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Year in review: Shrinking chips, shrinking revenue

December 31, 2008 11:26 AM PST

The "smaller is better" theme played out with Intel's Atom chip and Netbook PCs, but the recession also put a squeeze on the industry.

Year in review: The 'cloud' soars

December 30, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Cloud computing takes off in 2008, with enterprise companies and consumers along for the ride.

Year in review: Lows for the high-tech economy

December 29, 2008 10:02 AM PST

What seemed like a decent though uninspiring year for the tech industry took a nosedive, starting in September.

Year in review: Green-tech growing pains

December 29, 2008 7:23 AM PST

More people and companies are getting on the clean-tech bandwagon, but the financial crisis and falling fossil-fuel prices have cooled the frenzied pace of innovation.

Year in review: The tech video files

December 27, 2008 6:56 AM PST

The CNET News crew had some lively encounters with tech in 2008, from a shocking workout to a superhero turn. And we've got the video to prove it.

Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted

December 27, 2008 6:21 AM PST

The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed.

Year in review: Google's grand ambitions

December 23, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Company tried extending its prowess to browsers, phones, display ads, and online applications in 2008. The economy and federal regulators, however, dampened some of its plans.

Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times

December 22, 2008 12:31 PM PST

A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in.

Year in review: HD DVD died, smartphones thrived

December 22, 2008 5:16 AM PST

The year in gadgets was marked by a DVD format war, the iPhone 3G and a parade of would-be iPhone killers, and--like everything else--the economic downturn.

Year in review: A roller-coaster ride for wireless

December 21, 2008 4:41 AM PST

From a record-breaking FCC wireless auction to the launch of the new iPhone 3G to the death of citywide Wi-Fi, 2008 was full of peaks and valleys.

Year in review: Windows takes beating, '7' steps into view

December 19, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Microsoft struggled most of the year over negative perceptions about Vista but broke its silence on the operating system's successor--Windows 7.

Year in review: The rise of the Netbook

December 18, 2008 1:27 PM PST

As consumers clamped down on expenses, it appeared a prescient move that PC makers began touting the smaller, cheaper machines.

Year in review: The Microhoo saga

December 17, 2008 5:52 AM PST

With no Microsoft deal, the beleaguered Yahoo slams the door on a dramatic 2008 and throws away the key.

Year in review: Social networks grapple with money question

December 18, 2008 1:53 PM PST

Sites like MySpace, Digg, and Facebook proved their might in this fall's election, but when that party ended, it was back to figuring out how to make a buck or two.

Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits

December 18, 2008 2:05 PM PST

A series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could be what insulates the game industry from the chilly economy.

Year in review: Web rewrites campaign strategies

December 16, 2008 10:51 AM PST

The 2008 presidential election changed the way politicians use technology, but a new Congress may prove to be a mixed bag for the industry.

Year in review: Apple's iPhone takes off

December 18, 2008 2:13 PM PST

In 2008, Apple arrived as a full-fledged smartphone company, and the Mac gained share. Both put the company in great financial shape.

Week in review: Yahoo merges with...Icahn

July 25, 2008 11:36 PM PDT

Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day.

Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

April 11, 2008 12:01 PM PDT

By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.

Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs

March 25, 2008 5:14 AM PDT

Software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.
(By Suzanne Tindal of ZDNet Australia)