Apple dominates top tech searches for 2014

Apple's iPhones, iPads and upcoming Apple Watch were among the most popular searches of the year made via Yahoo

Yahoo Search has released its list of 2014's most popular searches
Yahoo Search has released its list of 2014's most popular searches

Apple's iPhone 6 was the most searched technology term of 2014 through Yahoo Search, beating rivals Samsung and Nokia.

Apple's products dominated the top 10 tech search terms with a notable five entries, including the iPad mini, iPhone 5c, soon-to-be-released Apple Watch and iPad Air.

The iPhone 6, which was named Gadget of the Year at Thursday's Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2014, pipped Sony's PlayStation 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S5, which were the second and third most searched products respectively.

Microsoft's Xbox One, Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Nokia Lumia 520 also made appearances, in sixth, ninth and 10th place.

The iPhone 6 was also Yahoo Search's third most searched term overall, behind 'World Cup 2014' in first place and Michael Schumacher in second.

Earlier this month it was announced that Yahoo was replacing Google as Mozilla Firefox's default search engine from next month in the US, severing the decade-old partnership between Google and the Mozilla foundation.

The top 10 technology searches:

1. iPhone 6
2. PlayStation 4
3. Samsung Galaxy S5
4. iPad Mini
5. iPhone 5
6. Xbox One
7. Apple Watch
8. iPad Air
9. Kindle Fire
10. Nokia Lumia 520

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The top 10 overall searches:

1. World Cup 2014
2. Michael Schumacher
3. iPhone 6
4. Manchester United
5. Arsenal
6. Celebrity Big Brother/Big Brother
7. Liverpool FC
8. Disney Frozen
9. Flight MH370
10. Duchess of Cambridge