Firefox maker Mozilla to launch smartphone operating system

Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox web browser, will on Sunday launch its first smartphone operating system and the handsets on which it will run in a bid to shake up the mobile industry. Aimed at the developing...

Firefox 16 Withdrawn as Mozilla Finds Security Flaw

Mozilla has temporarily stopped delivering the latest version of Firefox 16.0, due to a security vulnerability. Version 15.0.1 is considered “up to date” while Mozilla resolves the problem. The vulnerability, which potentially allows an attacker to view a user’s...

Mozilla to launch web browser for cellphones

New Delhi: The world second largest Internet browser Mozilla, is all set to release its Firefox web browser Fennec for mobile phones next year, in order to compete with existing rivals including Opera Mini,...

Firefox Turns 5, But Worked Better When It was 2

It's Firefox's 5th anniversary! I'd be in a more celebratory mood if Firefox was better. C'mon, let's be honest here: it's been a while since Firefox was really all that reliable. It crashes more often than a...

Firefox 4.0 Mockups: Early Screenshots for New Interface

Our beloved Mozilla team has posted the new interface design for Firefox 4.0. While it's just for brainstorming as indicated, it does give us a sneak preview for those of us who are never content with what we have today.The most significant of all is the possibility of a...

"Firefox is Dead"

Now that Internet Explorer 8 is live and Google Chrome chugs along in beta, Kier Thomas over at PC Magazine has declared, "Firefox is already dead." Dunno about that, but page load times could certainly make you...

Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008

" In the past year we've highlighted hundreds of Windows apps aimed at making your life easier, boosting your computer productivity, and powering up your PC. For those of you who weren't able to keep up, here's a...

Firefox's Download Day a failure?

Firefox 3 was released to millions of users and ended up setting a World Record for most downloads in a day. Servers crashed, bloggers blogged, and the Internet Explorer team sent a cake; everyone was happy....

Google Chrome: Crazy-Fast Beta Browser Wows Reviewers

Aside from the odd security flaw, Google's Chrome browser (currently in beta) is getting rave reviews. Over forty (40!) times faster than Internet Explorer 7."I like the idea of Google Chrome, a lot. But, then...

Ubiquity Rocks Tweeter's World

Thanks to a quick Summize search, I've been exposed to the world of Ubiquity. It is currently the number one trending topic on twitter and averages about 4 tweets per second. More people are tweeting about...

Online risk due to browser flaws

This is something that we should give our attention. There are plenty of issues with every browsers so far, infact the Mozilla Firefox gets updated every time with the help of open source community. By this study,...

Mozilla Sets Official Download Record for Firefox 3.0

Just as Mozilla had hoped, planned, delivered, and claimed, the company has officially set a new Guinness world record for single day software downloads with its Firefox 3.0 internet browser, which was downloaded...

Firefox 3 Claims Download World Record

Firefox 3 hit the web hard. Very hard. The Mozilla team is claiming victory in its world-record download bid, with over 8 million downloads in a 24-hour period."The early estimates from the Mozilla organization...

8 Million Downloads of Firefox 3...And Crashing?

Apparently 8 million copies of Firefox 3 were downloaded yesterday, but I guarantee that no more than 7,999,999 are satisfied customers. I was one of those pre-emptively enthusiastic technophiles to nab a copy...

Microsoft IE Team Sends Firefox A Cake [pic]

Mozilla engineers shipped Firefox 3.0 this week to much praise and accolades from bloggers and tech columnists across the Interweb (except for some initial download issues). But Mozilla also got a strange...
 

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