Timeline July 2008

Events in July 2008 6

• 1912 – 2008 John Templeton (1912-2008) Died 8 July 2008, aged 95 American-born investor and philanthropist who pioneered global mutual fund investing through the Templeton Growth Fund. He later devoted his fortune to the Templeton Foundation, which funds research at the intersection of science and religion.
• 2008 Nvidia mobile GPU defect — $196 million charge Nvidia discloses in July 2008 that a manufacturing defect in its mobile GPU chips — used in hundreds of thousands of laptops from Dell, HP and Apple — is causing widespread failures. Nvidia takes a $196 million charge and replaces affected GPUs. The defect, caused by improper underfill material in the flip-chip bonding process, is one of the most expensive product defects in Nvidia's history and temporarily strains relationships with major laptop manufacturers.
• 2008 Wimbledon 2008 — greatest final ever Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Venus Williams Nadal defeated Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 in what is widely regarded as the greatest tennis match ever played. The final lasted nearly 5 hours and was halted twice by rain.
• 2008 Apple launches the App Store Mobile software distribution platform for the iPhone Apple opened the App Store on 10 July 2008, allowing developers to sell software directly to iPhone users. The platform reshaped the software industry and became a template later copied across the mobile and PC industries.
• 2008 iPhone 3G goes on sale Second-generation iPhone adds 3G data and GPS Apple released the iPhone 3G on 11 July 2008, adding faster cellular data and GPS to the original iPhone and launching simultaneously in 22 countries. It coincided with the debut of the App Store and drove a sharp acceleration in smartphone adoption.
• 2008 The Dark Knight #2 film of 2008 — $1.0bn worldwide Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger as the Joker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest superhero films ever made.