Tech predictions...

Every year, I do a series of predictions and resolutions for the new year.

Since I may not be online after 1 Dec 2008 [I do not know the internet connectivity arrangement in my home in Indonesia], I'll be rushing through hundreds of blog posts in the next few days...

So let us begin with my tech industry predictions

1. Snow Leopard will come out in the first half of 2009.
2. Windows 7 will come out at the second half of 2009.
3. Intel Core i7 and Atom will cause AMD to drop their efforts in CPUs. Rather, they'll shift to CPU-GPU combos and standalone-GPUs.
4. Apple will release a netbook [or claim to have done so].
5. Canon will release a 1D Mark IV with HD video shooting capabilities. Sony will also have DSLRs with HD video capture capabilities.
6. Twitter will be bought over by a larger company.
7. Facebook will become outdated in 2009.
8. Google stock will NOT go above 500 points in 2009.
9. Nokia will no longer release smartphones with T9 input [e.g.: most of the Nseries phones] after October 2009. It'll either be physical keyboards or touchscreen.
10. 4G will be widely rolled-out in Singapore and Australia. [FYI: 4G does exist in Singapore. Singtel and Qmax has been doing WiMax trials.]
11. Google Android will spread across the globe the same way iPhone did. Android phones in Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia by 2009.
12. Apple Store - 2 more in Australia, 1 in Singapore, 1 in Jakarta, iPhone 3G in Indonesia on Telkomsel / XL.
13. E-ink, OLED displays, and flexible displays are ... still not widely adopted.
14. I will buy a new MacBook in '09.