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Top IT stories of 2010
A look back at the biggest news in the region's IT industry over the past year
Despite general doom and gloom over the global economic situation, it's been another busy year in the technology industry. 2010 saw the launch of some stand-out new technologies, more acquisitions from the major players, a few top-level management shake-ups, and the cloud hype cycle reaching unparalleled heights.
The year also saw a growing interest in the local start-up scene, more moves to boost regional connectivity, and and the continued tenacious growth of the industry in the Middle East, even in the face of constrained IT budgets.
Here is ITP.net's closer look at the biggest IT stories of the year, both in the Middle East and on the global stage.
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2010 retrospective
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Top IT stories of 2010 - January
Google gets into phones, iPad debuts and Jordan looks to open source
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Top IT stories of 2010 - February
Changes at Zain, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and Oracle acquiring
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Top IT stories of 2010 - March
Big events from Microsoft and Cisco, telecom firsts and the Channel Middle East Awards
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Top IT stories of 2010 - April
Retail ups and downs, storms and volcanoes and farewell to 3Com
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Virgin causes Qatar confusion, Etisalat loses court battle and Arabic domain names go live
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iPhone 4 antennagate, consoles get motion controlled, Middle East mobile users hit 200m
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New cyber threats emerge, telecoms regulators kept busy, India reveals $35 notebook
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Top IT stories of 2010 - August
BlackBerry bans, Mark Hurd out of HP, and the security risk from sticky fingers
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Top IT stories of 2010 - September
Top IT companies swap executives, BlackBerry gets into tablets, more 3D TVs on the market
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Top IT stories of 2010 - October
Gitex 30th Anniversary, cloud computing is everywhere, BlackBerry gets the all clear
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Top IT stories of 2010 - November
Biggest software piracy payout, DemoCamp Dubai shows innovation, Steve Ballmer in Saudi
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Top IT stories of 2010 - December
More competition in the cloud, IPOs aplenty and Intel takes aim at tablet
