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One big piece of the silent updates puzzle has just landed in Firefox 15, background updates. Like the name suggests, this enables Firefox to install updates in the background without disturbing the user. This, along with the other silent updates-related features, should make the entire process a lot more hassle-free... |
25 May 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Firefox is becoming faster and faster. The most recent versions have made significant improvements, both in memory usage and in responsiveness. It can get better, obviously, and the team is working on it. But there is something you can do right now that has the potential of significantly speeding up your browser, dep... |
19 May 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Mozilla finally has something to brag about when it comes to Do Not Track and brag it does. Mozilla's privacy lead Alex Fowler praises Twitter for its adoption of the Do Not Track header and is sharing some numbers about adoption, which are quite impressive.
Do Not Track was introduced about a year ago by Mozil... |
18 May 2012
07:52 GMT |
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Mozilla has been working on this for a while, the support team has wanted it for a long time, but Firefox now comes with a "reset" button. The buttons is akin to "reset to factory defaults" in that it resets all settings to their defaults, but it does not delete any user data. This last part is very important and it ... |
17 May 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Mozilla's pioneering Do Not Track initiative, which has since been co-opted into an industry standard, not yet finished, paved the way for a different approach to privacy, one in which users had at least some say and control.
Do Not Track is by no means perfect, but it's a big step forward. One of the big ... |
17 May 2012
11:31 GMT |
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OS4, a custom Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that aims for ease of use and user friendliness and that falls into the line of what is called "simplified computing," is now at version 12.1.1.
OS4 12.1.1 is now available for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms and it includes a large number of security and bug fixes,... |
16 May 2012
10:50 GMT |
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About a week ago, Mozilla was talking about a patch that fixed most of the biggest and most common memory problems related to add-ons. The biggest leaks were fixed, making a huge difference for users, however, the patch also caused other memory leaks for add-ons created with older versions of the Add-on SDK.
At the ... |
16 May 2012
08:14 GMT |
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Mozilla is rather serious about web apps and it's been working on making its own platform a reality. The Mozilla Marketplace will soon go live for users and Mozilla is highlighting one of the potential uses of the app store and the web platform itself, describing how web apps can be "installed" locally, on Windo... |
15 May 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Firefox is getting better all the time, thanks to a new version being released every six weeks. But, even so, the most exciting developments are always happening in the Nightly channel. Currently, Firefox 15 resides there and it's just gotten a very cool new feature, albeit one that still needs a lot of work, in... |
11 May 2012
16:41 GMT |
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A new Firefox is coming out every six weeks. Each new version is better than the last one, but a lot of times, there are only a couple of new features worth talking about and rarely really important ones. That comes with the territory when you decide to launch a new major version every month and a half.
There's... |
11 May 2012
14:21 GMT |
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NoScript extension for Firefox keeps improving by adding security against new exploitation methods. Besides fixing up two issues, build 2.4.1 also integrates protection against two new XSS vulnerabilities.
It can now keep you safe against exploitation of classic MS ASP's coalescing of same-name query parameters... |
11 May 2012
09:58 GMT |
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Windows 8 will arrive with a great flavor of Microsoft’s own browser, Internet Explorer 10, the Redmond-based company has stated a few times before. In fact, there is a strong possibility that this would be the only modern browser that users will be able to take advantage of on specific versions of Windows 8,... |
10 May 2012
10:18 GMT |
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It may seem like deja vu, but Mozilla is complaining that Microsoft is creating an artificial monopoly for its browser in Windows for ARM by not allowing other apps, including other browsers, to use the full capability of the operating system. Mozilla says that this essentially gives IE exclusive reign over Windows ... |
10 May 2012
04:45 GMT |
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Mozilla is actively working on improving memory usage in Firefox and responsiveness. The two issues are separate, but are sometimes caused by the same things and sometimes affect one another. One of the latest memory usage improvements to land in Firefox, Firefox 15 Nightly to be precise, fixes a lot of memory leaks ... |
8 May 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Mozilla has confirmed that it has made the switch to HTTPS Google Search in Firefox. The switch is active in the Aurora channel for now, where Firefox 14 currently resides, but it will make its way up the tiers in the coming weeks.
The idea has been around for years, but it has only become feasible in the last few m... |
8 May 2012
05:11 GMT |
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Tor is designed to keep users anonymous while surfing the net, but it turns out that because of a security bug in Firefox, in certain scenarios it may not be efficient. The vulnerability is related to “websockets bypassing the SOCKS proxy DNS configuration.”
The developers of Tor have released a securit... |
4 May 2012
08:47 GMT |
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Mozilla has spent a year now on bringing Firefox on par with Google Chrome, starting with Firefox 4. There have been plenty of improvements since Firefox 4 and plenty of standout features, but Mozilla's been in catch-up mode for the most part, even if it's not something it wants to admit.
But the big work ... |
2 May 2012
18:21 GMT |
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Firefox isn't exactly suffering in the looks department. The UI is simple and minimalistic but practical. It may not always be pretty, but it works. Mozilla is working on a major revamp though, it's been doing it for months. On the desktop, it's a refresh of the current design, it's certainly bet... |
2 May 2012
05:56 GMT |
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Google Chrome just keeps on growing, well according to some data sources, and it's now getting close to overtaking Internet Explorer to become the most used browser in the world.
StatCounter's latest data shows that Chrome, while slowing down, is only months away from becoming the world's biggest brow... |
1 May 2012
12:51 GMT |
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Firefox 12 is now installed on millions of computers and Firefox 13 Beta and Firefox 14 Aurora are ready for more adventurous users to test. As always, the most interesting release was Firefox 14 if only because it has the newest features and technology. Still, even if Firefox 14 is packed with new stuff, there are ... |
30 April 2012
18:41 GMT |
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New flavors of Firefox for Android are now available for download in the Beta and Aurora channels, namely Firefox 13 and Firefox 14, respectively. There are no impressive changes included in these new releases, apart from a series of bug fixes and minor enhancements, the available changelog for them shows. The ne... |
30 April 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Firefox 3.6 users will be upgraded to Firefox 12, the latest stable release, in early May, whether they like it or not. The ancient Firefox 3.6's end of life was on April 24. No more security updates will be issued, leaving users completely defenseless. There may be millions of Firefox 3.6 users left, Mozilla c... |
30 April 2012
08:35 GMT |
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As has been the norm lately, Firefox 14 Aurora has plenty of new things for web developers. The dev tools are better than ever and Firefox is always adding support for more modern web technologies. One thing that's new in the latest Aurora is support for fullscreen mode on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. It took Mozilla a w... |
28 April 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Firefox 14 is now in the Aurora channel, to be expected since Firefox 12 landed in the stable channel and Firefox 13 was upgraded to beta. There are some interesting features in Firefox 14, nothing revolutionary, but important updates.
SSL Google Search by default
Firefox 14, as anticipated, makes the switch S... |
28 April 2012
08:11 GMT |
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If you’re curious of what’s to come to Firefox, the latest Aurora lays the plans in a straightforward manner, announcing notable new features, such as setting plugins to load only on click.
Search privacy is also among the changes, as in Aurora all the default ways to search rely on Google HTTPS search s... |
28 April 2012
06:13 GMT |
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It's not just user facing features in Firefox 13 Beta, much like Firefox 12 before it, there's plenty going on behind the hood and developers in particular are in for a treat. On the one hand, SPDY is now finally enabled by default in Firefox. On the other, Firefox's dev tools are getting better and be... |
27 April 2012
10:11 GMT |
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With Firefox 12 out of the way, Firefox 13 has been graduated to the Beta channel. Unlike its predecessor, Firefox 13 Beta actually has plenty of things to be excited about. Firefox finally gets a new tab page, albeit a spartan one, and the homepage has gotten some improvements as well.
New tab page
A new tab page ... |
27 April 2012
06:11 GMT |
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Mozilla released the beta build for the upcoming stable version of their web browser. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, and the modifications impact on both functionality and performance.
Firefox 13 beta brings to the table a changed Home Page, which offers quick access to areas such as Bookmarks, History,... |
27 April 2012
04:53 GMT |
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Firefox 12 is out and, as we expected, it's probably the most unassuming release to date. There's really not much to say about it, there are plenty of fixes and updates under the hood, as usual, but users will be hard pressed to notice anything new about the latest release.
Still, Firefox 12 is making its ... |
25 April 2012
07:50 GMT |
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With the release of Firefox 12, Mozilla not only introduced the silent update feature, but also addressed a number of 14 security holes that exposed the web browser’s customers to malicious operations. Seven of the vulnerabilities that affected the previous versions of Firefox were considered to be critical. I... |
25 April 2012
07:05 GMT |
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Firefox 12 has launched for all supported platforms, but the most notable progress is on Windows, where the updating process can be almost completely silent if the user so desires. Put into simple terms, updating is no longer interrupted by Windows’ UAC protection mechanism.
Firefox and UAC will only meet when... |
25 April 2012
04:37 GMT |
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One of Firefox's key strengths has always been the strong add-on ecosystem. The advantage endures even as other players, notably Chrome, have developed a solid ecosystem of their own. But add-ons depend on contributors even more than the browser itself which is why Mozilla is asking add-on users to contribute a... |
24 April 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Firefox 12 is about to make its appearance, but the interesting things are happening further up the stream, in the nightly builds for example. One of the latest changes to Firefox 14, one that is once again inspired by Chrome, is the removal of favicons from the address bar, the AwesomeBar as it's called in Fire... |
24 April 2012
08:54 GMT |
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Firefox 12 is almost here, Mozilla is running it through the final tests for its big release. You can already grab the pre-release builds if you're confident they're free of bugs, but it's better to wait until they're pushed via the official channels.
There's not much to get excited about in... |
23 April 2012
11:53 GMT |
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NoScript, the Firefox extension designed to protect you against malicious scripts, has been released recently, updated to version 2.3.8. The new revision features both fixes and improvements.
One of the most important additions to this build is smart integration with the new browser-native click to play. As such, if... |
20 April 2012
05:25 GMT |
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Firefox may finally be getting a revamped download dialog. Mozilla has been experimenting with a panel-based download manager for close to a year now, but it is now enabled by default in Firefox 14.
It's only available in the Nightly builds, Firefox 14, but it looks like the feature is here to stay, so it shoul... |
19 April 2012
15:41 GMT |
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There's a lot of talk about browser performance and a lot of boasting about which is the fastest and why. But synthetic benchmarks and the latest and greatest JavaScript engine means little when you've got other things slowing down your browser, things you're in control of.
The biggest cause for brows... |
19 April 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a thin Linux operating system that creates a secure end node from trusted media on almost any Intel-based computer (PC or Mac), is now at version 1.3.3. As usual, LPS-Public comes with many updated packages and improvements, among which we can mention: · Mozilla Firefox ... |
17 April 2012
02:02 GMT |
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Firefox is on its way to getting a click-to-play feature for plugins, Flash in particular. A similar option is available in Chrome, though it's not enabled by default. The click-to-play option is now available in the latest Firefox Nightly releases, but has to be enabled first.
As you can expect, it's stil... |
13 April 2012
08:30 GMT |
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The stable version for Firebug 1.9.2 is scheduled for release in a couple of weeks, but until then the developer rolled out the first beta. Besides extending the compatibility with Firefox to version 13 of the browser, it repairs several problems that have already been tested with Firebug 1.10. In Firebug 1.9.2 beta... |
13 April 2012
08:13 GMT |
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Google plans to fill the big chunk of whitespace in the new Google+ with something, but it is not ready to tell us yet. In the meantime, Google+ users are left to their own devices. Luckily, at least a few Google+ users are developers and there are already solutions to the problem. If you're a Google Chrome use... |
12 April 2012
08:23 GMT |
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According to a recent study by New Relic, Internet Explorer 9 is the fastest browser on the planet, at least on Windows. Overall though, Chrome 13 on Mac, is the fastest around.
The surprising results don't end here, the study further showed that Opera Mini, running on BlackBerry, offers performance that most d... |
5 April 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Mozilla has provided an update on the Java blocklist that rolled out a couple of days ago. Mozilla wanted to softblock in Firefox older Java versions that were vulnerable to an attack. This meant that the plugin would be disabled by default, but users had the option to keep it enabled if they wanted. Instead, Mozill... |
5 April 2012
06:21 GMT |
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As scheduled, Mozilla’s released today a new build, the fourth, for the beta version of Firefox 12, which should become stable on April 24.
According to the release plan, there should be two more public builds for this beta. One should pop up on April 13 (that’s also a Friday), when the mainline code fre... |
5 April 2012
05:37 GMT |
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Firefox 14 promises quite a large drop in memory usage, particularly after longer sessions. Mozilla has been working on improving Firefox memory usage for the past several releases. The Memshrink team has been keeping track of progress and provides the "Are we slim yet?" website which illustrates all of the improveme... |
4 April 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Mozilla is showing off the progress on WebRTC support in Firefox. In a demo presented at the IEFT 83 in Paris, Mozilla showed Firefox running a video chat app built entirely with standard web technologies, HTML and JavaScript.
WebRTC, which stands for real-time communications, is an API in the process of being stand... |
3 April 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Mozilla has been working on a Windows 8 Metro UI native browser to ship by the time Microsoft's next operating system lands. Firefox for Metro UI is at the very early stages, but Mozilla is providing some progress.The Metro UI Firefox is based on the Android version of the browser, Fennec, and currently uses the... |
3 April 2012
14:11 GMT |
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There's a rather heated competition between desktop browsers, even if the pace of change is rather slow. Since launch, Google Chrome has been growing, Firefox has been staying put for a couple of years now and Internet Explorer is losing market share. That's the general trend, but things changed in the pas... |
3 April 2012
09:11 GMT |
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Mozilla has announced that it's blocklisting older versions of the Java runtime environment in Firefox. These older versions of the Java plugin contain a vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild. As such, Mozilla deemed it a high enough risk to block all but the most recent versions of Java, wh... |
3 April 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Google Chrome lost market share for the third month in a row, while Internet Explorer saw a small bump in usage, continuing the positive trend of late. Firefox though slipped even further down in March.
The latest numbers from Net Applications tell an increasingly familiar story. Google Chrome, which has been growin... |
2 April 2012
05:44 GMT |
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