1. Motorola Droid review, Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS: finally, a contender?, Droid: Motorola's savior or Google's false profit? and Android 2.0: The iPhone killer at last: We're topping the list with a range of IDG's coverage of the Motorola Droid this week because we know that our readers just cannot get enough smartphone news, especially if that news gives rise to speculation that the iPhone now has serious competition (nevermind that in the U.S. at least our favored BlackBerry still, if barely, rules the market).

2. Google releases Android 2.0 SDK, spills on features, Android 2.0: Your complete primer and Google Maps Navigation: Free and easy: Google released its "substantial" Android 2.0 update, including a cool new maps application (that is available in Motorola's Droid handset).

3. ICANN to allow non-Latin characters in domain names: ICANN finally got with the "worldwide" part of the Web and agreed to allow non-Latin languages in domain names

4. Microsoft confirms Windows 7 install trick is legal, Microsoft trumpets Windows 7 support options, response speed, Unfinished Windows 7 feature turns laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots, Windows 7: Choosing the right version, 32-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 7? and Windows 7 security: 5 things you should know: We knew there would be a lot of residual news related to last week's Windows 7 launch, though our crystal ball was a bit dim on just what that news would be. Now we know and so here it is, along with some handy tips on how to decide which version of the new Microsoft OS to obtain, including some thoughts on 32-bit versus 64-bit, and security considerations.

5. Oracle sheds new light on future of Sun technologies: Oracle continues to, albeit slowly, offer details on its plans for Sun Microsystems technologies that it will acquire when (if?) the European Commission gives its nod to the deal.

6. Gartner joins GAO in raising flu network congestion fears, 4 swine flu scams making the rounds and Harvard Medical School develops swine flu iPhone app: If the swine-flu pandemic leads to a lot of employees telecommuting when they feel well enough to work but not quite well enough to commute network problems could ensue, analyst firm Gartner said, echoing a U.S. Government Accountability Office report that said federal agencies are not prepared in that event. In other IT news related to the novel H1N1 virus, Harvard Medical School has developed an iPhone app that disseminates information about the flu and scammers are taking advantage of the pandemic to try to lure people into schemes.