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[Readers Poll] Which Browser is the Best?
While it is generally accepted that Google Chrome has taken the dominant position in the global browser market, it’s still amazing to see just how big the discrepancies between websites that record user browser preference are. So for example, if you head to Netmarket Share, it tells you that... Read more
Download Firefox 29 Beta
With Mozilla Firefox as your web browser of choice, you can surf the web easily with a simple User Interface that is easy to manage.  If you couple that with great browsing speed and strong security capabilities then you will see why Mozilla Firefox has consistently featured in the top... Read more
Firefox OS May Receive Widgets
Mozilla’s Firefox Operating System is a smartphone and tablet OS, which is designed to run web apps that are made using HTML5.  The trouble with applications is that they come in all manner of different sizes.  The management over at Sony would like to bring in some support for... Read more
Dell Charging New Computer Users A Fee To Install Firefox
Mozilla, the company behind the popular Firefox browser, is investigating reports that Dell is charging users with new computers to install Firefox.  Reports from one user, who informed the Register website that he was asked to pay £16.25 ($27.25) to have the browser installed on his PC.  Mozilla Firefox is free,... Read more
Firefox Phones Will Soon Be Available For $25 in Developing Countries
If there’s one thing most all of us in the United States know all too well by now, it’s this: smartphones are not cheap. And while they’re not cheap, there’s a reason most of us have them – and that’s because they’ve basically become an extension of ourselves. We... Read more
Microsoft Working On Technology To Replace Cookies
Microsoft is developing a new technology to replace cookies.  This work is similar to projects being undertaken by Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.   Tracking cookies have come under scrutiny recently from regulators by many concerned about privacy. Certain types of cookies (Third party tracking cookies) are now easily blocked through... Read more
Firefox 23 Has Landed With Stacks Of Features
Mozilla have officially launched Firefox 23 for Windows, Linux, Android and Mac.  The  improvements include the addition of a share button, mixed content blocker, and network monitor on the desktop side.  Also (and this is no small feature) Firefox 23 comes with a new logo! The new desktop version... Read more
FBI Bring Down Massive Child Porn Site With Flaw in Firefox
The United States government has successfully removed one of the Internet’s largest child pornography websites, following a program that cracked security on a service that enables anonymous Internet browsing and site hosting. Security expert Brian Krebs reports that United States authorities were able to explore software behind a site hosted by... Read more
Clickjacking Webcam Hack is Back
Webcam Hack Rears Its Head Again A new “proof of concept” is making the rounds recently, that demonstrates how a hacker can snap pictures off your webcam, right through the browser, with no consent required. You may have heard of those crazy people who put tape over their laptop’s... Read more
Mozilla Firefox 19 Now Available For PC, MAC, And Linux
Mozilla on Tuesday officially debuted Firefox 19, the company’s newest and most advanced web browser to date. The Firefox 19 browser can be downloaded via the company’s own FTP server and as always it is free to procure. With the release of the platforms updates Firefox users now gain access to... Read more
Best Firefox Browsing Add-ons
Firefox is not the lightest and speediest of browsers, but it has so many features packed in that makes it the third most popular browser in the world (as of November this year). That being said, Firefox Add-ons are one way to make the experience so much better in various... Read more
Firefox 16 Pulled and Rereleased
Always diligent about updating and improving on their software, Mozilla released Firefox 16 last week. However, within 24 hours of the initial browser release, the company pulled the new version offline after discovering a potentially harmful security flaw. Mozilla’s spokesperson informed the public that the issue is being fixed... Read more