a bit late though for me we are already in 2007
but here goes :
1- orcas beta 1 will be released to beta testers around the globe
2- windows Vienna m1
3- XNA professional edition is released increasing dramatically the number of game developers for XBox360 and windows platforms
4- AMD knocks out Intel with 8 cored based processor
5- mainstream pc is a pc with 4 cores and 4 gb of ram
6-IBM tries to fight with a new emulator for the PS3
7- AMD launches its own gaming platform (like the PS3,XBox360& WII)
8-windows Vienna announced to be x64 only
9- M ram to begin to appear in the PC market
10- Anders Hejlsberg moves to SQL team and try to make T-Sql Object oriented