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1. Mozilla Firefox 3.6 beta spotted in the wild

   (Software/Software Features)

   Mozilla has released its long-awaited Firefox 3.6 beta. Mozilla has released its long-awaited Firefox 3.6 beta. The latest version of the popular browser offers a number of "improvements" for both developers ...

2. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... not limited to Flash-based applications. "I'm having the same slowness issues even if I don't play any Flash video," claimed GizaDog. "Firefox starts using all the CPU's power (100 percent) from one ...

3. My 10 favorite Windows apps

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... I know the bee's knees is supposed to be Photoshop, but Paint Shop Pro does everything I need. I'm browser agnostic. If it works, be it IE or Firefox or Safari, I'm more than happy.  ...

4. Mozilla preps Firefox 3.6 with beta test build

   (Software/Software Features)

   Mozilla has released an Alpha version of Firefox 3.6 for developers and testers. The build - known as Namoroka - is built on a pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.2 platform. Mozilla has released an ...

5. Google invites comments on web pages

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... to contribute "insights" and "helpful information" next to any web page.   It runs as an add-on feature of Google Toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers and Google said it would ...

6. Stanford team develops open source 'Frankencamera'

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... made available publicly - perhaps a year from now - users will be able to improve it, along the open-source model of Linux or Firefox. "Some cameras have software development kits that let you hook up ...

7. Linux market share drops as Win 7 launch looms

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... that Firefox 3.5 has leapt from 6.56 percent to 13.35 - unsurprising since it has now been officially launched - and that the gain is almost entirely attributable to people upgrading from Firefox 3.0, ...

8. Sony gets Google Chrome plated

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... Internet Explorer will still be bundled with Vaio products in the USA. Mozilla's Firefox has a considerable share of the market, with around a third of the entire market. ...

9. Windows 7 closes on Linux market share

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... fans will no doubt be pleased to note that Firefox 3.0 is nibbling at the heels of IE7 with 23.03 and 24.74 percent respectively, although the total for all versions of IE is 52.93 percent while all versions ...

10. Firefox 4.0 goes Chrome, will arrive with new UI in Q4 2010

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... schedule is just in draft status, which means we have to take it with a grain of salt. But the guys over at Mozilla are surely busy getting two new versions of Firefox out by mid 2010 and apparently a ...

11. Google Toolbar can't handle Chrome

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... available for Internet Explorer and Firefox.” Of course using Chrome is a bit like using a Google Toolbar anyway. It just sucks up most of the screen and demands you pay all your attention to Google.  ...

12. Mozilla finally loses all credibility

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... say that the MS ballot screen giving Windows 7 users the option of setting up Firefox, or any other browser instead, was 'not enough to level the playing field'. Here's a spot of free, open source, advice ...

13. Mark "Netscape" Andreessen backs new browser

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... browser wars, already getting a little crowded with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera. While Andreessen would not disclose what features in the browser would make it shine compared ...

14. Firefox security problem affects OS X, Windows, Linux

    (Security/Security Features)

    A site claims that there is a "fundamental problem" with Firefox updates using the OS X operating system.A site claims that there is a "fundamental problem" with Firefox updates using the OS X operating ...

15. Firefox gives free PACER info

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    An add-on for the Open Source browser Firefox helps users get past a paywall in the US PACER electronic system.An add-on for the Open Source browser Firefox helps users get past a paywall in the US PACER ...

16. Mozilla accelerates Firefox: 3.6 alpha 1 already faster than 3.5

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    Feature – Mozilla recently released the first completely alpha version of Firefox 3.6, which is scheduled to replace the current version 3.5.x later this year. Planned as an incremental update, the ...

17. Firefox addon aims to save you money

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    An extension to browser Firefox will suggest cheaper prices for products you browse on the internet.An extension to browser Firefox will suggest cheaper prices for products you browse on the internet. ...

18. Another week, another version of Firefox

    (Software/Software Features)

    It's pretty much turning into a full time job downloading new versions and patches for Firefox, with one seemingly appearing every few days. Mountain View, CA - It's pretty much turning into a full time ...

19. Google tarts up Google Chrome

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... L5 features to the browser. Seems like the addition of several blingy features and performance increases mean Google is pretty serious about competing with the Firefoxes, IEs and Operas of the Internet ...

20. Mozilla preps second update for Firefox 3.5

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla just released the first beta version of Firefox 3.5.2. The final version is expected to be available on Monday, August 3. Chicago (IL) – Mozilla just released the first beta version of Firefox ...

21. Firefox now officially past 1 billion downloads

    (Software/Software Features)

      We did watch the Firefox milometer this morning and witnessed, sort of, Mozilla’s 1 billion Firefox downloads milestone. And if we believe Mozilla’s download counter, the pace of Firefox downloads ...

22. Firefox downloads to reach a billion today

    (Software/Software Features)

    Sometime today, the open-source browser Firefox is expected to pass the one billion download mark. Mountain View, CA - Sometime today, the open-source browser Firefox is expected to pass the one billion ...

23. Microsoft hands 20,000 lines of code to Linux community

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... In addition to this, we worked to improve interoperability with Axis2 and provided support to the Firefox community to optimize Firefox for Vista and Windows Media Player."  ...

24. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... it probably goes to the core of why the PS3 was such a disaster for Sony. It is not an uncommon problem and you wonder why Google didn’t just take over Firefox or buy Opera, or in this latest case, buy ...

25. Mozilla patches JavaScript engine with Firefox 3.5.1

    (Security/Security Features)

    Mozilla patched a “critical” security issue in Firefox 3.5 less than a month after the browser’s release. Version 3.5.1 corrects “several” vulnerabilities, including an exploitable memory corruption ...

26. Mozilla moves fast to fix security flaw

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla has released an update to Firefox that fixes a security flaw discovered in the last week. Mountain View, California - Mozilla has released an update to Firefox that fixes a security flaw discovered ...

27. Mozilla working on fix for "critical" JavaScript vulnerability

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... in Firefox 3.5's Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler was disclosed publicly yesterday," the company explained in a statement. "It is a critical vulnerability that can be used to execute malicious code. ...

28. Microsoft takes on Adobe with Silverlight 3

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... video in full screen with stutter-free live and on-demand video. It supports Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, Firefox 2 and 3 and Safari 3 and 4 browsers - but not Opera or Chrome. There are a number ...

29. Google's a threat to you, not Microsoft

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ...  Nearly every time you click on a website, regardless of whether you use IE8, Firefox, Safari, Chrome or even Opera - which has two users, both called Colin, who live in Baltimore - you are diverted through ...

30. Browser market share update: Firefox 3.5 eclipses Chrome

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Mozilla can celebrate a decent launch of its latest browser, Firefox 3.5. The software has cleared the 2% barrier over the weekend, topping Google’s Chrome browser for the very first time. However, ...

31. Firefox, IE. Tech journalists are a disgrace

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... every few minutes. The writers are consistent in their praise for Microsoft and the new features it has brought to the market. Meanwhile, back in our world, the browser that's launched this week is Firefox ...

32. Firefox 3.5 to get first update later this month

    (Software/Software Features)

    The Mozilla team is rushing to create the first minor update for its just-released browser Firefox 3.5 for a mid- to late July release. The update will fix at least three of 55 published bugs in the ...

33. Google, Bing Wars - don't do as I do, do as I say

    (Software/Software Features)

    ...  Firefox was the best of a bad lot, although again, favorites and settings were still imported in a far from satisfactory manner. The search engines available by default include Google, Yahoo, Amazon, ...

34. Firefox 3.5 hits 5 million downloads

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla crossed the 5 million download mark of Firefox 3.5 at about 12:30 am EDT.  San Jose (CA) – Mozilla crossed the 5 million download mark of Firefox 3.5 at about 12:30 am EDT. Mozilla reached ...

35. Update: Firefox 3.5 is fast, but still behind Chrome and Safari

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... of Firefox 3.5, which was well behind the WebKit engine-based Chrome and Safari browsers. Now that we have the final version, we wondered: Did Firefox gain more speed? Chicago (IL) – About two weeks ...

36. Firefox 3.5 out of the gate

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla met its initial target of releasing a new generation of its Firefox web browser in Q2. Version 3.5 was released earlier today, replacing Version 3.0, which was introduced in June 2008. The new Firefox ...

37. God is out on whether Google is good or evil

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... being toppled off its search perch. And the slides contrast "open" Firefox with "closed" Internet Explorer".For itself, Google claims that it's opened up over a million lines of code and over 100 software ...

38. Mozilla confirms Firefox 3.5 RC 3

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla has confirmed the availability of Firefox 3.5 RC (Release Candidate) 3. The latest version of Firefox is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the ...

39. Firefox 3.5 release candidate 1 given to beta testers

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla notified Firefox beta testers earlier today that a release candidate of the new browser has been made available for closed testing purposes.Chicago (IL) – Mozilla notified Firefox beta testers ...

40. Opera reinvents the client PC and turns it into a server

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... never lacked innovative ideas. In fact several of the features we are used to today in Firefox or Internet Explorer have their origins in Opera. Yet, we typically do not take Opera seriously enough as ...

41. Browser wars: When will the madness end?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... be constrained not by the performance of their FireFox, IE8 or Opera client, but by their line speed, the power of the servers at the far end, how many people are trying to access the site and, most critically, ...

42. Browser wars: Is Safari as fast as Apple claims?

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the market today, as well as Google’s Chrome, which is generally considered to be the benchmark in browser speed today. Here are the browser versions used in this brief test: Firefox 3.5 RC1 build June ...

43. Mozilla patches critical Firefox bugs

    (Security/Security Features)

      Mozilla has patched a number of security and stability issues plaguing its popular Firefox browser. "We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already ...

44. Apple at its best: Safari 4 an “incredible” success

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Apple’s claim, but we also know that the success is not as “incredible” as the company describes it. Mozilla’s Firefox 3 launch is still the benchmark.Cupertino (CA) – Safari today announced that Safari ...

45. Another preview version for Firefox 3.5

    (Software/Software Features)

    We have been expecting the first (and only) public release candidate of Firefox 3.5 this week, but Mozilla has now told developers that the browser has not yet reached RC status. “More testing” needs ...

46. Apple releases Nitro-powered Safari 4

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... faster than IE 8 and 4 times faster than FireFox 3. San Francisco (CA) - Apple has released its long-awaited Safari 4 browser after introducing a beta verion in February. The new browser  - powered ...

47. Firefox 3.5 RC release imminent

    (Software/Software Features)

    Two builds of Firefox 3.5 RC1 were posted in the nightly section of Mozilla's public ftp server yesterday, suggesting an official release of RC1 this week.Chicago (IL) - Two builds of Firefox 3.5 RC1 ...

48. Mozilla preps Firefox 3.5 for imminent launch

    (Software/Software Features)

    Mozilla has confirmed that it will be hosting an official "test day" for Firefox 3.5 on Friday, May 29. "I don't need to remind everyone of how important this phase is, so we're going to need your ...

49. Microsoft accused of fear, uncertainty and antitrust doubt

    (Software/Software Features)

    The giant of software companies which bestraddles the globe like the Colossus bestraddled Rhodes, has backed off from an oral hearing in European Union capital Brussels.The giant of software companies, ...