Mozilla Outage During Record Firefox Download Bid

Mozilla is going for a world record on its inital release of Firefox 3, but their fans are a bit too keen: Downloading the new browser vesion was like getting Stones tickets, and Mozilla's beleagured servers had...

Why Flock is Better than Firefox

"You've probably been hearing a lot about the new release of Firefox 3.However, I would like to tell you about the story that isn't being told. It's a web browser known as Flock and it's changing the way we use...

World Download Day - Firefox 3 !

Today, june 17th 2008, it's Worl Download Day. Firefox made a real internet hype of the introduction of the free Firefox 3 browser. So far almost one and a hal million people signed the pledge to download...

Mozilla Sets June 17th Release Date for Firefox 3

Sorry, Firefox 2.0.0.1.4 just crashed while I was trying to post this. Let me try again and see if I can get this news published. Set your web calendars kids, the long overdue FF 3 is coming next Tuesday, June...

Firefox Logo Spied In Deep Space

"One of these is a photograph taken by the Hubble space telescope on December 17, 2002, featuring the variable star V838 Monocerotis. The other is the same photograph overlaid with a familiar logo. Can you tell which is which?"

Mozilla CEO: Apple's Safari-To-Windows Distribution Scheme Is Wrong

Making software updates, and making them available is a good thing. Although Apple's approach is a bit different in this sector. They not only make updates to gain more security and fix / improve features, they...

What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

"one of FF 3's key improvements is its better management of PC resources, something that should've been fixed in a previous version.""We do like the lower memory and CPU overheads though -- IE 8 was less resource-intensive than Firefox in our tests, so new computer users or...

Computers In the Free World: Alternatives To Big Company Software

Here are some alternatives to dishing out big bucks for software you thought you definitely needed, and an alternative to throwing away your so-called "out-dated" computer. Saves you money, saves the...

Mozilla Milestone: 1/2 Billion Users Rock the 'Fox

Firefox, that open-source wünderbrowser, has surpassed 500,000,000 downloads according to CNet. This is exponential growth, as September of last year saw the 400 millionth download. The wily browser's features...

The First 7" CouldBook to Launch at Walmart & ZaReason on February 15th

This black mini laptop or UMPC will be available from February 15th at Walmart and ZaReason online stores. The price will be only $399. Everex CloudBook is an Eee PC type laptop with 7" display and comes with the price of $400- slightly more expensive than Eee PC 4GB. However...

Fix Firefox's memory problems, says Mozilla director

November 12, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Mozilla Corp. must address Firefox's memory problems if it's serious about entering the mobile browser market, a member of the company's board of directors said over the...

Mozilla Unveils Plans For A New Web Browser For Mobile Phones

"After a couple of experiences dipping a toe into the mobile market, Mozilla said it plans to get serious about developing a mobile browser. Mozilla has recently hired two new developers to help work on the project and plans to release Mobile Firefox some time in the next...

A Comparison Chart of MS Office Alternatives

Cnet.com reviews the "indie office suites" and provides a handy feature-by-feature comparison chart. I've been using NeoOffice, Google docs, and Zoho. While they are not a perfect mesh with MSOffice when you need to share something with someone who only uses Office and...

TEN FIREFOX ADDONS TO MAKE YOU MORE PRODUCTIVE

"This extension will make you more productive while performing searches on sites like Google, MSN, Yahoo, A9, Answers.com, AllTheWeb, Dogpile, and del.icio.us. Sure there are all kinds of separate extensions that...

Firefox Working to Fix Memory Leaks

I, for one, will be very happy if the manage to sort this out.  Lets hope gone are the days of restarting firefox twice a day (which in my case also means restarting my irc client, interrupting conversations, which probably serves me right for using the chatzilla...
 

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