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• Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google and Yahoo
  NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.
• SanDisk unveils memory card-based music player
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod.
• Cisco sees acquisitions with focus on video
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers said he expects to make a "stream of acquisitions" with a particular focus on video, as part of an effort to remake the company as a consumer electronics brand.
• Netflix and Vizio to stream films to high-def TVs
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it reached a deal for viewers to watch movies from Netflix on Vizio high definition televisions through Vizio's "Connected HDTV" Platform.
• Is it the end of the desktop PC?
  TAIPEI (Reuters) - The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as its more portable cousin, the laptop, surges ahead with consumers clamoring for light-weight computers in funky designs for use at home, in cafes and on the train to work.
• LG unveils TVs and deals at CES
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, hoping to tide through a global economic downturn and emerge stronger, wants to keep up spending and unveil new products to boost its North American presence.
• U.S. DVD sales drop and rentals flat
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. home entertainment sales fell 5.5 percent to $22.4 billion in 2008 as higher sales of Blu-ray discs helped offset a 9 percent drop in DVD sales and flat rentals, a digital trade group said on Wednesday.
• Intel warns second time on quarter
  NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microchip maker Intel Corp on Wednesday issued its second revenue warning on the fourth quarter, saying demand for personal computers was even worse than it feared and sparking wide concerns about tech companies.
• Toyota to launch OnStar competitor in U.S.
  DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to introduce a onboard communications and navigation system in the U.S. market this year that will compete with General Motors Corp's market-leading OnStar service.
• Toshiba to launch Cell chip-powered TV in 2009
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp will launch an advanced TV powered by its Cell high-performance microchip this year, to better compete with larger rivals like Samsung Electronics Co.