Five companies we heard a lot about in 2009, and some predictions of what we might expect from them over the next 365 days.

PC shipment problems plaguing Dell before Christmas appear to be stretching into the new year.

The Facebook account of Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, falls prey to social-networking scam artists.

Lucid Imagination, an open-source start-up, hopes to rival the likes of Microsoft and Google in the market for corporate search technology.

In beta-testing now, Rank'em lets you vote on favorite songs by your favorite artists, then shows aggregate ratings.