Download Firefox 3.6 Beta Release
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 was made available for download at the end of October 2009, and, immediately after launch, Mozilla indicated that it planned to aggressively update the development build in its race to hit the Release Candidate milestone.
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9.11.2009 Download Firefox 3.5 RC2
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 is live and is available for download. This is the development milestone of the open source browser that will be made available to the general public.
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19.6.2009 Microsoft's own speed tests show IE beating Chrome, Firefox
Microsoft has released its own tests that show IE8 can load many websites faster than two open source browsers: Firefox and Chrome.
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12.3.2009 Firefox vs. Internet Explorer, Ahead of IE8 and Firefox 3.1
For the past couple of years Internet Explorer has been on a downward spiral, albeit slow, but inching down with every passing month, with only Firefox to blame.
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2.12.2008 IE8 Performance vs. Google Chrome and Firefox
With Microsoft making headway towards the gold build of Internet Explorer 8, the Redmond company has to face an ugly truth. Performance-wise, with emphasis on JavaScrip performance, the software giant is getting ready to release a browser inferior to what is already available from rivals Google and Mozilla.
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27.9.2008 Mozilla Firefox 3.0 RC2
This second Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.
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6.6.2008 Microsoft: Less Vulnerabilites in IE7 compared to Firefox
Microsoft today published a report that evaluates the security performance of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox through a detailed comparative look at vulnerabilities.
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1.12.2007 Memory test - Firefox 2.0.0.9 vs Firefox 3.0 b 1
Does Firefox 3.0 beta 1 do a better job of handling memory than earlier versions? In a test put Firefox 3.0 beta up against Firefox 2.0.0.9 in a series of tests.
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21.11.2007 First look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 1
I noticed that the Beta 1 for Firefox 3.0 was made available sometime yesterday. I’ve been curious as to whether the Firefox dev team would do a serious revamp for this release or just concentrate on bug fixes and performance improvements.
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20.11.2007 Internet Explorer 7 vs. Firefox 2.0 vs. Opera 9 vs. Safari 3
Thanks to odeeee for this article. Apple has compared the performances of Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Opera 9 to its own browser transitioned to Windows Vista and Windows XP and has concluded that Safari is top dog.
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13.6.2007 Hacking Firefox: The secrets of about:config
Ever since its debut, Firefox has garnered a reputation for being an enormously customizable program, both through its add-on architecture and its internal settings. In fact, many of Firefox's settings aren't exposed through the Tools > Options menu; the only way to change them is to edit them manually.
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29.5.2007 Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
Have you been itching to enjoy your media content on Firefox? The Windows Media Player team put a lot of work into evolving media playback on Windows Vista through the new Media Foundation pipeline, and has also been actively monitoring feedback on WMP and playback in general.
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17.4.2007 Dumping Firefox for IE
Office 2007 works so well with Internet Explorer 7 and does not mesh with Firefox. With that in mind I dropped Firefox in favor of IE.
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16.4.2007 BitFox Adds BitTorrent Support to Firefox
BitFox is a Firefox extension that aims to make downloading torrents “as simple as downloading a file over a HTTP or FTP connection.”
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26.2.2007 Portable Firefox 2.0.0.1
Portable Firefox is a fully functional solution of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. And by
this poll is Firefox your favorite browser.
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15.2.2007 Next versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox taking shape
Microsoft and the Mozilla Foundation are pushing ahead with their respective next versions of their Web browsers. Their methods are different, but many of their priorities are — at least in theory — quite similar.
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12.1.2007 A First Look at Mozilla Firefox 3.0
ArsTechnica have posted an in-depth look at Mozilla's new project, Firefox 3.0. The significant jump from 2.0, released a mere 2 months ago is mainly due to Mozilla's use of the new Gecko rendering engine.
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13.12.2006 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Download Available
The Mozilla Corporation have today uploaded the follow-up to their hugely popular web browser, Firefox.
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23.10.2006 Final Version of Mozilla Firefox 2 Will Be Released Oct. 24
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is in final version; now its largest competitor will be also.
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22.10.2006 Mozilla Firefox 2 RC3 released
The latest iteration of the Firefox 2 RC branch is RC3 which was released a few hours ago.
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17.10.2006 Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox
The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon.
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1.10.2006 Just how buggy is Firefox?
Security researchers that carried out a code analysis of popular open source browser Firefox using automated tools, have discovered scores of potential defects and security vulnerabilities despite coming to the conclusion that the software was generally well written.
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12.9.2006 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Beta 2
Beta 2 of Mozilla Firefox 2.0 has just appeared on the Mozilla FTP in the release folder, it's safe to say that this is Beta 2 and not a pre-beta.
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31.8.2006 Mozilla accepts, will work with Microsoft to see Firefox, Thunderbird work on Vista
Mozilla has accepted Microsoft's offer for the two competitors to work together to ensure Mozilla's Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email suite work more seamlessly on Redmond's upcoming Windows Vista operating system (OS).
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25.8.2006 Microsoft adCenter Upgrades Include Firefox Support
Microsoft adCenter has a new release launching Saturday, August 5th, and one of the upgrades includes the long awaited Firefox browser support.
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1.8.2006 Redesigned Microsoft.com doesn't support Firefox, Opera?
Take a trip to the preview site for Microsoft's new homepage and you'll notice a nice shiny new layout with a fresher look and feel to it, provided you're using Internet Explorer.
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30.7.2006 Convert your firefox favorites and feeds into IE7 with "Firefox To IE7"
My friend blake, who runs windowscoding.com, has just posted this really useful application to his blog..
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30.7.2006 Microsoft IE Usage Slips Since January; Firefox Gains
Usage of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser worldwide has slipped since January, while Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox gained by a nearly equal amount, a Web analytics firm said Friday.
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13.5.2006 10 Ways to Optimize Firefox
Everybody who's experienced the fun of customizing Firefox to his or her liking has a favorite extension. Whether it's the improved navigation and session-saving friendliness of TabMixPlus or the convenience of All-in-One Sidebar, I can't imagine living without some of them.
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4.4.2006 New Default Theme for Firefox 2
There's a discussion going on in mozilla.dev.apps.firefox about "Changes
to Fx2 Chrome" which is about proposed changes to the main browser
window structure (buttons, layout, functions) that is exposed to users
by default in Firefox 2.
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13.3.2006IBM Gives Accessibility Tech to Firefox
IBM on Monday announced that it was donating software to the Mozilla Foundation in order to make the next version of Firefox handicap accessible. The software would add the capabilities for Web pages ..
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15.08.2005Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 1
As reported last week,
Mozilla announced its beta
schedule for the upcoming
release of Firefox 1.5. Beta 1
will be released on September
8, followed by a second beta
on October
5.
winbeta.org - 09.09.2005
Security Vulnerability
Threatens Firefox
A security researcher has
issued an advisory on a new
vulnerability in Firefox that
could lead to the remote
execution of arbitrary code.
The flaw was first reported to
Mozilla developers by Tom
Ferri..
betanews.com - 09.09.2005
Mozilla offers temporary fix
for Firefox flaw
Responding to the
disclosure of a serious Web
browser flaw, the Mozilla
Foundation offered on Friday a
temporary fix to protect
Firefox and Mozilla
users.
The
ftp://ftp.mozil..
winbeta.org - 10.09.2005
Mozilla Patches Firefox Flaw
Workaround will prevent
exploits that allow remote
control of users' systems
through browser bug...
pcworld.com - 12.09.2005
Mozilla Patches New Firefox
Flaw
Mozilla developers acted fast
to patch a new security
vulnerability in Firefox,
which slipped its way into the
first beta build of Firefox
1.5 and exists in earlier
versions as well. However, the
patc..
betanews.com - 12.09.2005
MSDN Opens Up to Firefox,
Opera
MSDN announced last week that
it had tweaked its subscriber
download site in order to make
it compatible with both
Firefox and Opera. There are
some issues, such as extra
work needed in installing the..
betanews.com - 13.09.2005
Serious Flaw Found in Firefox
for Linux
Secunia warned on Tuesday that
critical vulnerabilities
within the Linux and Unix
versions of Firefox could
allow an attacker to easily
execute shell commands on a
user's system. Mozilla
responded on ..
betanews.com - 22.09.2005
Netscape Bug Inflated Firefox
Usage
In a development that could
upset Firefox fans, at least
one major provider of browser
usage statistics is now saying
that market share numbers for
Firefox may have been
artificially inflated due to
t..
betanews.com - 13.10.2005
Mozilla Tests Next Firefox
Revamped browser adds speed,
icons, and support for Web
standards...
pcworld.com - 04.11.2005
Mozilla: Help Build Firefox
Extensions
Mozilla has put out a call for
developers to help extend the
features of its Firefox
browser through a new program
called "Extend
Firefox." The company
hopes that the contest will
bring hundre..
betanews.com - 05.11.2005
Live.com Adds Firefox Support
Just one week after the launch
of Live.com, Microsoft has
added support for Firefox to
its new services-based Web
site. But the upgrade is not
entirely bug free; a minor
flaw causes the tabs in search..
betanews.com - 10.11.2005
Microsoft Adds Firefox Support
to WGA
Firefox users may still be out
of the luck when it comes to
Windows Update, but they can
now download files from
Microsoft that require Windows
Genuine Advantage validation
thanks to a new plug-in. WG..
betanews.com - 17.11.2005
Mozilla Updates Firefox on
Schedule
Open-source Firefox 1.5
browser is now available for
free download...
pcworld.com - 30.11.2005
Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit
made public
Exploit code for the
latest version of open-source
browser Firefox was published
Wednesday, potentially putting
users at risk of a
denial-of-service
attack.
Th
e exploit code..
winbeta.org - 08.12.2005
IE7 to Use Firefox's RSS Feed
Icon
Since the announcement that
Internet Explorer 7 would add
built-in support for RSS news
feeds there has been much
discussion over two key
points: what to call them and
what icon to use. Microsoft
deve..
betanews.com - 15.12.2005
Microsoft Picks Firefox RSS
icon for IE7
Revamped browser will
identify, support feeds in
standard way after all...
pcworld.com - 19.12.2005
Mozilla Launches Firefox TV Ad
Contest
Mozilla on Thursday asked
Firefox users to create a
30-second broadcast quality
television ad for a contest
called "Firefox
Flicks." The company said
that winning ads could
possibly be used in..
betanews.com - 22.12.2005
Dell UK Shipping Firefox on
New PCs
Firefox developer Blake Ross
has confirmed that Dell
Computer's UK division is
bundling the Firefox Web
browser with new PCs. The news
follows an October deal in
which Hewlett-Packard agreed
to offer ..
betanews.com - 28.12.2005
Report: Firefox Past 10
Percent Share
Web analytics firm Net
Applications announced Tuesday
that the open source Firefox
browser has finally passed 10
percent market share,
according to the firm's
statistics for March. The
10.05 percent u..
betanews.com - 05.04.2006
