2006 - The most popular news stories

By Alun Williams

Posted on 22 Dec 2006 at 17:10

We present the news stories that drew the greatest traffic across the course of the year, month by month.

They might not have been the most significant or insightful stories, but they were the ones that were the ones that garnered the most clicks, according to the stats ground out and sifted by our hosting company's very own super computer.

January
1. Internet Explorer 7 leaks onto Internet
2. Firefox 2.0 alpha due next month
3. Seagate ships 160GB notebook drive

February
1. Google loses image battle with soft porn publisher
2. Microsoft unveils the Vista versions
3. DoJ hits back at Google over search logs

March
1. Microsoft employees call for Ballmer to go
2. Google Maps goes to Mars
3. Google claims victory over DoJ

April
1. BT spices 8Mbps broadband services
2. Apple gives Windows run of Mac hardware
3. High-definition TV promised for Freeview this summer

May
1. Dell plans to open two retail stores
2. Google complains of 'anti-competitive' MS default on IE7
3. New ransomware threat appears

June
1. NEC turns to laser-power data
2. Microsoft releases public beta of Vista
3. Analysis: Mobile industry pursues Linux platform

July
1. Microsoft bins Vista 'scrap metal'
2. Academics crack Euro GPS satellite
3. Sky unveils broadband service

August
1. ASA rules against Dell TV campaign
2. Microsoft patch numbers hit record high
3. Legal woes block UK online ink cartridge reseller

September
1. AMD outlines its quad-core computing
2. VIA offers 'carbon-free' processor
3. Google makes plea for new PSU standard

October
1. Apple Mac Pro is crowned the fastest 'PC' in the UK
2. VIA offers 'carbon-free' processor
3. Apple patent hints at new OS X 10.5 feature

November
1. Dell refunds Linux users who ditch XP
2. Microsoft revises Windows Vista retail licence
3. PC maker fumes at Vista price hike

December (so far...)
1. Brits to pay 70 per cent more for Office 2007