5 o'clock roundup: Everyone's talking tablet, Verizon moving on Palm Pre and more

Here’s the latest action:

India says no to sex on the net – In response to changes in India’s Information Technology Act of 2000, big internet companies like Yahoo, Microsoft and Flickr have introduced content filters to prevent Indian citizens from accessing sexual material on the web.

Hewlett-Packard inspires tablet rumors too — A trademark filing from HP has surfaced detailing a mobile, handheld computing device called the Zeen. Some say it’s a tablet, others a smartphone. Gizmodo has more.

Appsaurus stomps other app recommenders – A new startup called Appsaurus has launched, providing an iPhone application that is said to do a much better job recommending other iPhone applications than Apple’s built in “Genius” service. It is now available in the App Store for $1.

Blio makes e-readers even more bookish — Slated to launch at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, Blio is an e-reader service that renders content to look just like real books. Devised by futurist Ray Kurzweil, the platform will work on the iPhone, PCs, and forthcoming tablets, and will debut with a million books already in its catalogue.

Tim Cook makes bank babysitting Apple — Apparently the chief operating officer was granted $12.3 million in company stock for leading the company during Steve Jobs’ health hiatus this year. He also got a raise of $100,000, making his total take for the year $14 million.

Outside launches beautiful weather app – iPhone app developer Outside has debuted its new weather application for the iPhone created by Robocat. It combines weather forecasts with push notifications and beautiful graphics for a user experience superior to the iPhone’s built-in weather app.

Climate Bill already doomed in 2010? — Several articles have been published around the web predicting that no climate bill legislation will pass next year. But Treehugger says they’re being alarmist — though maybe for good reason.

Palm Pre in the cards for Verizon earlier than expected — Based on a wi-fi certificate that surfaced today, rumors are swirling that Verizon may be selling the Palm Pre much earlier than expected. Engadget has the details.

Stealing solar, not such a novel concept — Apparently solar panels are easily and often stolen. About 400 have been lifted from Napa County, Calif. alone — each one costing an average of $1,000 — amounting to a sizable chunk of change. Earth2Tech has the full story.

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