6. and : In case there was any doubt, China showed that it means business when it comes to cracking down on Internet pornography, ordering Google to cease its foreign Web site search service because its filtering is weak. In related news, Solid Oak Software, which makes Web-filtering software, sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of U.S. and Chinese companies, contending that its code was copied by a Chinese Internet filtering program. Solid Oak demanded that the companies stop distributing the Chinese software.

7. and : Sun has bailed out on its 16-core Rock processor project, which had been a top priority. But an analysis of the project shows it was doomed even before Oracle swooped in to buy Sun, emphasizing its interest in the Solaris OS and Java.

8. : For those who are contemplating using netbooks for business purposes, InfoWorld put together this handy comparison of four popular models, complete with a Test Center scorecard.

9. : Many of the 103 countries whose computer systems were hacked in what has been labeled the "GhostNet" cybercrime operation, which was publicly revealed three months ago, may not yet have been formally notified that they were victims, according to a 53-page report.

10. : Google is testing the use of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Service) with Gmail to make the webmail service more secure. The move comes in response to privacy advocates urging Google to improve Gmail security.