Top 10 articles: Skype's China crisis, and RHEL 6 review

The big story for V3.co.uk readers this week was the ban on Skype's VoIP services in China, followed by our Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 review, and another scrap between Microsoft and Google over zero-day flaw releases.

It's been the annual CES bun fight in Las Vegas this week, and readers were keen to hear about iPad rivals from Asus and X2 Computing, and their likely impact on Apple's sales figures.

Other popular stories concerned missing Hotmail emails, the iPhone alarm malfunction and the BT Race to Infinity winners, along with our review of the HTC Desire Z smartphone.

Skype facing China shutdown
Most VoIP services on the Chinese mainland could be banned by the authorities

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 review
RHEL 6 server version supports up to 4,096 cores and 64TB of memory, but move from Xen to KVM virtualisation could deter some firms

Microsoft and Google clash over zero-day flaw release
Researcher warns vulnerabilities being exploited in China

CES: X2 Computing takes on Apple iPad with 10in itablet
Windows 7 device 'more than just a media player', says manufacturer

Microsoft restores missing Hotmail emails
18,000 accounts affected in load balancing blunder

HTC Desire Z review
Android 2.2 handset remains ahead of its rivals despite some niggles

CES: Asus takes on the iPad with four tablets
Company bets on power over price with Windows- and Android-based devices

Apple iPad rivals face a tough battle for survival
Strong enterprise adoption and 12-month lead will be hard to beat, says Forrester

Alarm malfunction hits iPhone users
Apple customers take to the web in anger after new year glitch

BT announces Race to Infinity winners
Six villages to be upgraded to superfast broadband connections