As the year winds down it's a great time to reflect on the top stories of the past 12 months. This is the third of four installments where we look at the stories that shaped this year. Here are the top stories of Q1, Q2. We're now entering the fall flagship territory. The long and mostly uneventful summer has passed and the world of tech has finally begun picking up again. This is the time when the biggest makers in the world unveil their most important flagships (or joint most important, for companies like Samsung). The first major second-half of the year flagship came out...