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As Apple gears up to release its most anticipated tablet yet, Android competitors are getting ready to rival the iPad 3, with Google plotting the latest aspiring iPad-killer.

Investors didn’t get rich owning generalized technology stocks but they fared well with some of the traditional winners with good management and proven technology.

Google+, Google’s challenge to Facebook, is adding 625,000 daily users and already may have as many as 62 million signed up, unofficial statistician Paul Allen claimed.

The year 2011 was one in which smartphones and tablets achieved a status of necessity, instead of being style statement which they used to be in the past, thanks to Apple and Google.

The markets rewarded Apple and Google Tuesday after reports that activations of new iOS and Android devices surged over the weekend that included Christmas.

Internet search engine giant Google might launch its very own tablet with Android 4.1 within the next six months, Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said recently in an interview with an Italian media.

The mystery of the Namibian space ball has been solved before the end of 2011, but the answer, sadly, does not lie in UFOs and alien life. Instead, the extraterrestrial object is almost certainly a hydrazine bladder tank... a mystery solved not by NASA, but by a commenter on Gawker. Details and photos here.

As Congress debates the Stop Online Piracy Act and Go Daddy suffers for its early support, many Americans still don't know exactly what SOPA bill is or how it would affect their day-to-day lives. Here, read a complete and easy-to-grasp guide of the controversial bill and why it's so dangerous, from why it's supported to the threat of censorship it poses.

NORAD teamed up with Google Earth once again in 2011, tracking Father Christmas' progress around the world as volunteers fielded 100,000 calls. As NORAD reports a record holiday, find out how the Santa Tracker got started, and check out 2011's best Google Earth videos tracking Santa's progress, from the Great Wall and Taj Mahal to Hilo, Hawaii.

Santa Claus tracking has gone digital for 2011, with many smartphone applications and online tools like a live video feed on Google Earth through Norad to track ole St. Nick on his journey from the North Pole.

Santa's high-tech sleigh developed significant problems, according to the Claus, when interviewed at the Killarney Rose, in the Wall Street area late tonight. NORAD is covering for him, pretending he's on track, while the elves frantically try to reboot the new system.

Santa Claus is currently in Azerbaijan and his next stop is in Armenia. Soon he will be in the United States to deliver tons of gift to well-behaved boys and girls. Four tips and tricks to track him and watch videos of where he has been.

Sometimes, New York feels like its own country. Even as the rest of the U.S. struggles in the face of a down housing market, the New York of 2011 saw skyscrapers charge ever upwards, with pricing inevitably following. It is truly the global city, with developers, buyers and architects from around the world gathering to shape the future. Here are five of the biggest developments of 2011.

According to the Google Earth and NORAD Santa Tracker 2011, Santa got underway on his journey around the world early on Christmas Eve. By 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, NORAD had Santa at Canberra, Australia, heading for Hobart Tasmania before making his way tonight to the United States.

This year saw Android smartphones grow by leaps and bounds and Google Inc. release the latest version of its Operating System - Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich - in the latter half of the year.

Google has kicked off the holidays with its new festive Google Doodle complete with flashing lights and a rendition of Jingle Bells.

U.S. companies Facebook, Google and Yahoo, and other internet firms, have been ordered by two Indian courts to remove material considered religiously offensive, the latest skirmish in a growing battle over website content in the world's largest democracy.

Google started the practice of wishing its customers on important occasions with a variety of doodles in 1998. In 1999, the search engine began its pre-Christmas doodle series called 'Winter Holidays.'

How to celebrate the holidays Google style with let it snow, Christmas and Hanukkah trimmings and other fun Easter eggs.

It is celebration time and Google's is here wishing Happy holidays to all with its new doodle.Google is wishing all its users happy Christmas and holidays from past ten years, each year with a new doodle.

Tablet computers make great gifts, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Asus Eee Pad Tranformer Prime are two of the best. Both have been out for over six months now, so they can be found for around $400. Not a bad price for a 10-inch device. Both have front and rear-facing cameras, good resolution and run the Android system.

Mozilla Firefox has earned about $900 million in a deal with Google. The agreement will ensure that Google remains the default search engine in the Mozilla Firefox web browser for three years.

Google decided to jump into the holiday spirit this year with an online option to either call Santa Claus or to send a call from Santa. Children can call Santa and leave a message on Kris Kringle's answering machine at 1-855-34-SANTA. The website is easy to use and can be found at sendacallfromsanta.com.

YouTube is jumping on the Let it Snow sleigh, adding an Easter Egg that causes snowflakes to stream across the screen when web browsers type Let it Snow into the search bar on the site's homepage.

Amazon released software update 6.2.1 Wednesday for the Kindle Fire following a number of complaints about the device. We took a closer look at three major improvements to the Kindle Fire from Amazon's software update. We also can tell you how to install the new update.

There was a time when wearable computer seemed like a fairy tale, but now it is all set to become a reality in the near future.

For those who couldn't quite make it to Stonehenge to watch the sun rise on Thursday's winter solstice, a new app could offer some consolation by offering a virtual tour around the mysterious stones.

Yahoo Inc is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on

The Kindle Fire is one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, but many users have voiced complaints over problems with Amazon's new tablet. We decided to take a closer look at the Kindle Fire to determine whether or not the tablet is worth your money this holiday season. What are the pros and cons of the Amazon Kindle Fire?