Apple iOS

Tech watchers are once again raising the specter of an Apple television, possibly appearing as early as next year. And we're not talking about Apple TV, one of the company's rare duds; this would be a high-def LCD television set running iOS, the hugely popular system that powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Everybody's going to want one.

Though it's currently trading near it 52-week high, some investment pros view the stock as intrinsically inexpensive based on more than a couple of metrics. One measure in particular looks at Google's price-to-revenues ratio and sees plenty of room for the stock to rise.

A broad array of technology news helped define 2010, from the launch of Apple's iPad to the arrival of the app to a supernova of Internet stock gains. Here's a look back at those major stories -- and a glimpse of some highlights you can expect next year.

Google's Android mobile operating system continues to make major inroads in the cell phone market, and will shoot from a mere 3.9% global market share in 2009 to an estimated 17.7% this year, ahead of RIMM and Apple, according to a new report from research firm Gartner.