Posts Tagged ‘Firefox’

Like Chrome, Firefox has a somewhat hidden configuration area that enables users to adjust certain features of the browser. It this feature that you will have to access when you stumble across Firefox tuning tips that have been posted for years across the web. Do they work and if so, what effect do they have. We took the regular and modified Firefox out for a spin.

Mozilla today released Firefox 3.6.12 and 3.5.15 as important security updates that patch a nasty zero-day vulnerability.

Mozilla has confirmed a critical zero-day exploit affecting Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 and advised users to disable JavaScript until a fix is available.

Chrome’s nifty feature makes its way to Mozilla’s Firefox.

Mozilla says the JavaScript performance of Firefox has now officially surpassed both the Webkit developer build as well as Chrome.

Opera today released the first, slightly chromified preview of Opera 11. Chrome 8 is marching toward its release date in about 4-5 weeks and Firefox 3.6 got a substantial security update.

As Microsoft, Google and Apple evolve their Internet platforms, it has become clear that it may be impossible for Mozilla to rely on Firefox 4 for its survival alone. Mozilla needs to look beyond the horizon and a first step may be a open web architecture that will be the foundation for Mozilla’s own App Store idea.

CTPI Update – We have just completed our second run of 245 benchmarks that puts all current major browser through the paces. This time, we added a new high-end 6-core PC that complements our low-end dual-core netbook. The outcome across four disciplines shows that Firefox 3.6 is outdated in not all cases and is still among the fastest browser when you are simply viewing web pages. IE9, however, is the best performing HTML 5 and Flash browser.

Mozilla has released the first beta of its Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo. The browser is based on the Firefox 4 core and should be released in the same time frame as the big brother.

Mozilla today said that it will give its Fennec mobile browser a version lift to 4.0.

Mozilla yesterday announced the roadmap for its Firefox Home app, essentially a crippled version of Firefox that was born because of the strict playground rules of Apple’s walled garden. Mozilla said that there will be no Firefox browser for the iPhone, period. The blog post caused quite a stir, but Mozilla’s decision makes sense. Firefox does not need the iPhone for its future. Similarly, the iPhone does not need Firefox.

Google has been granted a patent that covers the synchronization of browser specific user data via a web service. The feature is currently used in Google Chrome and is also making its way in Mozilla’s Firefox 4 and Firefox Home.