Tag Archive | "Firefox"
Mozilla Firefox 6 for the Mac available for download
Firefox 6 is scheduled to automatically update for users this week but the update is already available on Mozilla servers if you want to get your hands dirty with the latest Firefox build, then have at it. Some of the new features include speedier performance (to the tune of 20%) and a new permissions tool […]
Continue reading...Study claims IE users have lower IQs than Firefox, Chrome, and Safari users
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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A recent study from AptiQuant suggests that people who use Internet Explorer as their web browser are likely to have a lower IQ than those who use Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. A Vancouver based Psychometric Consulting company, AptiQuant, has released a report on a trial it conducted to measure the effects of cognitive ability on […]
Continue reading...Mozilla has no plans to bring full Firefox browser to the iPhone
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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In an official blogpost from Mozilla, the folks behind the Firefox browser reitteratd their commitment to the Firefox Home app while also detailing why we shouldn’t be expecting a full fledged Firefox browser for the iPhone anytime soon. We are working to bring as much of your Firefox experience as possible to Firefox Home. People […]
Continue reading...Mozilla Seabird 2D concept video is way cool
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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Forget the Facebook phone, let’s all jump on the Firefox phone bandwagon! Well not really. The video below is just a concept, and while cool, don’t expect Mozilla to actually get into the hardware game anytime soon, or ever for that mater. The concept was created by Billy May and sports a number of cool […]
Continue reading...Mozilla to release Firefox iPhone app
Friday, May 28, 2010
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Following in the footsteps of Opera, Mozilla announced earlier this week plans to come out with an iPhone version of its once mighty web browser, Firefox. We have been working on an application for the iPhone based on the Firefox Sync (formerly Weave Sync) technology. The app is called Firefox Home, and it gives iPhone users […]
Continue reading...Ever notice how gifs take forever to load on Safari?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Once a staple of the web, animated gifs have for the most part been rendered obsolete by a number of other technologies used to relay video content. But they do still exist, and every once in a while you run into an animated gif that you just gotta see. And if you happen to be […]
Continue reading...Beta of Firefox 3.6 now available for the Mac
Monday, November 2, 2009
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If you wanna get your Firefox on, a beta of Firefox 3.6 is now available for download for Mac users. You can check out the download page over here. The latest beta version is built on the Gecko rendering engine, and according to Mozilla, includes some of the following features. Users can now change their […]
Continue reading...Internet Explorer loses 11.4% of browser market share
Monday, July 6, 2009
Despite an increase in the number of people using IE 8, the overall number of users who browse the web with Internet Explorer continues to dwindle, with the latest report finding that since March, IE has lost 11.4% in browser market share. Internet Explorer has long been chastised for not strictly adhering to web standards, […]
Continue reading...Tuesday Evening Link Roundup
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The latest links, hot off the press… iTunes launches indie store – Prefix Mag Safari 4 is 42x faster than IE7 and 3.5x faster than Firefox 3 – CNET Apple pulls pre-release iPod from EBAY – WritersBlockLive BlackBerry sales top iPhone sales in December – Electronista Premium-priced MacBook Pros top sales at Apple retail stores – […]
Continue reading...Only 7% of Firefox users use Macs
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Asa Dotzler, the founder of Mozilla’s Quality Assurance and Testing Program, mentioned in passing that only 7% of all Firefox users use Macs. To be honest, I’m shocked that the number is so low. Safari has some great features, of course, but in terms of actual efficiency in web browsing and navigation, I think Firefox […]
Continue reading...Latest Firefox beta adds multi-touch support
Thursday, December 11, 2008
MacRumors is reporting that the latest build of Firefox 3.1 contains multi-touch support for the MacBook Air and the latest MacBook’s and MacBook Pro’s. While Safari already supports some basic gestures, multi-touch has yet to be a part of any official Firefox release, though that will likely change when Firefox 3.1 is released. Supported gestures […]
Continue reading...Internet Explorer share hits historic lows as Firefox gains ground
Monday, December 1, 2008
Electronista reports that Mac webshare hit 8.9% last month, while Firefox saw its share of the browser market top 20% for the first time in history. Internet Explorer’s share of the browser market dipped below 70%, a significant fall considering that at one point it had over 95% of the market. Internet Explorer has increasingly been […]
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
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