2010 was a year of many thing from Apple’s iPad to WikiLeaks. To Commemorate the end of 2010 I thought I’d give you a list of the top stories of 2010.
- Age of the Solar System needs to be recalculated.
- MSNBC purchased BreakingNews.com which has flourished.
- The Google Nexus One was released in January followed by the Nexus S in December.
- Netflix became a huge competitor in the streaming video space.
- The Google Versus China standoff.
- Haiti was hit by a 7.0 Earthquake that devastated the Nation, but donations were plentiful.
- HTML5 became mainstream with YouTube.
- Jammie Thomas’ RIAA Case continued.
- WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks and more WikiLeaks.
- The Apple iPad and the re-invigoration of the Tablet market.
- Facebook has grown and re-designed a couple of times.
- E-Readers, iBooks, and others make a splash with joined the party.
- Three Tesla Engineers died in a plane crash.
- ACTA, the Document that started WikiLeaks, is leaked.
- Microsoft’s Comeback with Windows 7.
- Scientists officially declare that an Asteroid wiped out the Dinosaurs .
- The US Army dropped bayonets from their training.
- The First Poisonous bird was discovered.
- Food Chain Subway begins selling breakfast.
- The Battle for High Fructose Corn Syrup’s acceptance and how it is not the same as regular sugar.
- The Search for the Origins of the Universe finally get underway with the Large Hadron Collider.
- The numerous Mines that had issues, missing persons, explosions across the entire world.
- Spying with Webcams and the lawsuit that followed.
- The ‘I Lost my Phone in a Bar’ debacle.
- HP’s rescue of Palm.
- The Gulf Oil Spill disaster.
- The Revival of Mac Gaming through Steam.
- Social Networking explodes with Twitter, Facebook, and FourSquare.
- Apple’s iPhone and subsequent Antennagate.
- Google unleashes Chrome OS.
- The Proliferation of ’4G’ Wireless.
- Larry King, CNN Commentator, retires after 25 years.
- NSA spying on US Citizens was uncovered.
- The 2010 World Cup and it’s final game.
- The Answer to the ‘Chicken vs. Egg’ debate was solved.
- Driverless Cars were demonstrated to go across a continent.
- The End of a Photography era.
- Country Stars, Brooks & Dunn retired.
- HDCP was cracked permanently.
- 3D Movies began showing in earnest, with at home options.
- The Failing of the Pirate Party to enter Swedish Parliament.
- Microsft’s Windows Phone 7 is released.
- It was found that the Bubonic plague caused the Black Death.
- iOS 4.2′s unification of the iOS devices.
- Postulation arose that all life on Earth was from an Alien Race.
- The Beatles were finally available for download.
- Microsoft’s ‘Project Natal’ renamed Kinect was launched to huge success.
- Hornets were found to be solar powered.
- We found out that e-mail is protected by the Fourth-Amendment of the US Constitution.
- The US has repealed the ‘Don’t ask Don’t Tell’ policy for the Military.
Among the top stories are also some notable deaths, this is not a completely list of course, but it’s just a sampling
Notable Deaths:
Look for our regular stories again tomorrow. If an important story has been missed from the year, please leave it in the comments.
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