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September 2008
- New Firefox's Speed Will Smoke Chrome, Mozilla Says
  
  TechCrunch | 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 coder says, the browser will "easily eclipse even the fastest instance of Chrome." More »
  
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  Google • Firefox • Windows • Mozilla • Windows XP • Google Chrome
- Google to Launch Web Browser
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 a blog that follows the company. More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Firefox • web browser • Mozilla • Google Chrome
August 2008
- Browser Solves Some Social Networking Poblems
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 7, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The web browser Flock is designed to ease multitasking for highly active web users, and it mostly succeeds, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . Billed as “the social Web browser,” Flock gives users a sidebar with feeds for email, and social networking, photo, video, or news sites. The sidebar is always visible next to the page in the main browser window. More »
  
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  Internet • Facebook • YouTube • social networking • Firefox • web browser • multitask
June 2008
- New Firefox Browser Enjoys Massive Downloads
  
  Associated Press | Jun 19, 08 6:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The new Mozilla browser Firefox 3 was downloaded more than 8 million times in its first day of availability, a figure that may spark a Guinness title if the record keepers certify that new category. At its peak, the Firefox site was giving away 17,000 copies of the free software per minute, the AP reports. More »
  
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  Firefox • web browser • Internet Explorer • Guinness World Records
- Firefox 3 Rocks
  
  Wired | Jun 17, 08 2:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Download Firefox 3, out today. That’s what Michael Calore suggests on Webmonkey. The new version of the open-source browser lets users set application-specific links on Web pages—such as “mailto” links—to launch webapps instead of other applications—say, Gmail instead of Outlook. It also supports using webapps offline, allowing users to synch them up when they’re back on line. Read on to see Calore's reasons for saying the browser's among 2008’s “most kick-ass software releases.” More »
  
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  software • Firefox • open source • Internet browsers
- Firefox 3.0 Is Best Browser Out There
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 there,” Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal . More »
  
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  Firefox • web browser • Internet Explorer • Mozilla • Safari • Walt Mossberg
April 2008
- Among New Browsers, Firefox Bests Safari and IE
  
  PC World | 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 secure, Erik Larkin writes in PC World . More »
  
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  Microsoft • Apple • Internet security • Firefox • web browser • Internet Explorer • Mozilla • Safari • computer memory
March 2008
- Speedier Firefox Aims to Lead the Way
  
  PC World | 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 than Explorer. Mozilla's head of development said the company is tweaking Firefox to make "really heavy-duty applications" run faster. More »
  
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  Firefox • web browser • Internet Explorer • Mozilla • Opera • Safari • Internet applications
- Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition
  
  CNET | Mar 10, 08 4:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple’s iPhone software development kit is facing criticism from net neutrality and antitrust critics, Computerworld reports. Apple has indicated that voice-over-IP programs like Skype will not be allowed on the iPhone’s AT&T network, as its a direct competitor for AT&T’s voice service. Comcast, Computerworld points out, drew net neutrality concerns when it banned BitTorrent to prevent competition with its Cable TV business. More »
  
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  Microsoft • Apple • iPhone • Comcast • antitrust • net neutrality • Firefox • Skype • Safari • Voice over IP
January 2008
- Wiki Survey Aims to Find Out Who Posts — and Why
  
  CNET | Jan 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Wikipedia wants to know more about its anonymous authors and has launched a worldwide survey to find out who they are, how much they post, and what type of people go from casual browsers to active contributors. In a first for the site, the survey will attempt to unearth authors' real identities, CNET reports. More »
  
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  Egypt • Wikipedia • Firefox • survey • Linux • anonymous • Citizendium
December 2007
- AOL Pulls Plug on Netscape Browser
  
  CNET | Dec 28, 07 7:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - AOL today announced that it will discontinue support and development of its Netscape Navigator browser, a program that first introduced many to the Internet when it launched 13 years ago. But, CNET's Stephen Shankland writes, Microsoft's Internet Explorer ate into market share for Netscape, which was bought by AOL—which in turn spun off the Mozilla Foundation and its popular Firefox browser. More »
  
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  Internet • AOL • Firefox • web browser • World Wide Web • Netscape
November 2007
- Firefox 3.0 Beta Unleashed
  
  PC World | Nov 20, 07 10:12 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mozilla has rolled out a beta version of its Firefox 3.0 browser, PC World reports. The new version boasts added security and a host of new features - all of which it wants user feedback on while it's in beta, before the final release. The way Firefox manages browsing history has also been revamped, and memory leakage issues are said to have been fixed. More »
  
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  Internet • Firefox • web browser • web surfing
- Can Firefox Stick to its Open Source Roots?
  
  New York Times | 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 to the tune of $74 million in total assets, making it more like a typical Silicon Valley startup. More »
  
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  Google • Microsoft • Firefox • Mozilla
September 2007
- Mozilla Invests Millions to Amp Up Thunderbird
  
  CNET | 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 web-based email, and will need convincing to download a stand-alone app. More »
  
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  Internet • email • Firefox • Mozilla
July 2007
- 10 Free Ways to Make Your Windows Computer Safer
  
  ZDNet | Jul 28, 07 7:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The tech wizards at ZDNet offer their picks for security-conscious PC users on a budget: Secunia Personal Software Inspector (psi.secunia.com) OpenDNS (www.opendns.com) Active Virus Shield (www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?) Haute Secure (www.hautesecure.com) GMER anti-rootkit (www.gmer.net/index.php) More »
  
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  Microsoft • computer • Microsoft Windows • Firefox • PCs