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Download Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 for Mac OS X

Mozilla has released a new version of its popular, cross-platform web browser, Mozilla Firefox. The fourth beta of Firefox 3.6 for Mac OS X includes changes to how the developer allows third party software to integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes, and more. Read on for the full scoop.“This is a bet...

26 November 2009
06:44 GMT

Chrome Usage Sees Healthy Growth in October

The browser market is continuing the trend set in recent months with all major browsers moving in the same direction as before. Internet Explorer saw another big loss, dropping to about a 65-percent market share, Firefox got a very small bump and Google Chrome saw a decent amount of growth considering its size, going...

3 November 2009
06:36 GMT

Mozilla Ban of Microsoft Plug-In Sparks Controversy

Firefox's automatic disabling of an extension and plug-in developed by Microsoft has led to a heated debate regarding the ethical aspects of the decision. ClickOnce-dependent users cried foul as they could not add a manual exception and Mozilla promised to provide a more granular blocklist override mechanism.Las...

19 October 2009
06:27 GMT

Mozilla Blacklists Microsoft's Vulnerable Firefox Plug-in

Microsoft's recent Patch Tuesday addressed a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) hosting process. Mozilla acted to protect its users by adding the Windows Presentation Foundation plug-in for Firefox to its blocklist, along with the .NET Framework Assistant exte...

17 October 2009
06:44 GMT

Half of Firefox Users Had a Vulnerable Flash Version Installed

Mozilla has analyzed the traffic on its new page that instructs Firefox users to upgrade their Adobe Flash Player plug-in and announced that around half of them were running an insecure version. It was also revealed that an estimated 30% of those users chose to hit the update link. On September 4, a few days before ...

17 September 2009
04:50 GMT

Mozilla Patches Recently Disclosed SSL Vulnerabilities

Three SSL implementation vulnerabilities, some of which were publicly disclosed during the Black Hat security conference, have been addressed in the new Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 and 3.0.13 versions. Patches for Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, which are also vulnerable, will be released at a later date. The Black Hat Briefin...

4 August 2009
05:00 GMT

Download Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 for Mac OS X

Mozilla has released a new version of its popular web browser, Firefox. The release notes for Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 reveal that developers have been able to address several security issues, as well as to improve the stability of the software. By digging deeper into the release notes, we see that Mozilla has also patc...

17 July 2009
08:24 GMT

Critical Remote Code Execution Bug Affects Firefox

A zero-day proof-of-concept exploit for a critical vulnerability in the latest Mozilla Firefox version has been recently released. The flaw allows attackers to execute malicious code on users' computers by tricking them into visiting a maliciously crafted page. According to Mozilla's Security Team, the bug...

15 July 2009
05:12 GMT

Mobile Firefox Aka Fennec Could Be Ready by Next Week

It seems that the very popular Mozilla Firefox browser is finally getting closer to the moment when we'll be able to see its face on our Windows Mobile devices too. The latest news on the Web points towards the fact that the development team is preparing to release the Mozilla Firefox Mobile, which is also known...

27 January 2009
10:22 GMT

Firefox 3.1.Beta 2 (Mac) Detailed – Release Notes

Mozilla has officially announced its fourth development milestone and the second Beta release of Firefox 3.1, the upcoming version of the Firefox web browser for Macintosh, Windows, and Linux. While Mac users get pretty much everything else found on other platforms, one bug still clings onto PPC processors, the relea...

9 December 2008
02:53 GMT

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 (Mac) Now Available – Download Here

Today, Mozilla has released the second Beta for Firefox 3.1, Mac version. The changelog for the latest release is currently unavailable. Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 was an imminent release this time around, one indication being the President of Mozilla Europe running Firefox 3.1 Pre-Beta 2 right before our eyes during an inte...

8 December 2008
09:48 GMT

Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 Mac Version Now Available for Download

The first Beta for Mozilla's Firefox 3.1 has been released to the public. Beta 1 adds one of the coolest features ever to hit the popular web-browser – a new tab-switching shortcut, bringing an enhanced Mac-feeling to the browsing experience.First of all, everyone should note that Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is a p...

15 October 2008
05:47 GMT

Mozilla Firefox AKA Fennec Shows Its Face

It’s been a while now that people have been talking about how Mozilla is going to release its mobile browser in 2010 – and it seems that, for most, this is seen as a really long waiting. After all, Mozilla is the first choice when it comes to PC Internet browsing, together with Opera. These days, les...

13 October 2008
04:21 GMT

Mozilla Firefox Going Mobile

For some time now, alongside Opera and even Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox has been one of the favorite Internet browsers used on most PCs. Unfortunately, until now, only Internet Explorer and Opera could be used on mobile phones, while Firefox remained available for PCs alone. So here is the good news for all Fi...

22 September 2008
08:56 GMT

Mozilla Pushes for New Security Metrics

The Mozilla team is not pleased with the manner in which browser security is assessed by the industry and wants to make a few changes. The new security metrics system should look past the simple bug, update and patch count and more accurately reflect the level of protection offered by the browser. Several factors mu...

8 July 2008
08:49 GMT

Firefox and Opera Fix Vulnerabilities

Although the world's attention is focused on Firefox 3, the Mozilla team has not forgotten about the Internet users out there who still have the 2.0 version installed on their systems. At the beginning of July Mozilla's Firefox 2.0.015 was launched addressing a dozen security issues (literally). It seems th...

4 July 2008
06:05 GMT

Flock 2.0B Shows the Miracles of the Latest Firefox 3 Technology

Social web browsing is a common practice nowadays. Due to the increasing popularity of the social networking concept, various extensions for the common used web browsers have been developed to help users connect and share information easier; even new "social" web browsers have been created.Providing a unique browsin...

17 June 2008
11:30 GMT

Firefox RC3 Released to Fix 10.5.3 Bug

Mozilla.org has been prompted to roll out a new release candidate of its web browser. Firefox 3.0 RC3, issued yesterday, offers a single bug fix for Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard users. Also yesterday, Mozilla announced its plans to release the final version of Firefox 3.0 on Tuesday, June 17."After more than 34 months of ...

12 June 2008
05:13 GMT


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