CNN: The 10 biggest tech 'fails' of 2010

In 2010, we saw social networking skyrocket in popularity. We embraced a new category of tablet computer. And we rushed to new gaming systems that let us play video games without a controller.

But in the technology world, not all valleys are made of silicon. While the highs were high for the tech winners this year, the low points were equally low.

Even tech titans such as Apple and Google had some rough moments in 2010. And some ambitious ideas that must have made sense behind closed doors just didn't translate well to the real world.

So here are our top "tech fails" of the year: the missteps, misdeeds and mistakes that remind us that no one -- not even Steve Jobs -- is perfect.

1. iPhone 4 'Antennagate'

2. 3-D TV

3. Microsoft Kin

4. Nexus One

5. Facebook privacy

6. Google Buzz

7. Gawker media sites hacked

8. Content farms

9. Digg relaunch

10. iTunes Ping