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  Upgrades, combo products, ports and other pet projects are among our favorite predictions.

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  Palm may debut new mobile handsets and devices based on its Nova mobile operating system.

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• HP Adds Aluminum-clad Mini 2140 to Netbook Lineup HP added an Atom-based netbook with an aluminum case to its product line
• AMD Wants to Make Small Laptops Cheaper With Yukon AMD will launch mobile chips on Tuesday that it hopes will make thin laptops cheaper.
• Via's Dual-core Nano Processor on Track for Late 2009 Via is on track to release updated versions of its Nano processor later this year.
• Clearwire Set to Launch Its First WiMax City Clearwire will formally launch its first commercial WiMax network on Tuesday in Portland, Oregon.
• Chinese Government Campaign Targets Internet Porn China's government has launched a campaign to stamp out Internet pornography.
• Microsoft Promotes Muglia to President Microsoft named Bob Muglia, the head of its server and tools division, as a president.
• Researchers Hack Into Intel's VPro Researchers say they've found vulnerabilities in Intel's Trusted Execution Technology.
• Microsoft Layoff Rumors Persist With the market share of Windows and IE slipping, some analysts claim Microsoft may be ready to issue pink slips.
• HDTV and Mobile Gear to Steal CES 2009 Spotlight From multidisplay laptops and HDTVs wired for broadband to Blu-ray players that can deliver Web content, the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has it all.
• IT Execs Are Making Less Recession knocks down overall payments to CIOs -- but not everyone is feeling the pinch.
• Simple Hack Beats Biometrics In the case of tape vs. biometrics, tape wins -- hands down.
• EU Cops Are Free to Snoop Without Warrants Sacre bleu! French and German police can now routinely hack citizens' PCs and browse data -- without a warrant.
• No Clear Sign of Settlement in Oracle-SAP Suit Oracle and SAP don't seem especially close to a settlement, but observers say one would make sense.
• Google Releases Picasa for Mac Beta Google on Monday afternoon released a public beta of its Picasa for Mac desktop software for organizing, editing, and...
• Powerpoint Karaoke -- More Fun Than Pie Charts How to make presentations so bad that they might make others laugh.
• A Kinder, Gentler RIAA? Not So Much The recording industry has fired some of its online spies -- but that doesn't mean they're about to get all warm and cuddly.
• CEA: US Jobs at Risk in Free Trade Debate A CEA report calls on the U.S. government to support free trade.
• Survey: Microsoft Has Strongest Patent Portfolio U.S. technology companies led an annual survey rating the strength of corporate patent portfolios, with Microsoft coming out...
• Canon Rolls out New Camcorders Canon U.S.A. on Monday announced a new line of five high-definition and six standard-definition camcorders. Pricing and...
• Ballmer Should Skip Pep Talk at CES Instead of delivering a rah-rah keynote, here are five meaningful things Steve Ballmer could say at CES.

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  New LG HDTVs Bypass Set-Top Boxes to Stream Netflix Movies So far, so good -- but we want details on speed, quality, and wireless capabilities.
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  New Palm Handset and OS Coming on Thursday? Will Palm debut new mobile handsets and devices based on its Nova mobile operating system this week? The tech world is betting we'll find out Thursday.
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  Microsoft's Official Fix for Failing Zunes Microsoft has posted an official fix for failing 30GB Zunes.
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  Microsoft Says Leap Year Bug Caused Zune Failures Microsoft states that it is working on a fix within 24 hours for today's mass Zune failure.
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  Android App Market Gets Down to Business Google gives its developers the green light for international sales after a brief trial period.