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  For Zune, a rocky
  start to new year

  Consumers complain that their music players are rebooting, then freezing up. Microsoft isolates problem, says it should be fixed within 24 hours.

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  Contractless in Seattle

  A programmer thought he was settling into good shape financially when he landed a temporary job with Microsoft. He was wrong.
  • Faces of the recession

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• 5 tech predictions for 2009

  Will Steve Jobs announce his retirement? Will Windows 7 launch? Don Reisinger looks ahead to 2009, and asks you to share your own predictions.

  (Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

• Macintosh at 25: Still the innovation leader

  On January 24, 1984, the Macintosh came into the world, starting a revolution in personal computing. Now, all attention is turned to what Apple will introduce next.

  (Posted in Outside the Lines by Dan Farber)

• Chinese court convicts 11 in software piracy ring

  Microsoft applauds the sentences, saying they are the stiffest ever in this type of Chinese copyright infringement case.
  (From The New York Times)

• China lifts roadblock for 3G phones

  The Chinese government has approved licenses that will permit high-speed mobile phone network services, a move expected to help bring higher-end services.

  (Posted in Wireless by Stephen Shankland)

• Log on to make do-good New Year's resolutions

  Dozens have signed on to make pledges since nonprofit agency Families First launched its new "I am the Solution" site.
  (From Reuters)

• Dell regroups around four customer segments

  Two executives, Mike Cannon and Mark Jarvis, are departing as the computer maker regroups globally around four types of customers.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• A computer revolution through a child's eyes

  A user interface revolution is upon us: my 3-year-old son can use my iPhone thanks more to its accessibility than his smarts.

  (Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)

• Online holiday sales drop 3 percent

  Online retailers record first sales decline in eight years, despite a 15 percent increase on Cyber Monday, the second-biggest day of online shopping ever.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• Report: Apple working on large-screen iPod Touch

  Blog cites three independent sources as saying we can expect a 7- to 9-inch screen in the fall of 2009.

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• Texting and tweeting through Obama's swearing in

  Inauguration planners are turning to Twitter and text messaging to keep things organized when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Gawker Media sells Consumerist blog

  The blog, which is often an outlet for consumer complaints, will become a new division within the publisher of Consumer Reports.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• What's in store at CES 2009

  There won't be a ton of surprises, but look for improved HDTVs, and emerging technologies like wireless standards.

  (Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

• Photos: Apollo 8's mission round the moon

  Seven months before the first astronauts landed on the moon, Apollo 8 made a key round trip into lunar orbit.

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