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  • Firefox flaws account for 44 per cent of all browser bugs 10/11/2009 08:30:00

    Apple's Safari takes second, with 35 per cent, IE in third with 15 per cent, says vulnerability tally
    Firefox accounted for almost half of all browser vulnerabilities in the first six months of 2009, a Web security company claimed today.
  • Firefox: Five years in the open source hen house 10/11/2009 06:37:00

    Wasn't open source supposed to be the next big thing? Firefox was, but the open source fizzled.
    On its fifth birthday, Firefox must be considered both an incredible success and somewhat of a failure. The open source Web browser is a great product and quite an achievement, but has not tremendously advanced the cause of "free" software.
  • Mozilla unveils first Firefox 3.6 beta 02/11/2009 07:27:00

    Most add-ons don't yet work with preview, Mozilla warns
    Mozilla late on Friday released the first beta of Firefox 3.6, a minor upgrade slated to wrap up later this year.
  • Mozilla releases Raindrop, a prototype messaging tool 24/10/2009 00:40:00

    The application is designed to sort out personal messages that might be lost or forgotten
    Mozilla has launched a software project designed to let people better manage the ever more voluminous stream of messages coming from sources such as Twitter and Facebook into their e-mail.
  • Mozilla unblocks one sneaky Microsoft add-in 20/10/2009 06:19:00

    Second component to be unblocked within 48 hours, Mozilla's top engineer says
    Mozilla has unblocked one of the two Microsoft-made add-ons that put Firefox users at risk from attack and will probably unblock the second in the next 48 hours, the company's head of engineering said today.
  • Mozilla blocks Microsoft's buggy Firefox plugin 18/10/2009 05:05:00

    Microsoft silently installed the .Net plugin earlier this year
    Mozilla developers have blocked a Firefox plugin that was quietly pushed out by Microsoft, saying that it presents a security risk.
  • Apple gets best spot in EU browser 'ballot screen,' Mozilla says 16/10/2009 06:52:00

    Safari for Windows shouldn't get first place on Microsoft's proposed ballot, Firefox maker argues
    Mozilla again slammed the browser "ballot screen" proposal that Microsoft's made to European antitrust regulators, saying that the voting will be skewed Apple's way because its Safari browser will be the first choice on the list.
  • Mozilla will let rival browsers run Firefox security tool 16/10/2009 04:24:00

    Plans to open new plug-in checker to users running other browsers
    Mozilla plans to let people running rivals' browsers use Firefox's new plug-in update service, company officials said today.
  • To boost security, Mozilla launches plugin checker 15/10/2009 06:47:00

    The Web site checks 17 plugins, but these checks will be built in to the Firefox 3.6 browser too
    Mozilla developers have launched a new online tool that tells Firefox users whether popular add-on components such as Java or QuickTime are up to date.
  • Mozilla augments Firefox's plug-in check 07/10/2009 05:53:00

    Makes good on promise to detect vulnerable plug-ins from Adobe, Apple, Microsoft
    As it promised, Mozilla has created a page that checks for outdated plug-ins used by Firefox.
  • New Firefox security technology blocks Web attacks, Mozilla claims 06/10/2009 01:03:00

    Delivers browser preview with 'Content Security Policy' spec, hopes rivals follow its lead
    Mozilla has released a test build of Firefox that adds new technology designed to stymie most Web-based attacks, the browser maker said Sunday.
  • IE's slide quickens as Firefox, Chrome add share 02/10/2009 05:29:00

    Chrome breaks 3% barrier, Firefox nears record, Safari stalls
    Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) again lost a big chunk of market share last month as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome continued to chip away at the world's dominant browser, a Web metrics company said today.
  • Mozilla plans to 'ribbonize' Firefox 23/09/2009 07:24:00

    Will hide menus by default in refresh of dated look-and-feel on Windows
    Mozilla plans to "ribbonize" Firefox for Windows Vista and Windows 7 to reduce clutter and free up space for the browser display, according to company planning documents.
  • Firefox 4.0 to arrive late 2010 08/09/2009 05:19:00

    Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010
    Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010, including information on when to expect the next major iteration of Firefox.
  • Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection 07/09/2009 08:21:00

    Mozilla kicks off scheme Tuesday; Firefox 3.6 will check for old Apple, Microsoft plug-ins, too
    Mozilla's next update for Firefox, slated to ship Tuesday, will check for outdated versions of Flash Player, a frequent target of hackers, the company said on Friday.
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