January: Twitter proves its worth
This was the year in which the social networking site proved to be much more important, with Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry playing a vital role - if not the undisputed one - in organizing things from the Arab Spring to the London uprisings. .
February: Nokia's "downhill" platform
In the battle for the fast-growing and highly competitive market, there is one loser: Nokia. The Finnish company dominated the mobile industry for many years, until in February the data changed with Apple and Android significantly increasing their profits.
March: Broadband - still non-existent
Throughout the year, the issue of the quality and availability of broadband in Britain has been a burning issue.
In March, a report showed that most broadband packages were less than half the speed promised in the ads. As efforts were made for faster connections over the telephone network, the demand for additional network fibers increased.
April: The PlayStation
All kinds of computer data and services reach huge data centers. But in April there was a warning about something that could go wrong.
After a hacker attack that could put all the data at risk, Sony withdrew the PlayStation from the Internet, leaving out 75 million players.
May: The λι 15 computer
How can Britain produce a new generation of computers and build the Google of the future? This question concerned - among others - Google's Eric Schmidt, even the country's prime minister. In May, David Brayben seems to have found a solution by building a ρών 15 computer to inspire school children to use the computer.
June: Another ".com" bubble
At a time when much of the global economy was on a tightrope, tech companies have been able to attract investors. The websites Groupon, LinkedIn and Zynga was among the companies that were listed on the stock exchange and managed to raise high capital.
But in June, their shares LinkedIn and Pandora began to subside after the initial euphoria. At the end of the year, the shares in both companies are at about the same level as in June. The "bubble" has not completely burst, but it seems that investors are concentrating all their interest on technology shares on Facebook in 2012.
July: Spotify moves west
Η Spotify after strong promotion through its cooperation with Facebook, has more than 2,5 million paying customers. But the music industry still has doubts about the site, as well as other similar Internet services, as artists seem unhappy with the little money they earn with each play on Spotify and record labels continue to raise copyright management issues.
August: Mapped mobile phones in Britain
Not only sound technology but his alertness and dedication too are most required. Mobile phone coverage has become a major issue as most of us depend on smartphones.
Over the summer - more than 44.000 people - helped build a 3G map of Britain, which included large parts of the UK provinces.
September: Google socializes
The Google remains one of the largest technology companies of the last decade, but its efforts to expand through a large social network are moving at a slow pace.
The Google+ was the last attempt - an open challenge on Facebook. Initially it received rave reviews, but lately there has been very little information about how much interest it has managed to attract from the general public.
October: Steve Jobs 1955-2001
His death Steve Jobs was undoubtedly the event that attracted the most interest this year. It was an opportunity to appreciate the life of a man whose determination to lead the company, the industry and the whole world to think in his own way had both positive and some negative consequences.
November: Shoreditch V Silicon Valley
A year after announcing a plan to turn East London into a "hi-tech neighborhood" to compete with Silicon Valley, the prime minister celebrated the achievements so far at Shoreditch.
Shoreditch is gradually becoming one of Europe's largest technology cities.
December: DIY broadband
And as we approach the end of 2011, a group of people have decided that when it comes to broadband, it's time to start doing something substantial.
Last week, the B4RN project began, mainly in Lancashire, Cumbria and North Yorkshire, which are working together to build fast broadband fibers.
Source: Everyday