Exclusive: The headlines you won't see next year

Here we predict the stories that won't - or really shouldn't - appear on the pages of silicon.com over the course of the coming 12 months.

1. Gates ends charity, spends all on women and fast cars

2. Chinese government wipes out all piracy

3. ID cards an expensive mistake, admits government

4. Ballmer heckled: 'Speak up we can't hear you'

5. 'Sold out' Comdex makes a comeback

6. Online ad revenues take a tumble

7. Wall Street expects quiet year in tech M&A

8. Don't fear RFID, says privacy group

9. Airlines: 'Mobile calls don't interfere with planes'

10. Online poker: 'This bubble won't burst' say analysts