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Firefox Tabs - the Evolution

Tabs have without a doubt revolutionized website navigation. Long gone are the times of one webpage per browser instance, but this does not mean that the tab concept fails to leave room for additional improvement. Such an evolution scenario is explored by Aza Raskin, head of user experience at Mozilla Labs, looking t...

26 August 2008
18:01 GMT

New Image Search Engine Can Discover Copyright Infringements

Idée has just launched the open beta version of its latest product, an image search engine that promises to revolutionize the market. TinEye is now available to all those who want to see whether their images uploaded on different websites have been used illegally, or who just want to check if their work was useful to...

19 August 2008
03:26 GMT

New Firefox Extension Gives Different Face to Google Services

Globex Designs, a Canadian company, has released a Firefox extension that completely changes the design of Google services using a lot of visual enhancements. It's called Google Redesigned and, at the moment, it supports Google Mail and Google Calendar. The extension uses local CSS files and remotely hosted imag...

11 August 2008
10:04 GMT

Mozilla Introduces Firefox Snowl

Snowl is designed to extend the functionality of Firefox beyond the default tasks associated with the process of navigating web content. In fact, this is the premise of Snowl, that the open source browser is capable of dealing with content in addition to what it was originally designed for. Snowl, a project from Mozi...

7 August 2008
12:43 GMT

Forget Firefox 3.1, 4.0 - Mozilla Explores the Future of Firefox

Mozilla is looking well past Firefox 3.1 and 4.0, the next versions of its open source browser, and is not doing it alone, as it is inviting the community to explore the future of Firefox with no holding back from bold, radical and even crazy ideas. In this regard, Chris Beard, Vice President and General Manager of M...

6 August 2008
10:04 GMT

Mozilla: Firefox Is Superior to IE, Opera and Safari

As far as Mozilla is concerned, the open source Firefox browser is superior to what rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Opera have to offer. Security is one of the aspects of software which can be quantified only by considering a variety of factors from the volume of attacks and the malware environment, to the number an...

8 July 2008
12:17 GMT

Mac-Switchers Confused by Installation Prompts

Ever thought installing a simple program (such as Mozilla Firefox) on the Mac can be more confusing than it is on Windows? Neither did I, but that's because we don't see it the way a Windows user does, especially if it's the first time they're installing a piece of software on the Apple machine.Th...

26 June 2008
09:36 GMT

Firefox 3 Vulnerabilities Could Affect Over 14 Million Computers

Since the new release of popular web browser Mozilla Firefox 3.0, over 14 million downloads have been registered by the counter posted on the Spread Firefox website. But just in a few hours (about five) after the Mozilla Firefox 3.0 was made available to the public, security flaws have been reported. TippingPoint, a...

20 June 2008
12:24 GMT

Firefox 3 Plug-in for Mac Adds In-Browser PDF Viewer

Everyone can agree on that Firefox 3 is off the charts, as far as coolness goes. There's even a new addition for Mac, a plug-in, which allows PDF-viewing right from within the browser. You can also save the PDF, if you wish, but the ability to view it in the web browser saves precious time, especially if you nee...

19 June 2008
04:56 GMT

First Look at Firefox 3.0 for Linux

If you were waiting for Firefox 3.0, be glad, as the wait is now over! The final release is available for download, and you probably want to help Mozilla set that world record, so start downloading!Before doing this, you will have to pledge that you will download Firefox today. This way, Mozilla will keep track of al...

17 June 2008
10:25 GMT

Mozilla Firefox 3 Released for Mac

Although Mozilla says it's "not quite ready yet", the final version of your favorite web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3 is here! Our eagle-eyed folks nabbed it the instant it was available. So, let the download party for the Guinness world record begin!"We're just as excited as you are for our upcoming release,...

17 June 2008
04:09 GMT

Firefox About:Blank Vulnerability Could Expose You to Hackers

Firefox is incredibly popular nowadays, some people saying that it's even more popular than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the default browser integrated into the Windows operating system. However, being extremely popular doesn't necessarily mean that you're also 100 percent safe as it has been pr...

28 May 2008
04:17 GMT

What Freezes the System: Firefox or ext3?

A few days ago, the first Release Candidate for Firefox 3 was launched but some problems still remained unfixed, like the one that caused the browser (and sometimes the entire system) to freeze. Some persons blamed Firefox for the freeze, while others the ext3 filesystem and sqlite. The problem seems to be related to...

22 May 2008
06:19 GMT

ZoneAlarm Developer Debuts XP/Vista Browser Protection

Because being safe while browsing the Internet is vital for all of us, security companies around the world bring out more and more applications supposed to help us. Check Point Software, the developer of the famous ZoneAlarm suite, rolled out a few days ago ZoneAlarm ForceField, a new "virtualized browser security so...

22 May 2008
06:12 GMT

Mozilla Launches Thunderbird 3, Download Inside

Mozilla has just launched Thunderbird 3.0 Alpha 1, the first 3.0 release of the email client that is said to come with lots of new features and updates. Thunderbird has always been one of the most popular email clients on the market and, just like its famous brother Firefox, it now reaches the 3.0 version. As I'...

16 May 2008
04:59 GMT

Firefox Really Proud of Its "Awesome" Address Bar

Along with the latest beta of Firefox 3, Mozilla has introduced a brand new address bar that represents more than a simple browser function because it is able to provide many other features besides allowing you to enter an URL and load the website. First of all, the address bar provides as-you-type suggestions depend...

15 May 2008
05:11 GMT

Opera Launches Dragonfly - Firefox Firebug Rival

Opera, a pretty popular web-browser which has often been described as the second alternative for Internet Explorer, after Mozilla Firefox, has brought a new function which helps the application target developers. Until now, Opera was quite weak when it came to developer tools and users turned to other solutions such ...

9 May 2008
04:51 GMT

Virus Found in Firefox 2 Plug-in

The language pack supposed to be installed in Firefox 2 by consumers who want to use the Mozilla browser in Vietnamese got compromised by a Trojan horse, Window Snyder, the Mozilla security chief warned yesterday. What's worse is that the plugin was posted straight on the Mozilla Add-on page from where users dow...

8 May 2008
03:03 GMT

XP SP3 RTM Is Slaughtering Firefox with IE6

The pseudo-release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, because Microsoft's game of now you see it, now you don't, cannot be called otherwise, has managed to produce some rather interesting side-effects. In this context, one of the collateral victims of the introduction of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 is not Windows Vist...

5 May 2008
09:41 GMT

Facebook's Recommended Browsers: Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox

Phishing scams and Facebook are two of the most popular web-related things these days although they have pretty different meanings and purposes. Phishing scams are extremely dangerous attacks, usually launched via email addresses, which attempt to steal users' private information through a fake website which loo...

24 April 2008
03:17 GMT

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 Not as Secure as You May Expect

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 quickly caught the attention of the Internet users and, even if it's currently just in beta stages, it is also installed on millions of computers around the world. However, its continuously growing vulnerability doesn't necessarily mean that it's 100 percent secure, a fact al...

23 April 2008
05:22 GMT

15 Years Separate Mosaic and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

On March 5 2008, at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft permitted the first public tasting of Internet Explorer 8. Designed as the successor of Internet Explorer 7, IE8 debuted into beta at the end of the past month with a build aimed at web content developers and designers. Microsoft is currently building ...

22 April 2008
09:41 GMT

Unsafe Browsers to Be Banned By PayPal, Safari Among the Favorites

Browser vulnerabilities are among the main causes of web attacks because they allow hackers and malicious people to take over the control over a certain computer or just insert a dangerous code to harm the data stored on the system. Because of that, the PayPal may take the decision to ban browsers dubbed as unsafe an...

18 April 2008
06:26 GMT

Bad, Bad Browser Plug-ins - IE, Firefox, Opera

As far as bad browser plug-ins are concerned, Symantec revealed that Internet Explorer's ActiveX is the worst. When it comes to Internet Explorer, Opera or Firefox, the browsers as standalone applications do offer end users a range of functionality and features, but at the same time their capabilities can be ext...

10 April 2008
13:01 GMT

Browser Wars: Internet Explorer vs. Firefox. vs. Safari vs. Opera

Judging strictly by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities Mozilla Firefox was the most insecure browser in 2007, according to Symantec. Firefox had a total of 122 security holes, more than any other rival browser. Symantec credited the efforts poured into securing Internet Explorer 7 for IE managing to be situated unde...

10 April 2008
07:29 GMT

Firefox + Firebug Incompatible with the New Yahoo Mail

Several reports regarding an incompatibility between the Firefox browser plus the Firebug plugin and the new Yahoo Mail are apparently true as the Yahoo employees are now advising people to update Firebug to the latest version. In case the term Firebug doesn't ring any bells to you, the application is a Firefox ...

3 April 2008
03:07 GMT

A Free File Manager Directly into Your Web Browser

Files can be easily organized by using a file manager integrated as default into your own operating system, or by installing an appropriate software that will help you to perform various actions on your files, such as browsing, editing and more. When you are dealing with HTML pages or PHP code for example, is useful...

2 April 2008
10:59 GMT

Worldwide: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer

Even though the browser market is a multifaceted arena, the fact of the matter is that there are but two dominant players. Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox have pretty much split the vast majority of browser users between them, with IE grabbing the lion's share and Firefox a distant ...

11 March 2008
12:47 GMT

Is Internet Explorer Safer Than Firefox, Opera and Safari?

The face-off for dominance on the browser market is essentially a four-horse race between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Now, the truth of the matter is that Internet Explorer has long become the preferred browser worldwide, starting with the moment it was bundled with Windows and offered for free in o...

3 March 2008
13:10 GMT

Netscape Offline

Old school Internet users cannot but sigh when reminiscing about the good times they had using the now-AOL-owned Netscape. As of the first of March, the legendary Netscape Navigator browser is no longer receiving any kind of support, and its faithful users have been once again asked to consider Firefox and Flock for ...

3 March 2008
09:10 GMT

Mozilla Messaging, Out and About

The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday that it opened Mozilla Messaging to develop its free, open source Thunderbird email software. Thunderbird was put on hold back in autumn, but now they're taking it on again and the foundation sees a bright future ahead of it.David Ascher, Mozilla Messaging's CEO, s...

20 February 2008
13:06 GMT

Firefox Users Less Likely to Fall for Porn Scams

A while ago there was a supposedly "viral" advertising campaign against Microsoft's Internet Explorer series, created by Mozilla, that claimed to have better and more tech savvy users for its Firefox browser than the competition. Dissed at the time for the way it was presented, there is still some truth to that,...

1 February 2008
19:51 GMT

Firefox: 600 Million Add-on Downloads - and Internet Explorer?

At the end of 2007, the now Mozilla Chief Executive Officer, John Lilly, estimated the install base of Firefox at approximately 125 million users. At that time, Lilly revealed that with Firefox 2.0, launched at the same time as Internet Explorer 7, the open source browser had virtually doubled its market share. And t...

31 January 2008
12:06 GMT

Firefox Is Slaughtering Internet Explorer

Stuck at a negligible share of the browser market, Opera has filed a formal complaint with the European Union Antitrust Commission pointing to the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows, as the reason for what it referred to as a lack of consumer choice. But Firefox seems to have no problems growing from under In...

30 January 2008
13:02 GMT

Firefox Rises Big Time in Europe

The browser war is somewhat the opposite to the search engines war: it too features a favorite and an underdog, but unlike Google and Yahoo, the startup switch has not yet been made. It's where things are headed, definitely, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is slowly backing up from the ever rising Firefox tha...

29 January 2008
06:20 GMT

A Better Docs Experience Altogether

With the growing popularity of Google Docs, the dev team needs to make haste with their efforts to attract and, more important, maybe, keep the visitors and turn them into users. The "all on the Internet" is enough only for the first part mentioned above, so they've got a lot of work laid ahead of them.Partnerin...

28 January 2008
07:11 GMT

Firefox and Internet Explorer Browser Smackdown

The face-off between the most prominent browsers on the market is not only a question of audience and uptake, but also one of security. As browsers are often a preferred attack vector, developers aim to bulletproof the product as much as possible. As far as the browser market is concerned, Internet Explorer, Firefox,...

18 January 2008
12:46 GMT

Linux, Firefox, TV Recording and Possibly ISO Loader on the PS3

The PS3 is once again put to the test by homebrewers, who have come up with the PS3 Megabox Homebrew project, which practically implements every improvement that Sony could ever dream of, with their firmware updates. Keep in mind that this neat package won't even require a Linux installation, since you can run ...

18 January 2008
09:56 GMT

Get Your Firefox Discounts Here!

There are many who have tried to take advantage of a particular well known brand in order to advertise their company's services or products, but that usually ended with a trial and a lot of penalties. At least in the past 20 or so years that's the way it went.The new model of advertising that an Australian ...

9 January 2008
04:42 GMT

Deploying Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 is currently the most used browser worldwide, according to statistics made available by Net Applications. Released over a year ago for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, the browser has grown as of December 2007 to a market share of 40.61%. With the end of 2007 also comes the dethroning of In...

7 January 2008
09:18 GMT

Firefox under Attack, No Solution Available yet!

We all know it, Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers ever designed. Moreover, some people say the Mozilla browser is the most secure application in its category, having safer features that Internet Explorer, the program built by the Redmond software giant, Microsoft. However, a new vulnerability has been d...

4 January 2008
05:43 GMT

Internet Explorer Kills Netscape, but Firefox Survives

Microsoft's Internet Explorer has killed the Netscape browser. Netscape is a brand virtually synonymous with the World Wide Web going mainstream, but as of February 2007, the browser will be entirely buried. Tom Drapeau, the lead developer for Netscape.com, announced at the end of December 2007 that AOL, the par...

3 January 2008
03:01 GMT

Top Security Software of 2007

2007 has been a busy year when it comes to computer security, with all kinds of threats aiming to be deployed on people's computers. Trojan horses, malware, viruses, spam and hack attacks, they have all joined their forces to break into our systems. Because of that, security companies from all over the world str...

29 December 2007
07:26 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 a Disappointment as Big as Windows Vista?

Is Internet Explorer 7 matching Windows Vista in the level of disappointment delivered to end users? Well, such an answer lies ultimately within you. But at the same time, IE7 has not been submitted to the same barrage of fire that Vista had to face throughout 2007. Still, users are failing to take a shine to the lat...

28 December 2007
11:20 GMT

Firefox 3 and the Story of the Perfect Security

Browsing the web without a security solution is something like hunting wolves without a gun, and I'm not just saying it, because you all know that the Internet is full of infected websites and dangerous files, which could easily harm your computer in a matter of minutes. That's why security tools are always...

11 December 2007
10:34 GMT

Baidu Catches Fox. Firefox

Baidu is surprisingly the leading search engine in China, instead of Google, who is still falling in and out of love with the Chinese Government because it is not allowed to display any search results that might be offensive to the Party. And there's more to that story, but this is not the main issue at hand.Ge...

7 December 2007
08:47 GMT

Mozilla: Microsoft Should Be Embarrassed for Claiming that IE is Safer than Firefox

In the latest episode of Internet Explorer vs. Firefox face-off, Microsoft went gunning after Mozilla and aimed at demystifying the open source browser's security aura. Jeff Jones, Strategy Director in the Microsoft Security Technology Unit, published a whitepaper, comparing the number of vulnerabilities that h...

4 December 2007
08:56 GMT

Firefox Over the 125 Million Users Milestone - Doubles in a Single Year

While Microsoft published the latest data on the adoption of Internet Explorer 7, claiming an excess of 300 million users worldwide, Mozilla has some numbers of its own about Firefox. Mozilla COO, John Lilly, made public the statistics on the open source browser, claiming a market share of over 125 million users. Lil...

3 December 2007
11:49 GMT

Microsoft Claims Firefox is Nothing Compared to Internet Explorer

Microsoft claims that Firefox is nothing compared to Internet Explorer. The Redmond company's proprietary browser, as well as Mozilla's open source competitor, are in a constant race for audience. In the browser world, the success of a product is measured ultimately in terms of market share. And in this res...

3 December 2007
07:15 GMT

New Version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 Available for Download

Is Microsoft starting to sweat with Mozilla's Firefox breathing down its neck? It sure looks like it. At the beginning of October, the Redmond company stripped the browser from the Windows genuine Advantage mechanism. At one year following the browser's release for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003, XP...

30 November 2007
05:50 GMT




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