The year in review: Apple's crest

All eyes were on Apple in Q2 this year. Steve Jobs and company rolled out Apple TV in late March, and the device's teardown that came out in early April topped all stories for that month based on page views. In May, a rumor that Apple will take out a huge order of NAND flash chips from Samsung excited the market as the industry awaited the much-hyped iPhone. In June, the month the iPhone was unveiled, the consumers' mounting excitement was noted in the second most-viewed article for that month.

April
'Teardown' reveals Apple TV's IC suppliers

China fabless firms plot long-term road map

New tech pares down I/O power draw

Huawei completes WiMAX trials in Japan

Nokia-Qualcomm patent war far from over

May
Market buzz: Apple to buy 500 million Samsung NAND flash chips

Rumor: AMD, Micron among firms to go private

LCD TVs squash display rivals in China

Microsoft: DRAM errors cause PC crashes

2010 will be the year for micro fuel cells, says expert

June
Report: TSMC, Hynix in discussion over $1B fab purchase

iPhone hype heats up as launch nears