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Mozilla Shrinks Memory Use in Firefox Add-Ons

Mozilla's MemShrink effort continues to reduce Firefox's memory use. MemShrink recently began focusing on browser add-ons, a common source of Firefox memory leaks, and now, thanks to a patch currently being tested, future versions of Firefox may use up "

Tue, 08 May 2012 15:10:49 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla: Windows 8 a ‘Return to the Digital Dark Ages’

Mozilla calls the restrictions in Microsoft's coming Windows RT "an unwelcome return to the digital dark ages," and suggests that Microsoft may be violating its antitrust agreements by limiting browser choice in its new operating system."

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:08 GMT | Tagged: firefox


New Firefox Design Will Offer Uniform Look Across Desktop and Mobile

Mozilla's designers show off a new unified Firefox that looks and feels like the same web browser no matter where you find it -- phone, tablet or a desktop machine."

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:21:29 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Latest Firefox Beta Turns On the ‘SPDY’

Not only does Firefox 13 have support for the HTTP successor SPDY, it's a bit faster on the draw as well thanks to the new delayed loading for background tabs."

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:29:47 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Firefox 12 Banishes the Endless Firefox Updates [Updated]

Out-of-date browsers are insecure, but constantly applying updates is annoying. The latest version of Firefox solves this dilemma by moving everything to the background where most users won't be bothered by it, making Firefox up-to-date, secure and less "

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:25:42 GMT | Tagged: firefox


HTML5 Offers ‘Scoped’ CSS for Precision Styling

Developer builds of Google's Chrome web browser now support HTML5's 'scoped' attribute for targeting your styles on specific HTML elements. Scoped is a very useful, but potentially hazardous tool for web developers."

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:59:37 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Disable Flash With ‘Click-to-Play’ Option in Latest Firefox Preview

The latest Firefox preview gives users the option to disable Flash by default. Instead you can simply click-to-play whenever you encounter a Flash element you'd like to see. That way Flash only runs when you want it to."

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:43:13 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Internet Explorer Market Share Surges, as IE 9 Wins Hearts and Minds

The browser wars are back and Internet Explorer 9 is gaining converts. For the second time this year IE made large gains, picking up almost one point of market share while Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all lost out."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:45:50 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Firefox for Windows 8 Beginning to Take Shape

Mozilla is making progress on a version of Firefox for the Windows 8 Metro interface, but bigger problems lie ahead. Microsoft's rules for the Metro environment allow for only one browser in Metro mode. By default that's Internet Explorer 10, which leav"

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:32:36 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Aurora Preview Brings Faster ‘SPDY’ Protocol to Firefox

Mozilla has updated the Beta and Aurora Firefox channels for early adopters. Among the improvements are better tools for web developers and support for Google's new, faster HTTP alternative, SPDY."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:15:03 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Firefox to Get a ‘Metro’ Makeover for Windows 8

Microsoft's Windows 8 is still just a preview release, but Mozilla is already working hard to ensure Firefox will be part of the new touch-friendly Metro environment when Windows 8 arrives."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:52:20 GMT | Tagged: firefox


This Firefox Goes to 11

Mozilla has released Firefox 11. The latest version of the popular open source web browser is not safe for drummers, but it does offer web developers some useful new tools and can now sync your add-ons between computers."

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:26:49 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Twitter Catches the ‘SPDY’ Train

Twitter is now serving up pages over Google's improved web protocol, making the site a bit speedier in Chrome and (soon) Firefox. Google is hoping that its SPDY protocol, pronounced "speedy," will one day speed up not just Google and Twitter, but the ent"

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:49:07 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla’s ‘Persona’ Project Wants to Help Manage Your Online Identity

The Persona project is Mozilla's latest effort to move identity management from the web to the browser. The Firefox of the future may not only remember your passwords, but handle the entire login process for you."

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:12:49 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla Experiments With Fancier New Tab Page in Firefox 13

The latest development build of Firefox features a much more useful "new tab" page with links to your most frequently visited websites."

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:44 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla Building Metro Version of Firefox for Windows 8

Mozilla is planning to build a dramatically different version of Firefox for Windows 8, one that will take advantage of the coming touch-friendly “Metro” user interface in Microsoft's next operating system."

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:48:11 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Adobe Builds Flash Sandbox for Firefox

Adobe has partnered with Mozilla to build a more secure version of Flash for Firefox. As with a previous effort for Google's Chrome browser, Adobe wants to make sure that something as simple as watching a movie in Firefox won't mean compromising your P"

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:18:42 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Firefox 10 Arrives With New Dev Tools and Full-Screen API

Mozilla has released Firefox 10, which features new and improved tools for web developers as well as more support for emerging web standards."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:27:25 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla Demos MediaStream Processing, Audio Mixing in Firefox

Mozilla is drafting a proposal for a new web standard called MediaStream Processing that introduces JavaScript APIs for manipulating audio and video streams in real time. The specification is still at an early stage of development, but Mozilla has already"

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:08:29 GMT | Tagged: firefox


The Curious Case of Web Browser Names

Browser makers have tapped everything from The Beach Boys to Godzilla to name their offerings. If you've ever wondered why Safari is named Safari or what Opera has to do with singers, we've got your answers."

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:03:31 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Why Google Continues to Fund Firefox

Google has its own web browser, so why is the company renewing its revenue deal with Mozilla? The answer is simple: Google makes money by putting eyeballs in front of ads and almost a quarter of the web's eyeballs use Firefox."

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:14:02 GMT | Tagged: firefox


An Overview of Firefox’s Coming Developer Tools

Mozilla is planning to add several new web-development tools to Firefox in 2012. Eventually these built-in tools may even be enough to replace the popular Firebug add-on for most developers."

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:51:18 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla Unleashes Faster, Smaller Firefox 9

Firefox 9 sees Mozilla getting back on top of its game with a faster Firefox that uses less memory and continues to push web standards forward. If you switched away from Firefox because earlier releases weren't fast enough Firefox 9 warrants a fresh loo"

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:06:55 GMT | Tagged: firefox


End of an Era? Chrome Surpasses Firefox

Last month Google's Chrome web browser narrowly beat out Mozilla Firefox to take the number two spot worldwide behind the most used browser on the web: Internet Explorer. November also saw Chrome use surge ahead of Firefox for the first time among Wired."

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:11:54 GMT | Tagged: firefox


Mozilla Hatches Plan to Tackle Memory Leaks in Firefox Add-ons

Mozilla has long known that when Firefox feels sluggish it's often the add-ons, not the actual web browser, that's to blame. Now the company has a plan to stop add-ons from slowing Firefox down."

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:01:18 GMT | Tagged: firefox


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