6. : Yahoo will sell its HotJobs Web site to Monster Worldwide, which offers job-hunting services as well as job listings, for $225 million. The sale reflects a strategy by Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to focus on growing Yahoo, which has been losing share to Google and Microsoft in Internet search, and exit peripheral businesses. The realignment also includes a deal that outsources Yahoo's Web search functions to Microsoft while Yahoo handles premium search advertising sales for the companies.

7. : Google's efforts to create a digital library face another challenge after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a filing against the revised settlement in a copyright lawsuit between Google and authors and publishers. The DOJ said the revised agreement didn't address any of the government's concerns from the original settlement. The revised agreement grants rights that violate fundamental copyright principle and may give Google "anticompetitive advantages," the DOJ said. While a U.S. District Court judge will ultimately rule on the revised settlement, the DOJ's filing could mean that the government will challenge the settlement's legality if the court approves the measure.

8. : Russia is perceived as a cybercrime hotspot, but Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of Moscow-based antivirus software company Kaspersky Lab, notes that "malware doesn't have a passport." Internet crime originates from China, Latin America and the U.S. as well as Moscow. Kaspersky discussed this topic as well as the challenges of starting a technology company in Russia in an interview with IDG News Service.

9. : The iPad may have a rival from the company that championed the netbook. Asustek Computer looks to release an e-reader and tablet PC in the second half of 2010. While the company didn't offer details about its new hardware, company CEO Jerry Shen said Asustek will seek content partners once its tablet PC goes to market.

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