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NEWS ABOUT: Mozilla

Mozilla stories: 17 news summaries
TECH REVIEW

 Firefox Team's Email 
 Program a 'Winner' 

Mozilla's Postbox has killer search, tabbed browsing, and a price tag

Sep 9, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - We're getting flooded with more and more email, but the tools used to read messages haven't matured much in recent years, says Wall Street Journal tech writer Katherine Boehret. A new program called Postbox, from the same developers behind the Firefox web browser, aims to change that—it features real-time... More »

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email • Facebook • software • Firefox • Mozilla • Twitter • Jay-ZTV

New Sony Vaio PCs Will Include Google Web Browser

Facing Microsoft, search giant aims to expand market for Chrome

Sep 1, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google Chrome, languishing in the browser wars, will get a substantial boost thanks to a deal with Sony—which is shipping new Vaio PCs with Chrome pre-installed. Google is also talking to other computer manufacturers, the FT reports, as it attempts to weaken the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which... More »

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Google • Microsoft • web browser • Internet Explorer • Sony • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • Google Chrome • Vaio

(Newser) - The No. 1 reason many Firefox users refused to upgrade to the browser’s latest version was fear that it would expose their deep, dark—think "naked"—online secrets, PC Pro reports. Firefox 3’s new address bar suggests your bookmarked sites as you enter URLs, which 25%... More »

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Internet • pornography • web browser • Firefox • Mozilla • Web browsing • bookmarks

TECH REVIEW

 Firefox Loses 
 Some of Its 
 Edge: Mossberg 

It's not the fastest browser anymore

Jul 16, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mozilla's Firefox is still good, but it doesn't stand out as much as it used to, Walter S. Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal. The latest edition of the web browser, version 3.5, works well on both PCs and Macs, but "Firefox has lost its traditionally biggest... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla

tech review

 Firefox 3.5 Could 
 Upgrade the Whole Web 

New browser is faster and ready for HTML upgrade

Jun 30, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Firefox, once lauded for “speed, stability, and customizability,” seemed lately to have fallen behind the competition—but with version 3.5, out today, it’s back and better than ever, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The new version “adds a much-needed speed boost” alongside bug fixes. And... More »

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Internet • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • speed • Mozilla • Opera • World Wide Web • HTML • Google Chrome

Tech Leaders Unite Against Microsoft

Nokia, IBM, Oracle join EU antitrust case over Explorer's dominance

Apr 15, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A technology consortium whose members include IBM, Nokia, and Oracle has joined the European Commission’s antitrust case against Microsoft, the Financial Times reports. The consortium, Ecis, joins Google and the Mozilla Foundation in accusing Microsoft of using Windows to distort the web browser market in favor of Internet Explorer.... More »

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Google • Microsoft • European Union • web browser • Windows • Internet Explorer • antitrust • Mozilla • Opera • European Commission

SOFTWARE REVIEW

New Safari 4 Frustrates, but
Is Blazing Fast 

Apple browser's UI improvements flop, but halve load times

Mar 5, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Apple’s new Safari 4 browser is the fastest available by far, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, but the much-hyped “user-interface changes are a big disappointment.” In most cases, Safari just follows other browsers with helpful improvements to its format. But moving tabs to the... More »

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Internet • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • speed • reviews • Mozilla • Google Chrome

New Firefox's Speed Will Smoke Chrome, Mozilla Says

Chrome 28% slower than Firefox 3.1 on XP

Sep 4, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The next version of Firefox will be faster than Google's Chrome, the fastest browser out there, Mozilla said today, according to TechCrunch. Chrome is 28% slower on XP and 16% slower on Vista than Firefox 3.1, which releases this year, Mozilla claims. By using the new engine TraceMonkey, one... More »

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Google • Windows • Firefox • Mozilla • Windows XP • Google Chrome

 Google to Launch 
 Web Browser 

'Chrome' announcement appears in comic book

Sep 1, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google will soon launch its own Web browser, called Chrome, aiming to make web surfing easier and faster, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement is the latest volley in the long battle between Microsoft and Google, which released the news by sending a comic book outlining Chrome's features to... More »

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Google • Microsoft • web browser • Firefox • Mozilla • Google Chrome

Review

Firefox 3.0 Is Best Browser Out There

Forget Explorer and Safari—Mozilla's update has them beat

Jun 5, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re still using the Internet Explorer or Safari that came with your computer, it’s just about time to upgrade. Mozilla's Firefox, the leading free, open-source, nonprofit Web browser, has a shiny new 3.0 version in beta testing, and it’s “the best Web browser out... More »

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Walt Mossberg • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla

REVIEW

Among New Browsers, Firefox Bests Safari and IE

Safari isn't good enough vs. spyware and IE is still in development 

Apr 14, 08 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are in the final stages of developing new versions of their Web browsers, and Firefox 3 is the winner over spyware-susceptible Safari 3.1 and work-in-progress IE 8. The new Mozilla product has outstanding memory management and speed, boasts great groundbreaking bookmark features, and is impressively... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Internet security • Mozilla • computer memory

(Newser) - Tech companies that blend social missions with business ambitions are all the rage in Silicon Valley. Called “social enterprises,” they often generate sizable revenue (unlike most nonprofits), that’s then retained and reinvested (unlike most for-profits). Now, an ecosystem of related organizations is emerging, such as specialized legal... More »

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technology • Silicon Valley • social responsibility • nonprofit • Mozilla • open source

 Speedier Firefox 
 Aims to Lead the Way 

Mozilla says new version of browser will boost Web 2.0 development

Mar 13, 08 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early tests have found Mozilla's latest version of Firefox is much speedier than earlier versions and it runs rings around its rivals, PC World reports. One blogger found Firefox 3 Beta 4 was nearly twice as fast as Safari and Opera, and the Beta 4 version, and three times faster... More »

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web browser • Internet Explorer • Safari • Firefox • Mozilla • Opera • Internet applications

PCs and Internet Are Merging

New Adobe AIR platform would blur the line between the two

Feb 25, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The line between the Internet and PCs is blurring with the release today of Adobe AIR, a software development system for creating applications that can merge data between the two. AIR applications will have Web browser functionality without launching a browser, and users’ files will be "in the cloud,... More »

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Google • Microsoft • Mozilla • Adobe • Adobe AIR • software development • computer applications • Internet applications • Web browsing

New Media Player Centralizes Web Viewing

Miro 'solves a problem you didn't know you had'

Nov 14, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A media player publicly released today organizes Internet video programs and translates their feeds, centralizing your online viewing experience. Miro handily “solves a problem you didn’t know you had,” says Fortune’s Josh Quittner. Not only can you subscribe to channels or programs from any video portal—... More »

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social networking • Internet • video • application • Mozilla • Miro • media player

Can Firefox Stick to its Open Source Roots?

Some fear huge profits from search deal make Mozilla a Google proxy

Nov 12, 07 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The image of the Mozilla Foundation is that of Internet underdog—an open source, non-profit network of developers whose Firefox browser has nabbed 15-20% of the market from Microsoft's Internet Explorer. But as the New York Times reports, a Google tie-in deal has enriched the foundation's for-profit Mozilla Corporation subsidiary... More »

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Google • Microsoft • Firefox • Mozilla

Mozilla Invests Millions to Amp Up Thunderbird

App might take off like Firefox, unless users prefer webmail

Sep 18, 07 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The makers of Firefox are spending $3 million to amp up their old email program, Thunderbird, CNET reports. Mozilla Foundation hopes to repeat the success it had with Firefox, a browser that nabbed a notable market share. Yet Thunderbird may have a tough flight ahead of it: Many users prefer... More »

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Internet • email • Firefox • Mozilla • webmail

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