Wild Predictions for a Wired 2007

Computers will be instant-on, Digg becomes the new Friendster, and virtual adultery ends in real-life murder. Here are our predictions for 2007. By Wired News staff.

Tech Q&A
Q . Eventually, laptop batteries wear out. Is there any decent alternative to just going to the original manufacturer and buying a new one? That seems to be awfully expensive.

This skiing season? The great white away
If the warm weather has you hoping for a winter without snow, you must not be a skier. "This is shaping up to be the worst season ever," said Mary Bortz of the Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pa., where a party to honor Ullr, the mythical Norse god of snow, is planned for tonight.

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