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Mozilla releases Firefox 4 for Android, Maemo
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo. You can get the new version from the Android Market to test on your Android device or go to Firefox.com/Mobile to get it in on your Nokia Maemo device. The final…
In just five days, Firefox 4 more than doubles IE9's market share
- Net Applications has released Daily Tracking tools to watch how IE9 and Firefox 4 capture market share in the early days after their launch. The data clearly shows that the latter has already quickly pulled ahead of the former.
Firefox 4 sees 7.1 million downloads in first 24 hours
- Firefox 4 was downloaded 7.1 million times in the first 24 hours since its release earlier this week. This is in addition to the more than 3 million users who were already running the Release Candidate that became the final…
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 RC for Android, Maemo
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Release Candidate for Android and Maemo. You can get the new version from the Android Market to test on your Android device or go to Firefox.com/Mobile/Beta to get it in on your Nokia Maemo device.…
Microsoft sends Mozilla another cake for Firefox 4 release
- Microsoft has once again sent a congratulatory cake to Mozilla, this time for the release of Firefox 4. This would be the third cake the software giant has sent; it's become a tradition that is celebrated upon major version releases…
Mozilla releases Firefox 4
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4. The final build comes less than two weeks after Release Candidate 1. The company originally found no major problems in the RC1 build, and decided to release RC1 as the final version, but then changed…
Mozilla schedules Firefox 4.0 for March 22
- Mozilla plans to launch Firefox 4.0 on March 22, 2011. The news comes straight from the horse's mouth: the new release date was posted on the Mozilla Wiki and on mozilla.dev.planning.
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Release Candidate 1
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Release Candidate 1. The new build comes less than two weeks after the Beta 12 release. There's no major changes here: the company is just working on "general stability, performance, and compatibility improvements." For more…
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Beta 12
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 12. The new beta build comes less than three weeks after the Beta 11 release, and as far as we can see this is mainly just a bug fix release. The company says this…
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Beta 11
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 11. The new beta build comes less than two weeks after the Beta 10 release, and as far as we can see this is mainly just a bug fix release. For more information, check…
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0 in 2011
- Mozilla is planning to release four new versions of its open source browser by the end of this year. That means that Firefox 4.0, Firefox 5.0, Firefox 6.0, and Firefox 7.0 are all slated to ship in 2011.
Mozilla releases new Firefox 4 beta for Android, Maemo
- Mozilla has released a new Firefox 4 beta for Android and Maemo. You can get the new version from the Android Market to test on your Android device or go to Firefox.com/Mobile/Beta to get it in on your Nokia Maemo…
Mozilla releases yet another Firefox 4 beta
- Mozilla released the tenth beta version of Firefox 4 Tuesday night. The latest build comes less than two weeks after Firefox 4 Beta 9 hit the web and apparently we could see as many as two more beta releases before…
Mozilla blocks Skype toolbar causing 40,000 Firefox crashes
- The Mozilla team has decided to block the Skype Toolbar due to serious stability and performance issues. Up to and including the current shipping and beta versions of the Skype Toolbar will be added to the Mozilla Firefox Blocklist for…
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Beta 9
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 9. The new beta build comes less than a month after the Beta 8 release, and includes faster start-up time, bookmarking, and smoother complex animations.
Mozilla hopes to release Firefox 4 next month
- Damon Sicore, Senior Director of Platform Engineering at Mozilla, has announced that the company is almost ready to ship Firefox 4. On its mailing list, Mozilla has revealed it has around 160 hard blockers to fix, before proceeding to Release…
Firefox passes Internet Explorer to become first in Europe
- Mozilla's Firefox has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the most popular browser in Europe, according to web analytics firm StatCounter. This is the first time Microsoft's browser has lost its top spot in a major market.
Mozilla releases Firefox 4 Beta 8
- Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 8. The new beta build was originally intended as a quick update for the feature-complete Beta 7 release, but it turns out it's pretty significant as it includes 1415 bugfixes, an improved add-ons manager,…
Microsoft tries to help Firefox with HTML5 video
- Microsoft has updated its Windows Media Player plug-in for Mozilla Firefox so as to enable H.264-encoded video on HTML5 by using built-in capabilities available on Windows 7. The HTML5 Extension for Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in is free to download…
Mozilla patches 11 security flaws in Firefox
- Mozilla has released the latest stable version of Firefox, now at version 3.6.13. The latest version fixes various security bugs, 11 advisories to be exact, and stability issues, 68 bug fixes in all.
Tech Tip: Speed Up Firefox by Loading Tabs On-demand
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Firefox users who are used to having fifteen or more tabs open while surfing the web, or perhaps tend to load up their browser with a bunch of open pages from their last session, will surely know the impact this can have on performance.
Luckily, there are ways heavy tab users can ease the memory-guzzling effect that their browsing habits can have on their systems – and today we’ll specifically mention two: using the BarTab extension or adding a quick about:config tweak.
Mozilla releases seventh Firefox 4 Beta
- Mozilla has announced the release of a new beta build for the long-time coming Firefox 4. Unlike the last couple beta releases which mostly just tweaked a few things here and there, this one actually brings along a couple of…
Mozilla delays Firefox 4 until 2011
- Firefox is slipping in its development schedule; Mozilla says it won't be able to release version 4.0 this year, and will have to delay the final version until early next year. "Completing this work is taking longer than initial estimates…
Firefox extension makes Facebook 'sidejacking' easy
- You might want to think twice before logging into your favorite websites when using an open Wi-Fi network. A new Firefox extension shows just how easy it is to snatch browser cookies sent over insecure connection for sites such as…
Mozilla pays 12-year-old $3,000 for finding critical Firefox flaw
- Mozilla pays a bounty to security researchers who disclose vulnerabilities they find in an appropriate manner. The latest security researcher to get paid is none other than Alex Miller, a 12-year-old boy. Miller found and reported a critical buffer overflow…
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