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Handsets based on Google's Android mobile operating system accounted for 32.9% of worldwide smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter, compared with Symbian's 30.6% market share, according to a new report from market researcher Canalys. Apple's iOS was a distant third, with 16%.

A lot of music fans this year asked for Taylor Swift (pictured) but got Susan Boyle, while some Inception fans probably got Blind Side-ed. Otherwise, people pretty much got what they wanted in 2010, according to an Amazon poll released on Dec. 30.

As is often the case, hard data often lays media spin to waste. The current list of best selling cars for 2009 is a prime example of this. Current consumer purchasing trends in motor vehicles make clear that the green movement media is lying to you about what people really want to buy and drive....