From tales of Google’s biggest flops to looks at gadgets you probably can’t afford, these were the stories our readers loved this year.

Microsoft states that it is working on a fix within 24 hours for today’s mass Zune failure.

The last 12 months have been very good for Apple, perhaps some of the most significant in the company’s history. From the…

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I don’t know about you, but I’m about ready to file 2008 under “L” for “Let Us Never Speak of This Again,” before padlocking…

Zune users report that the 30GB players are inexplicably dying; Microsoft urges “patience.”

Maybe it’s the leap second or simply fatigue, but some Zunes are freezing up as 2008 ends.

A bigger screen would enhance video-watching, Web-surfing, and gaming, and perhaps serve as Apple’s netbook.

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring…

An Xbox 360 with free wireless? Save yourself up to $100? Read on, true believer.