Techmeme: Tighter security coming in Firefox 4 (Seth Rosenblatt/CNET News)

3:45 PM ET, July 31, 2010

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Matthew Humphries / Geek.com:

8 future Gmail features/changes revealed with a single image — An image uploaded to the Chromium OS bug tracker shows a pre-release version of Gmail sporting a number of new features and changes to the layout. In total, we've spotted 8 differences compared to the Gmail we all use today.

Discussion: Softpedia News, Google Operating System and Startup Meme

Brad Sams / Neowin.net:

Sluggish iOS 4 performance on the iPhone 3G? We have the fix — After information surfaced yesterday that Apple is investigating sluggish performance on the iPhone 3G when running iOS 4, a Neowin reader posted what could be a quick and easy fix and the best part is, it actually works.

Discussion: The Next Web, Go Rumors, Erictric, Thoughts from the Sidelines and Boy Genius Report, Thanks:interwebsruler

Kim Zetter / Threat Level:

WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File — In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks' recent publishing of 77,000 Afghan War documents, the secret-spilling site has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled “insurance.” — The huge file, posted …

Discussion: PC World, Techie Buzz and Telegraph, more at Mediagazer »

Fred / A VC:

Dave McClure's Investment Thesis — I've been a fan of Dave McClure since I met him some time ago. He has strong opinions, he shares them liberally, spices them up with foul language, and finds himself involved with a lot of interesting entrepreneurs and companies. In a nutshell, he's my kind of investor.

Dave / Master of 500 Hats:
MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE Product/Market Fit, Double-Down AFTER.

Discussion: Redfin Corporate Blog, GigaOM, VentureBeat, 99designs and TechCrunch, Thanks:davemcclure

Rex Hammock / Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com:

Flipboard: The product is great, the hyperbole is grating — Flipboard says 130 publishers have reached out to them — and the response has been “universally positive.” I'm guessing — Conde Nast, publisher of the New Yorker, wasn't among them — as one of Flipboard's “Suggested Sections” (at least when I

Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
Why Flipboard Won't Help Publishing's Smoldering Model

Discussion: NBC Bay Area and Silicon Alley Insider, Thanks:atul

Emily Lambert / Forbes:

High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay — Computer jockeys setting up own shops in bids to make millions. — Pity the programmers toiling away at Wall Street's secretive high-frequency trading shops—places like Goldman Sachs ( GS - news - people ), Citadel and Getco.

Discussion: Salon

Elinor Mills / CNET News:

Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole — Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday for a flaw involving how Windows handles shortcut files, after seeing the hole being used to spread a particularly nasty and fast-spreading virus, the company said Friday.

Discussion: blogs.chron.com, InformationWeek, Ars Technica, TechNet Blogs, Security Watch and Computerworld

Seth Rosenblatt / CNET News:

Tighter security coming in Firefox 4 — LAS VEGAS—A new JavaScript engine, HTML5, tabs on top, and a new add-on framework are not the only improvements that users can expect in Firefox 4. At Black Hat on Wednesday, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans …

Marc Flores / IntoMobile:

Exclusive: Verizon 4G LTE Launching This Year; LTE Roadmap Detailed — Watch out Sprint, Verizon is prepping its 4G network to go live this year with data cards and LTE handsets confirmed for the 2010 and 2011 roadmap to compete against your 4G WiMAX network.

Discussion: Know Your Cell and Thoughts from the Sidelines, Thanks:mdflores

Darren Murph / Engadget:

Samsung's 4-inch Windows Phone 7 handset gets named: Cetus (SGH-i917) — You'd probably assume that Samsung would have a difficult time overshadowing the Galaxy S right now, but all it really takes is a salacious Bluetooth SIG entry that leaves only the most important parts to the imagination.

Discussion: WMPoweruser.com, Pocket-lint, Phone Scoop, Electronista and WMExperts, Thanks:rawmeet

Ryan Tate / Gawker:

Steve Jobs' Secret Porn Experience — Steve Jobs has championed “freedom from porn,” because, he suggests, pornography harms kids. But a technology broadcaster said he spent a porny weekend with Jobs—and Jobs' young family. — Podcasting impresario Leo Laporte embarked …

Cpen / Twitter Blog:

Discovering Who To Follow — With more than a hundred million users on Twitter, there are sure to be at least dozens of accounts out there that will reflect your interests. The trouble is finding all of them. Today we're beginning to roll out a simple, but powerful new feature to help address that — “Suggestions for You”.

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