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Is it just us, or did 2010 seem like an abnormally long year? Of course, it was no longer than any other year in history. But, from a tech perspective, at least, this year saw more seismic changes and game-altering developments than any other in recent memory. From Android to Zuckerberg, 'FarmVille' to Foursquare, iPad to iPhone 4, 2010 certainly wasn't short on memorable moments. Here are 15 ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Foursquare (whose relative anonymity may soon end) is reportedly engaged in discussions with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft about implementing a real-time, Twitter-esque service that would generate trending "venues" in search results. [From: The Telegraph] Microsoft is silently and unceremoniously dispatching its enormous Kin ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Last month, Forbes estimated that Microsoft's Xbox Live marketplace earns the company $1 billion a year, and that has now been echoed by Bloomberg. The $1 billion is thanks to the 12.5 million members who drop $50 on annual subscription fees, just so they can pay still more for various virtual goods like costumes and character ...

Only a few days ago, we reported that Microsoft killed off its Kin cell phone line. Now, the death knell has rung for yet another mobile device favored by teens. According to Phone Scoop, T-Mobile announced that it will no longer sell versions of the Sidekick as of July 2nd. The company will provide support for customers who bought a Sidekick during its six-year run, but you won't find the flip ...

The shuttering of a gadget can sometimes be saddening (like the poor, ill-fated Gamecube), but, usually, the death knell for a dastardly device is warranted. And, in the case of the poorly thought-out, virtually useless Kin, it couldn't have come any sooner. Engadget reports that, due to sagging sales of the Kin 1 and Kin 2, the Microsoft tween-friendly phone won't be launched in Europe, and the ...

Less than a month ago, Microsoft unveiled the Kin One and Kin Two, a pair of social networking-oriented phones that, like their spiritual predecessor the Sidekick, exist in a strange middle ground between proper smartphone and simple feature phone. Now, days before launch, several outlets have had a chance to put the devices through their paces, and the reviews are, at best, mixed. The cell ...

Share Microsoft has been forced by the moral authority of Consumer Reports to censor an ad for its new line of Kin social-networking phones. The ad for Microsoft's Kin features a house party concert invaded by attractive hipsters who play with bubble bath foam, wear animal masks and spend more time photographing and talking about their experiences than actually experiencing anything. The ad ...

While we're impatiently awaiting the arrival of true Windows Phone 7 devices, Microsoft has launched a pair of holdover handsets. The Kin One and Kin Two were officially unveiled today and look to offer a similar experience to Windows Phone 7, but stripped down and with a heavy focus on social networking. The Software The new Kin devices are based on the same OS core as Windows Phone 7, but ...