Firefox

Tag details

Firefox is the name more widely used to reference the free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Firefox Application Suite, and is managed by the Mozilla Corporation,a public benefit, non-profit organization. As of September 2008, it was the second most popular and widely used web browser worldwide, after Internet Explorer.

The browser uses 100% Organic Software developed created by an international movement of thousands. The Gecko layout engine includes features such as tabbed browsing, spell check, incremental find, live bookmarking, and an integrated search system that allows the user to specify their desired search engine for internet surfing. Firefox can be customized to suit each individual by offering more than 5000 third-party add-ons so that every browser can be uniquely fitted to an individual's interest or needs.

September 26, 2008 marked the stable release of Firefox version 3.0.3. Future upgrades are planned in Version 3.1 and Version 4.0. Firefox is dedicated to providing the highest security for web browsers, and offers a "bug bounty" to researchers who discover severe security holes. It is considered by many to be the safest web browser to date and is often cited as the reason most users switch from Internet Explorer.

Blogcritics by Ultimat1 Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!
Look up Offsite Link "Firefox" at The Free Dictionary

Original Technorati articles tagged “Firefox”

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Firefox”

  • Programmer adds IE 9 graphics acceleration to Firefox


    F-Default — Authority Authority: 542
        Not so fast, Internet Explorer! We know that you have great things in the works for IE 9 — including Direct2D GPU acceleration, the 2D / vector graphics API that we first laid eyes on in Windows 7. And believe us, that got our attention — as well as the attention of Mozilla programmer Bas Schouten. It ...
    3 hours ago

  • Firefox 3.5 plug-ins


    Download Firefox — Authority Authority: 123
    Firefox has become most popular open-source browser from all round the world. Everyone is amazed by looking its new fixes, clever tools and features that makes every new release exciting. Previous version was Firefox launched Taskfox along with Ubiquity. However, it is still in experimental phase. Day by day it is ...
    6 hours ago

  • Programmer adds IE 9 graphics acceleration to Firefox


    Technology Blog — Authority Authority: 171
    Not so fast, Internet Explorer! We know that you have great things in the works for IE 9 — including Direct2D GPU acceleration, the 2D / vector graphics API that we first laid eyes on in Windows 7. And believe us, that got our attention — as well as the attention of Mozilla programmer Bas [...]
    6 hours ago

  • Facebook ‘Dislike’ Button Suspicion


    eclecticism — Authority Authority: 110
    I just got an invite to a Facebook group titled “DISLIKE BUTTON is here - ADD it now!”. After looking this group over, I have very strong suspicious about it, and my first impulse is to recommend that everyone ignore it. First: Facebook still isn’t adding a ‘dislike’ button. This is a third-party software ...
    9 hours ago

  • Firefox is going to beat Microsofts IE9 at its own game


    Download Squad — Authority Authority: 766
    Filed under: Internet , Microsoft , Mozilla , Browsers Hot on the heels of the announcement that IE9 would use Direct2D to improve its rendering performance, Firefox have stated their intent to do the same -- and sooner! In a a tweet, Chris Blizzard, an employee of Mozilla, said that Firefox would include ...
    10 hours ago

  • Three Methods To Force Add-On Compatibility In Firefox


    Telephone Issues — Authority Authority: 166
    You might have read in our announcement post about the latest Firefox 3.6 beta that the Mozilla developer’s have changed the add-on compatibility parameter in the Firefox web browser. This article will therefor describe three different ways to force add-on compatibility in the upcoming Firefox 3.6 browser. It ...
    11 hours ago

  • ShareThis: 一键内容共享


    LinuxTOY — Authority Authority: 139
    在上网的时候会经常遇到一些有趣的内容，现在也有各种各样的平台方便大家共享这些内容。 ShareThis 这个 Firefox 扩展可以让这个过程变得更简单~ ShareThis 支持多达 45 个社交站点，并且支持通过电子邮件分享。它的 Firefox ...
    13 hours ago

  • Firefox Could not be Updated because “Connection Timed out”


    Technically Inspired — Authority Authority: 134
    Having covered how to set Firefox to update automatically , which allows Firefox to check and update itself and add-ons . What to do if Firefox shows “ connection timed out ” error during software update. There can be software update problems to Firefox due to plenty of reasons. Firefox Software update ...
    18 hours ago

  • Ikea campaign innovation on Facebook breaks new ground


    Online Net Meeting — Authority Authority: 130
    Marketing through Social Media channels still leaves many marketers scratching their heads but occasionally the industry is provided with some inspiration to help provide a guiding light.Take for example a new project to help market a new Ikea store that has cost nothing but returned huge dividends – both in doing ...
    18 hours ago

  • How To Force Extension Compatibility with Firefox 3.6+


    the How-To Geek — Authority Authority: 611
    If you’ve already upgraded to Firefox 3.6, you might have noticed that many of your extensions no longer work, and the old checkCompatibility trick doesn’t work anymore. Or does it? Thanks to my good buddy Daniel for pointing out the change in Firefox 3.6. His personal blog is so nerdy it will make your head ...
    18 hours ago

  • 5 portable Web Browsers for Windows


    Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority Authority: 513
    Web browser is a basic software program to surf internet websites. Majority of internet surfers use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser to open and browse websites. Besides installed web browsers, you can also use portable web browsers: these do not require install and you can carry them anywhere in a USB drive or ...
    19 hours ago

  • How To Force Extension Compatibility with Firefox 3.6+


    Your Daily Mixed Net Soup — Authority Authority: 122
    If you’ve already upgraded to Firefox 3.6, you might have noticed that many of your extensions no longer work, and the old checkCompatibility trick doesn’t work anymore. Or does it? Thanks to my good buddy Daniel for pointing out the change in Firefox 3.6. His personal blog is so nerdy it will make your head ...
    19 hours ago

  • Mozilla Firefox Quickly Gaining the Browser Market and Doing Well in Recession!


    zedomax.com — Authority Authority: 634
    Mozilla, the company behind my favorite web browser Firefox, is quickly gaining in the browser market (especially here in the U.S.) and reportedly, doing very well in recession : Mozilla has published its audited financial statements from 2008, reporting $78.6 million in revenue for the fiscal year—a five percent ...
    21 hours ago

  • OWASP India: Researchers Discover Compromised Firefox Add-ons


    Infosecurity.US — Authority Authority: 134
    News , from the recent Indian OWASP AppSec Conference , of the discovery of very badly behaved Mozilla Firefox extensions. Tell me it ain’t so… More information, including links to the HelpNet Security blog post appears after the jump. From the HelpNet Security blog post: “ Zero-day vulnerabilities in ...
    21 hours ago

  • Exploiting the portable edition of Firefox


    Computerworld Blogs — Authority Authority: 444
    Portable Firefox lets Windows users maintain multiple, independent copies of the browser. Why not configure one copy for maximum security? This isnt as safe as running Firefox under Linux, but its a step in the right direction. read more
    23 hours ago

  • GPU Accelerated Browsers


    DisplayBlog — Authority Authority: 139
    Copyright © 2009 Jin . Visit the original article at http://www.displayblog.com/2009/11/24/gpu-accelerated-browsers/ . To improve the performance of browsers companies are building versions that take advantage of the GPU. Microsoft plans to shift graphics and text rendering duties from the CPU to the GPU with ...
    1 day ago

  • Help solve the mystery of the missing extension.


    Ask MetaFilter — Authority Authority: 648
    After reformatting my old reliable xp machine I lost a very useful firefox extension. How can I track it down again? Ive been unable to find the extension on either Google or Firefoxs website, mostly because I cant remember what it was called. Basically, all the extension did was let you draw a rectangle on a page ...
    1 day ago

  • Windows 7 DirectX 11 Hardware Acceleration


    PC Tips Box — Authority Authority: 121
    The race between Mozilla and Microsoft is on yet again to establish positions such as innovation leader and follower, when it comes down to Firefox and Internet Explorer. And it will most probably fall on the two company’s next generation browser releases to help label the two software makers as either leading the ...
    1 day ago

  • Browsers Hardware Rendering: Direct2D vs. “Regular” (GDI)


    Web Browsers News and Reviews — Authority Authority: 429
    As you might know, Microsoft is planning to add hardware accelerated rendering to its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 release. What about other web browsers? Well, Mozilla plans to do the same and ship final product faster than MS does. Moreover, Bas Schouten has published interesting benchmark results: Direct2S vs. ...
    1 day ago

  • Microsoft Releases Security Vulnerability Alert – Better Late Than Never!


    Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Authority Authority: 584
    Last night, quite some time after acknowledging the bug that can cause the compromise of a system through the use of Internet Exploder 6 or Internet Exploder 7, the company sent out an alert concerning the exact vulnerabilities. ComputerWorld gave the news, as well as giving the Microsoft workarounds for the ...
    1 day ago

Comments about Firefox

Personal attacks are NOT allowed
Please read our comment policy