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Mozilla launches BrowserQuest to showcase HTML5, WebSockets
- Mozilla has launched a browser-based MMO game designed to showcase the capabilities and the future of HTML5 gaming. BrowserQuest is a retro-style adventure game designed by Little Workshop that’s been injected with a dose of multiplayer goodness and is being…
Firefox mobile may include H.264 support as Mozilla rethinks opposition
- In an effort to maintain an unencumbered experience for users, the Mozilla Foundation is reconsidering its stance against supporting H.264 video. If the organization decides to relax its policy for using only open standards, we can expect to see H.264…
Mozilla outlines 2012 Firefox plans, seamless updates, new UI and more
- In a post at Mozilla's "Hacks" blog, technical evangelist Robert Nyman has reiterated the foundation's plans for Firefox in 2012. In addition to silent updates in Firefox 13 -- and this shouldn't come as a surprise -- we can expect…
Mozilla Firefox 11 stable available for download now
- Mozilla has pushed out version 11 of its Firefox browser complete with the usual security patches, as well as a few new features, such as add-on sync and two new developer tools. The company was able to meet its six-week…
Mozilla's Boot 2 Gecko mobile OS hands-on
- Mozilla has been talking about its Boot 2 Gecko mobile operating system for some time, but it hasn't shown it off in public until recently at Mobile World Congress 2012. The Boot 2 Gecko OS is entirely open source and…
Mozilla developing Metro-specific Firefox for Windows 8
- The Mozilla Foundation has revealed that a Metro-specific version of Firefox for Windows 8 is currently in the works and a proof of concept should be ready by Q2 this year. The browser will be based on the open source…
Adobe prepping sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, beta available now
- Adobe is working on a new Flash Player sandbox for Firefox that will essentially work in “Protected Mode” in an effort to protect users against exploits. The design of the sandbox is similar to what the company used with Adobe…
Mozilla releases Firefox 10 stable version
- Mozilla has released Firefox 10 as a fully stable version available for download today. The latest iteration of the open source browser brings a number of minor changes that are mostly behind the scenes, since the big UI tweaks are…
IE market share slips, Facebook pulls support for IE7
- While Microsoft was quick to announce Internet Explorer 9 gained significant ground in usurping IE8 on Windows 7, the latest numbers from Net Applications and StatCounter write a richer story than the company was willing to tell.
Two Firefox add-ons already bypass SOPA's domain censorship
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As resistance grows against the Stop Online Piracy Act, some activists are getting creative. If passed, the legislation would allow US Internet service providers to block access to offending domain names at the behest of Hollywood -- that's the gist of it, anyway...
Mozilla renews Google agreement for default search in Firefox
- Mozilla has just announced it is renewing its search partnership with Google for another three years, putting to rest concerns that the non-profit organization could lose its primary source of revenue.
Firefox 9 released, touts 20-30% more JavaScript performance
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The latest stable build of Firefox -- version 9, for those not up to speed with Mozilla's rapid-fire release schedule -- is readily awaiting your download (Windows | Mac | Linux). The update comes just over a month after the release of Firefox 8 and the first beta of Firefox 9...
Opera 11.60 released with a slew of improvements
- The world's most underappreciated browser has reached a new milestone today, unloading the final version of 11.60. Codenamed "Tunny" (another name for the tuna fish), the latest revision brings a handful of new features along with various security and stability…
Chrome overtakes Firefox market share for the first time
- StatCounter and Net Applications have just released their latest report on global web browser usage and, at least according to the former, Google's three-year-old Chrome browser has already surpassed Firefox in terms of usage. Net Applications still has Firefox ahead…
Mozilla Thunderbird 8.0, Lightning 1.0 released
- The Mozilla Foundation has officially released Thunderbird 8.0 and Lightning 1.0, their full-featured email and calendar clients, respectively. Mozilla added Thunderbird to their rapid release schedule awhile back, so users will continue to get frequent, periodic updates.
Firefox 8 now available, ahead of official release
- Mozilla's Firefox continues to follow its rapid release cycle with its fourth major release since Firefox 4.0 debuted last March. Firefox 8.0 is slated for release tomorrow (Nov 8th), but as usual the final build of the browser has been…
Chrome on track to overtake Firefox by year's end
- Google’s Chrome is on track to surpass Mozilla’s Firefox as the second most popular browser globally by the end of the year. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer holds a solid lead among all other competitors, according to data from free website analytics…
Mozilla releases Firefox 7.0, improves memory usage
- Mozilla has released the final build of Firefox 7.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux today. The latest stable release is said to correct an issue that has plagued the browser over the past several iterations, resulting in a faster and…
Mozilla proposes slower Firefox release schedule for enterprise users
- Mozilla has proposed a new release schedule for Firefox based on concerns from enterprise users. The new Extended Support Release (ESR) is designed to allow organizations more time to certify and test new releases of the browser, as outlined on…
Firefox 7 beta now available, final build due next month
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A beta version of Mozilla’s Firefox 7 is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Despite releasing version 6 of the popular browser earlier this week, it’s the next iteration that many expect to solve persistent memory leak issues...
Firefox 6 quietly released ahead of official launch
- While Firefox 6 is slated for an official release on Tuesday Mozilla has already thrown up the installation files on its FTP server for those who want to get their hands on the final code early. The next version of…
Mozilla promises big memory savings with Firefox 7
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Despite being ranked as the second most popular web browser, Mozilla’s Firefox has a storied past largely due to unresolved memory leaks. As with its predecessors, Firefox 7 will implement various memory leak issues, according to Mozilla developer Nicholas Nethercote...
Mozilla announces Boot to Gecko mobile OS project
- Mozilla has announced plans to take the Gecko engine that drives Firefox and build a complete, stand-alone operating system that emphasizes standards-based Web technologies. Dubbed Boot to Gecko, or B2G, the project is still in the early stages of planning…
Firefox 7 enters Aurora channel, improves memory usage
- Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 7 into the Aurora Channel. According to the release notes, the latest developer preview is "focused on delivering performance enhancements and optimizing memory utilization", addressing a problem that long-time users of the open…
Mozilla's pdf.js version 0.2: sample PDF now renders in HTML5, JavaScript
- Mozilla's pdf.js project has reached its first milestone: a "pixel-perfect rendering" of a sample PDF (a paper on Mozilla's Tracemonkey JavaScript engine). Well, perfect in one specific browser and OS combination.
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