OK, 2012 wasn't the greatest year for tech, but it wasn't a total bust either. Wade through the glut of comically…

Behind every great innovation, breakthrough technology, or life-changing machine, there are people who worked to…

We learned a lot this year—and we shared a lot of it with you. Here's the complete collection of everything we…

While Google's Zeitgeist gives us a glimpse into the spur-of-the-moment searches we all made this year, Wikipedia's…

Changes in a speaker's audio quality might not be quite as noticeable as a big jump in a screen's pixel density,…

Our best stories from 2012 aren't necessarily tied to the biggest news events or the flashiest gear. You won't find…

It's the end of the year—and that means it's the end of the semester. Before we all go on winter break, it's time to…

2012 has been a big year for science: people sank to record depths, a private company made it into space, NASA…

We've seen some incredible images this year. Aerial shots of Dubai, crystalline ice on the open sea, moments of war,…

2012 was a big year for laptops. Windows 8 came along with its touch-centric worldview, Intel kept plugging away on…

The smartphone market of 2012 has seen some heated competition. The usual contenders all released solid hardware.…

The tablet market went through some huge changes in 2012. Apple finally introduced a (somewhat) more affordable…

This was a banner year for photo gear. We saw some of the most-anticipated camera refreshes in years (a new 5D,…