Best and Worst Tech Products: Tech Picks and Pans 2008 - (BusinessWeek)

It may have been the year of the rat on the Chinese calendar, but most everywhere in the world it was the year of the smartphone with Apple, Research in Motion, and Google feeding the frenzy. BusinessWeek's technology writers and editors report on these and 17 other selections for the 20 best tech products of 2008, as well as five highly anticipated products that failed to meet expectations.

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The Top 10 Products of the Year (eWeek)

eWEEK Labs analysts look back on the products they have reviewed and pick the ones that stand out for their innovation and ability to meet the ever-changing —- and increasingly challenging —- needs of the enterprise.

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tor2web brings anonymous Tor sites to the "regular" web (Ars Technica)

The Tor project is known for allowing people to anonymously surf the Internet, but its hidden services allow website owners to publish content anonymously as well. Now, a new tool called tor2web sets those anonymous websites free by allowing regular Internet users to get to them without using Tor.

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Top 10 IT Stories of 2008 (CIO Insight)

The deluge begins. CIO Insight adds their list of the most monumental events of 2008, all of which should influence the IT industry for years to come, to the end of year pundit frenzy!

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Cool Yule Tools: Holiday gift guide 2008 (Network World)

In their annual Holiday Gift Guide, Network World offers their take on the best gift ideas for that special techie-someone on your shopping list.

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Extra Second to Be Added to 2008 (Discovery News)

With a brutal economic slowdown, 2008 may feel as if it will never end. Now the world's timekeepers are making it even longer by adding a leap second to the last day of the year.

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The five most important IT trends of 2008 (TechRepublic)

While 2008 has been a tumultuous year in business, there have also been a series of developing trends that are quietly transforming the traditional strategies and the standard operating procedures of IT. According to Jasin Hiner, here are the five trends that having the biggest impact.

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LinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts (CIO.com)

Creating a useful LinkedIn profile, and knowing how to interact with your connections on the professional social network, isn't always as straightforward as it seems.

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