We also saw a fair share of disruptions, controversies and security disasters with the likes of Apple, Google, Uber, Sony and the NSA – among others – as protagonists. Elsewhere, Microsoft got a new CEO, Bitcoin’s value dropped sharply but kept gaining traction as an accepted currency, and more importantly, the battle over net neutrality is heating up in anticipation to the FCC’s new rules in 2015. Read on as we do a brief recount of the most relevant stories of 2014, divided into eleven major categories. We hope you enjoyed our daily dispatch of technology news and analysis as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing it to you. Keep coming back for more in 2015! Tech Culture Hardware Software The Web CPU/Graphics Gaming Mobile Apple Google Microsoft IT Security