Best of the Year's High-Tech Superlatives
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Start-ups came back in style. IPO fever gripped Silicon Valley. Blogging went mainstream. 2004 was a year of dubious distinctions along with steady innovation and successes. -The Washington Post
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This year has been a time of realignment and redefinition as Apple launched its second zeitgeist-defining product of the new century, Dell and Intel battled to regain their former dominance, the software sector consolidated, Google rallied industry heavyweights around a common mobile device platform, and major vendors scrambled to embrace social networking. These, not necessarily in order of importance, are the IDG News Service picks for the top 10 stories of the year:
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From next-gen CPU architectures to high-powered personal-area networks, we name the five hottest trends in developing technology.
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Check out Wired's picks for standouts at CES 2008. Some are more pleasant on the eyes than others.
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From Google wonders to laptop reviews to iPhone torture tests, here's what the Web was reading and watching on PCWorld.com this year.
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The annual Forbes ranking of the top tech deal makers.
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Our second annual list of the biggest stars on the Internet.
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A collection of Computerworld's best stories about corporate data storage.
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Our 2007 picks for the best of what's new and exciting on the Web today -- sites with exceptional style and smarts that offer new ways to enrich the on- and off-line experience
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This yearâs big story is mainstream marketers embracing new technologies like podcasts, video-on-demand, blogs, social networking and video sharing.
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Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]
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Six well-designed products from the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.
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Keith Axline, the photo editor for Wired News, presents his pics for Wired's top 10 galleries of the year.
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Wired News is blinded by the flash of this year's biggest imaging and photography show. Don't miss David Becker's exhaustive coverage from the floor in Las Vegas. In Gadget Lab.
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Our 2007 picks for the best of what's new and exciting on the Web today  -  sites with exceptional style and smarts that offer new ways to enrich the on- and off-line experience
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The BBC News technology team looks back at personal technology favourites of 2007.
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Best in consumer electronics displayed at CES Innovation Awards.