What is TECHNOLOGY ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN
THIS EQUALLY FAMOUSE CO-FOUNDER OF APPLE IN 1976 IS ALSO NAMED STEVE. THE OTHER ONE BEING STEVE JOBS.
What is WOZNIAK
THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTENDED TO SECURELY STORE INFORMATION AND A KEY ON A MOBILE PHONE IS WIDELY KNOWN AS A SIM CARD. THIS IS WHAT SIM STANDS FOR.
What is SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE
FOLLOWING MARSHMALLOW, NOUGAT, AND OREO, THIS 2018 RELEASE WAS THE LAST ANDROID OS TO BE NAMED FOR A DESSERT
What is PIE
THIS IS THE YEAR WHEN THE FIRST AWS (AMAZON WEB SERVICES) SERVICE WAS LAUNCHED TO THE PUBLIC
What is 2024 (2002-2026 accepted)
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE "MATE X" FOLDING CELL PHONE WAS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY THIS ELECTRONICS GIANT
What is HUAWEI
ANDY RUBIN IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE THREE FOUNDERS OF THIS MASSIVELY POPULAR MOBILE PHONE OPERATING SYSTEM
What is ANDROID
MULTINATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET COMPANY, OWNER OF FITBIT, LAUNCHED ITS OWN FINANCE WEBSITE IN 2006, TRACKING STOCKS AND EARNINGS ALONG WITH FINANCIAL NEWS
What is GOOGLE
THIS MASTERCARD'S PAY PASS AND TAP & GO TECHNOLOGY ALLOW SMARTPHONE USERS TO TAP THEIR PHONE TO USE CONTACTLESS-ENABLED PAYMENT METHODS FOR CHECKOUT. WHAT THREE-LETTER COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL IS TYPICALLY USED FOR THIS IMPLEMENTATION
What is NFC
IT’S THE ONE OF THE FOUR WIRELESS ENCRYPTION STANDARDS AVAILABLE AT MOST ACCESS POINTS, ASIDE FROM WPA, WPA2, WPA3
What is WEP
ERIC YUAN IS A FORMER CISCO ENGINEER AND EXECUTIVE THAT LEFT THE TELECOM GIANT TO FOUND THIS SPEEDY MEETING COMPANY IN 2011. THE COMPANY RELEASED ITS FIRST VERSION OF THEIR EPONYMOUS SOFTWARE TWO YEARS LATER AND HAD A "BREAKOUT YEAR" IN 2020
THIS ENGLISH MAN WAS A MATHEMATICIAN, PHILOSOPHER, INVENTOR AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND IS LARGELY CONSIDERED THE ORIGINATOR OF THE CONCEPT OF A DIGITAL PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER. HINT: HIS NAME RHYMES WITH A COMMON VEGETABLE
Who is CHARLES BABBAGE
KNOWN FOR ITS "MILLENNIAL-FRIENDLY" TECH PLATFORM AND BRANDING, THIS INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OFFERS RENTAL, HOMEOWNER, AND PET INSURANCE POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED, IN PART, BY THE CO-FOUNDER OF FIVERR IN 2015 AND BECAME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY IN 2020. NAME IS LINKED TO FRUIT AND DRINK.
What is LEMONADE
THIS AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANY NAME WITH AN ACRONYM OF AMD IS BASED IN SANTA CLARA THAT HAS BEEN AN INDUSTRY-LEADER FOR DEVELOPING COMPUTER PROCESSORS. THE COMPANY IS A PRIMARY COMPETITOR TO BOTH INTEL AND NVIDIA
What is ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES