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Firefox Kills Off Favicon In URL Bar
Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:16 AM EDT (The Next Web)
The problem, apparently, arrises when sites decide to use tricky favicons such as padlocks to give off a false sense of security. According to the blog post, “this behavior can trick users in to thinking that a site is using a secure connection when on an unsecured c …
The Best Tips and Tweaks for Getting the Most Out of Firefox
Seeded on Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:16 AM EDT (How-To Geek)
Firefox is one of the more popular web browsers that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Firefox has a lot of built-in, useful features and you can install many extensions to expand its functionality. We’ve covered a lot of functionality in Firefox and have included li …
Firefox 11 Launch Delayed by Microsoft Updates
Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:44 PM EDT (Softpedia)
Postponing the release of a new stable version for Firefox is official: Jonathan Nightingale, Senior Director of Firefox Engineering, has announced the decision on Mozilla’s blog.
Firefox 11 available for download now, ahead of official release
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:47 AM EDT (Tech2)
The highly popular Firefox browser has reached its next milestone, version 11. Now, the browser isn’t going to be officially out till Mozilla says it is, but going by the history, Mozilla dumps the final release on the FTP a day or two before the official release date.
Employers Asking Applicants for Facebook Passwords | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
Seeded on Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:41 PM EDT (PC Magazine)
How wrong is this?
Add-ons behaving badly: the challenges of policing the Firefox ecosystem
Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:55 AM EST (Ars Technica)
Firefox's powerful add-on system is arguably one of the browser's best features, but it is also occasionally a source of problems for Mozilla.
Adobe debuts sandboxed version of Flash Player for Firefox
Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 10:14 PM EST (ComputerworldUK.com)
Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture. "The design of this sandbox is similar to what Adobe delivered with Adobe Reader X Protected Mode and follows the …
Firefox 11 to get add-on sync
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:36 PM EST (CNET.com)
Following the update to Firefox stable earlier this week, Mozilla released today updates to its Aurora and Beta versions that introduce some pretty hefty changes for the Firefox on PCs. Firefox 11 beta (download for Windows | Mac | Linux) presages some hefty changes for the br …
Mozilla developing Web push notification system for Firefox
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:20 PM EST (Ars Technica)
Mozilla is developing a push notification system for the Firefox Web browser. It will allow users to receive notifications from websites without having to keep those sites open in their browser. The system will also be able to relay push notifications to mobile devices.
Firefox 10 relieves add-on updating pain
Seeded on Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:33 PM EST (Computerworld)
Mozilla today patched eight vulnerabilities in Firefox as it shipped the latest iteration in its rapid release schedule. Firefox 10, sixth in the line of updates that have been rolling off the development line every six weeks since mid-2011, fixed half a dozen flaws rated "cri …
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