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Dec 29 - 2008 saw technology credited with helping to elect the next U.S. president, smartphones battling for supremacy and further changes to the ways we listen to music.
Dec 10 - An alarm clock fitted with a pin-sized video camera, a GPS-enabled tracking device and recording device doubling as a power adaptor are hot items this winter.
Dec 9 - Electronics giant Sony became the latest firm to restructure in the wake of global recession Tuesday, planning to cut 8,000 jobs as well as investment.
Dec 5 - The U.S. computer graphics firm Nvidia launches the Tesla personal computer in the UK which it says offers the power of a supercomputer at 1/100th the price.
Dec 2 - The world's largest cellphone maker offers a new 'flagship' model with a large touch screen which it hopes will bolster its smartphone offering.
Dec 1 - A new solar-powered light installation called 'The Beacon' on London's Old Street aims to provide illumination on questions of human perception.