Techmeme: Google barks back at Microsoft over Chrome Frame security (Gregg Keizer/Computerworld)

2:30 PM ET, September 26, 2009

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Google barks back at Microsoft over Chrome Frame security — Defends plug-in, says it makes IE more secure, not less — Computerworld - Google hit back at Microsoft today, defending the security of its new Chrome Frame plug-in and claiming that the software actually makes Internet Explorer (IE) safer and more secure.

Discussion: Download Squad, Robin Good's, Techgeist, Beyond Search, The Huffington Post, Neowin.net, Telegraph and SitePoint

Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:

Browser makers complain about Microsoft's ballot-screen fix — Responding to a European Union questionnaire sent out this summer, Web browser makers have complained about Microsoft's proposed ballot-screen solution to antitrust concerns. — The European Committee for Interoperable Systems …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:

Apple close to unveiling all-new MacBook line — An initiative on the part of Apple to retain and redesign its low-cost polycarbonate MacBook line due to ongoing economic uncertainties is now believed to be closer to fruition than once thought, AppleInsider has been told.

Discussion: I4U News, ChannelWeb, CrunchGear, 9 to 5 Mac, Network World, MacRumors and PC World

Richard Whitt / Google Public Policy Blog:

Response to AT&T's letter to FCC on Google Voice — This afternoon AT&T filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that Google Voice is preventing its users from making outbound calls to certain phone numbers with inflated access charges, and asking the Commission to intervene.

Reuters:
AT&T looks to flip net rules debate on Google

Discussion: AppleInsider, Technology Liberation Front, Gadgetell, Computerworld, MacNN and TechCrunch

Sarah Lacy / TechCrunch:

Pandora: From Near-Death to Profitability in a Year — I've always liked how outspoken Tim Westergren of Pandora is. He's not one of those all-too-common founders who puffs up his chest and gives rationalizations for why everything is great even as user numbers are sliding or a competitor is stealing momentum.

Discussion: VentureBeat, Thanks:thinkmantra

Nathan Eddy / eWeek:

BoinxTV Moves to Apple's Snow Leopard OS — Boinx Software's video production software upgrades to Version 1.4, now operable with Apple's latest operating system—Snow Leopard. — Germany software company Boinx has updated BoinxTV, its live-video production software …

Discussion: Macworld

Graham Cluley / Graham Cluley's blog:

Earn 43 cents every time you infect a Mac — One of the most interesting talks I've attended so far during this year's Virus Bulletin conference was the one by Dmitry Samosseiko about the Russian “Partnerka”. — The Partnerka is the complex network of affiliates who profit from spam and malware.

Discussion: Computerworld, Macsimum News and digg.com

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

Some More Positive Murmurs for Web Ads — More upbeat-but not too ecstatic-chatter about the state of the Internet advertising market this morning from Wall Street: Barclays Capital analyst Douglas Anmuth is raising his estimates for Google (GOOG), citing “improving macro conditions [and] a stronger ad market.”

Discussion: Contentinople, Thanks:atul

Nicko Margolies / PSFK:

‘Best Camera’ iPhone App by Chase Jarvis — Chase Jarvis, a world-renowned commercial photographer, recently launched an iPhone application, book and online photo community to convince everyone that the best camera is the one that's with you and absolutely anyone can snap a remarkable image.

Discussion: L.A. Times Tech Blog, Chase Jarvis Blog, Gadget Lab and Xconomy

PC World:

Freecom to Sell Early USB 3.0 Portable Drive — Freecom on Thursday introduced one of the earliest devices based on the USB 3.0 standard: a portable hard drive that provides faster data-transfer rates compared to drives based on the older USB 2.0 standard. — The Hard Drive XS 3 …

Discussion: I4U News

Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:

Confirmed: Twitter is Saving All Your Tweets, After All — Forest fires in California, the plane landing on the Hudson river, the Mumbai hotel attacks - these historical events and many more have been recorded by everyday people on the ground, using Twitter.

Thanks:mgcreed

Boy Genius Report:

Confirmed: Verizon Wireless will sell the Palm Pre — We've just confirmed this with one of our ninjas: the rumor of Verizon Wireless passing on adding the Palm Pre to its line-up is totally and 100% bogus. We don't have any other information to share at this time but hopefully those analysts stay …

Discussion: all things Palm Pre, E-Commerce Times, I4U News, Phone Arena and Engadget

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