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The Firefox Marketplace Gets Makeover, as Firefox OS Looms Closer

20th of May 2013 13:21 GMT

The Firefox Marketplace is going to be Mozilla's app store. It's already Mozilla's app store, but it won't be all that useful or used until Firefox OS comes out. That's not necessarily a bad thing; it means Mozilla has time to work on it. In fact, the Marketplace has gotten a redesign, a co...

One Billion Devices Support WebRTC as of Firefox 22

20th of May 2013 08:50 GMT

WebRTC still has a long way to go, but in some sense it's already a winner. According to Google, it's now supported by over one billion endpoints. What this means is there are one billion browsers or devices in use that can handle WebRTC communication. The milestone was reached when Mozilla pushed Firefox ...

What’s New in Firefox 23.0 for Mac OS X – Alpha 2 Available for Download

20th of May 2013 03:03 GMT

OS X users eagerly awaiting the next major release of Firefox will be glad to learn that Mozilla has carried out some nifty work in the latest alpha build specifically targeting Macs. It’s going to be a long time before Mozilla pushes out Firefox 23.0 Final for Mac, but the earliest test builds are already beg...

Firefox 23 Aurora Drops "Blink," Removes Dangerous Preferences

18th of May 2013 17:11 GMT

Firefox 23 has made it to the Aurora channel and, while it may not be rich on new features, there are a couple of interesting additions and changes. For one, Mozilla is continuing with the mixed content blocking experiment, the feature is now turned on by default. The idea is to prevent pages served via encrypted co...

Firefox Backs Down on Blocking Ad Cookies, for Now

18th of May 2013 08:01 GMT

Mozilla is backing down on its decision to block third-party cookies by default in Firefox. Initially, the feature was supposed to be part of Firefox 22. But now that it's in the beta channel, third-party cookie blocking has been disabled by default. Apple has been doing this for years with Safari, and Mozilla ...