Week in Microsoft: IE9 beta arrives
Inside Internet Explorer 9: Redmond gets back in the game: After many months of previews, Internet Explorer 9 beta 1 is being released to the Web today. Faster, more secure, more standard, and all-around better than IE8, the new browser is Microsoft's latest attempt to halt IE's market share slide. The new version brings changes from top to bottom: Ars takes a detailed look at what's in store.
Bing passes Yahoo, now a distant second behind Google: Bing has passed Yahoo in terms of market share, according to the latest data from Nielsen.
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Ex-child prostitute sues Village Voice over sex ads
A teenage child trafficking victim has filed a lawsuit against Village Voice Media, for knowingly allowing her pimp to post ads for her "services" on the popular backpage.com. The pimp, Latasha Jewell McFarland, has already pleaded guilty to prostitution charges, but the victim (going by M.A. in the complaint, as she is still a minor) says that Village Voice knew that the photos being posted of her were illegal but "failed to investigate for fear of what it would learn." M.A. says she was 14 when she was found as a runaway by McFarland, who began pimping out M.A. for $100 per sex act (McFarland took half the earnings). In order to advertise M.A.'s services, McFarland took pornographic photos of M.A. and posted them on backpage.com in the personals section for those seeking sex. McFarland pleaded guilty earlier this month to photographing M.A. in pornographic poses, posting child porn on backpage, paying the site for the postings, transporting M.A. for the purpose of pimping her out for sex, and collecting money for M.A.'s sexual services.
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Lawsuit: T-Mobile text blocking is harshing our buzz, man
If you're a text messaging company serving thousands of clients (including Rick Warren's Saddleback Church), having your short code blocked by a wireless carrier is a death knell. But the four-year-old EZ Texting says in a new lawsuit that T-Mobile began blocking all access to its 313131 short code on September 10—all due to an EZ Texting client that provides information about medical marijuana.At some point this year, EZ Texting says that T-Mobile got wind of legalmarijuanadispensary.com, a website which uses EZ Texting to communicate with cell phone users who want information on legal marijuana dispensaries in California. Deeply alarmed at the prospect of client messages not being passed to one of the big mobile operators, EZ Texting had cut off its relationship with the marijuana website on September 9, despite believing that it was "acceptable under all applicable laws and regulations."
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FaceTime-equipped iPad expected no later than first quarter 2011
Suppliers are already gearing up in preparation for the next-generation iPad design, according to a number of display component vendors currently undergoing validation with Apple. DigiTimes says those suppliers believe the updated iPad will ship by the second quarter of 2011, though some rumors have pointed to an earlier launch during the holidays to capitalize on FaceTime compatibility.DigiTimes names TPK Touch Solutions, Wintek, Cando, and Chimei Innolux as suppliers currently working on "ultra-thin" touch panels using reinforced glass. Like the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch before it, this suggests that Apple may be looking to shave some thickness from the iPad. Those hoping for a 7" version, however, may be disappointed to learn that the components said to be in testing are for a 9.7" screen size.
These component suppliers are predicting a first quarter release for the updated iPad, which would be in line with a yearly update cycle (given that the original launched in March). However, a source for AppleInsider suggests that Apple may accelerate the launch of the next-gen device to cash in on the holidays this year in order to get FaceTime-compatible version in the hands of users sooner. The addition of camera hardware and FaceTime compatibility could tempt early adopters to upgrade after less than a year, and could help stave off added competition from  tablets from Samsung, Cisco, and RIM.
FaceTime first launched with the iPhone 4 in June, but Steve Jobs promised that Apple would sell tens of millions of FaceTime-compatible devices by year's end. The company just released an updated iPod touch with a front-facing camera and FaceTime, and the e-mail address contact method used for those devices would work for iPads, as well. To expand the FaceTime standard—which Apple has said would be an open standard that other device makers could implement—the company is also rumored to be building compatibility into iChat for Mac OS X and may make a client app for Windows as well.
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