Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #44 for December 22, 2008:* Google gives employees G1 phones instead of cash for their Christmas bonus* The last major VHS retailer abandons the format* Garmin to launch an Android phone in 2009* Windows XP gets four more months to live* Teen file-sharing up 46%* First internet-created feature film to debut next month* Scientists find an undiscovered forest and a several new species thanks to Google Earth.Cool Link of the Day: 60,000 LEGO piece Star Wars diorama with LEDs and FootprintsHost: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray