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By Hayley Tsukayama LEADING THE DAY: Facebook was the most popular Web site in 2010, according to data from marketing data analysts at Experian Hitwise . See original post by The Washington Post

Facebook beat out Google as the No. 1 most-visited site in the United States in 2010, according to the web analytics firm Hitwise. See original post by CNN

The good news: Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iOS and Mac OS have been surging in popularity. See original post by Santa Cruz Sentinel

A report this week from Lookout Mobile Security said the new Trojan affecting Android devices has been dubbed “Geinimi” and “can compromise a significant amount of personal data on a user’s phone and send it to remote servers.” Photograph by: …

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Android device makers around the world are anticipating great things from the next version of Google’s mobile software, and they need the boost. See original post by Computerworld

Posted December 31st, 2010 by theStockMasters… in What if Google gets into the online travel space?A American Airlines is done with Orbitz and the fear is that they may pull their flights from Expedia as well.A Online travel agencies such …

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As 2010 draws to a close, I’ve decided to dole out my first Year End Awards to celebrate the best and mock the worst of tech. See original post by Mercury-Register

Canadian Google users have long been frustrated by having to wait until new features are implemented north of the border, and reading about cool online toys they can’t try. See original post by CBC News

Verizon’s first LTE phone may be the HTC Thunderbolt, based on pictures on a web site. See original post by NewsFactor Network

So here we are. Another year almost in the books. And boy, those books are looking good. See original post by Ledger Dispatch

Date: December 31st, 2010 01:18 AM – xQuasar – Days of Destiny – looking for GUI Artists, Devs Graphics Artists!!! Post: So, for the past few months a few others and I have been working on a game called Days …

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Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States for most of 2010. See original post by WNFL-AM Green Bay

Chicago-based Groupon, which offers steep daily discounts online for selected products and services, disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission that it has secured just more than $500 million of a funding round expected to reach slightly …

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Samsung thinks it can go head-to-head with Apple with its Galaxy tablet. Samsung is set to unveil its latest digital media player as the company attempts to compete with Apple ’s touch-screen devices. See original post by NY Daily News

Let’s take it as a given: festooning the Web with terrible content is a real, viable business. See original post by CNN

Date: December 30th, 2010 12:32 PM – PeerlessCreatio – Embedded Beagleboard Programming Post: Hello everyone. I am looking to hire someone to program a Beagleboard -xM for my company. Basically, I need someone to be able to set up the …

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Notice: “Spam” is “maps” spelled backward. The latest trick to getting to the top of Google’s search results? Fake addresses. See original post by The Media Mob

From robot cars to wind farms , Google’s expansive ambitions have taken it into some surprising corners of the tech field. See original post by CNN

Hackers are aiming for users of Google’s Android mobile operating system with a malicious application that harvests personal information and sends it to a remote server. See original post by PC World

Sometimes the most memorable stories of the year aren’t necessarily the biggest ones – instead, they’re the bits of news that completely blindside us. See original post by VentureBeat