Best technology stories of the year

Here is another top 10 list. Last week, PC World published IDG News Service's top technology stories for 2008 (not in order of importance). It includes some big mergers (and attempts), important news from the industry, and some new and innovative technology products brought to market this year. Other interesting picks for the top stories of the year are the use of technology during the elections and the impacts of the recession on corporate IT budgets and the tech industry overall. I am sure you have read and heard a lot about these news over the past year, but you can visit the link above for a quick recap.

- Recession Pulls the Plug on Tech
- HP Gobbles up EDS
- Microsoft Chases Yahoo
- Open Office XML Scores Controversial Victory
- Android and the Opening of the Mobile World
- Format Wars Revisited: Blu-Ray Beats HD DVD
- McColo, King of Spam, Falls and the Fight Goes On
- XP is Dead, Long Live XP
- Politics 2.0: Obama Taps Tech to Clinch Victory
- The End of an Era: Gates Retires