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Mozilla gets real and plans H.264 support

Mozilla gets real and plans H.264 support

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Browser maker Mozilla has given up on foundation's stance on so-called 'non free' codecs and has licensed the popular H264 video codec for use on mobile and desktop browsers.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 19th 2012 at 7:47PM
Google forks out $300m to stay with Firefox

Google forks out $300m to stay with Firefox

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Google is set to pay around US$300 million a year for the right to remain the default search engine in the Mozilla Firefox browser, a huge increase compared to the ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 23rd 2011 at 4:45AM
Firefox 8.0 released

Firefox 8.0 released

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Browser developer Mozilla has released Firefox 8.0 adding features which Mozilla says makes web browsing easier.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 8th 2011 at 9:25PM
Firefox to dump version numbers

Firefox to dump version numbers

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Firefox's version system is taking on the appearance of a broken clock, either rapidly leaving ahead a major revision every few weeks or, as Mozilla chiefs would have it, not ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 22nd 2011 at 12:42AM
Firefox 7 to use 'half the memory' of predecessors

Firefox 7 to use 'half the memory' of predecessors

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Firefox 7 will use much less memory and can run "drastically" faster than earlier versions according to browser developer Mozilla.

While admitting that
"Firefox has a reputation for being a ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 14th 2011 at 11:44PM
Chrome is UK's second most popular browser

Chrome is UK's second most popular browser

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Google Chrome has become the UK's second most popular web browser after Internet Explorer following an nationwide advertising campaign.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 1st 2011 at 12:10AM
First security update for Firefox 4

First security update for Firefox 4

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Browser developer Mozilla has released an update for Firefox 4 which addresses a number of security vulnerabilities and browser stability issues.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 4th 2011 at 2:38AM
Mozilla seeks faster Firefox start-up

Mozilla seeks faster Firefox start-up

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Mozilla has revealed, over at the firm’s add-on blog, how it expects to improve start-up performance and what it’s demanding from add-on developers.

Helen French
by Helen French
on Apr 4th 2011 at 10:53AM
Microsoft claims 'green crown' for IE9

Microsoft claims 'green crown' for IE9

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Microsoft has claimed that the software giant's new Internet Explorer 9 browser has the highest green credentials of current crop of web browsers.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 30th 2011 at 3:22AM
Firefox for Android released

Firefox for Android released

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Following hot on the heels of the release of Firefox 4, Mozilla announced the release of the Firefox 4 browser for Android smartphones.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 29th 2011 at 10:57PM
Mozilla releases Firefox 4

Mozilla releases Firefox 4

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Non profit open source browser developer Mozilla has released Firefox 4 after a protracted series of public beta versions.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 23rd 2011 at 12:21AM
Mozilla releases 12th and last Firefox 4 beta

Mozilla releases 12th and last Firefox 4 beta

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Mozilla has released the 12th and final beta version of the Firefox 4 browser before the introduction of a release candidate. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 28th 2011 at 5:45AM
'IE9 not a modern browser' says Mozilla

'IE9 not a modern browser' says Mozilla

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Web browser developer Mozilla has taken aim at Microsoft's forthcoming IE9 browser, claiming that the Firefox-rival cannot be considered a 'modern' browser.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 16th 2011 at 5:24AM
Firefox leads EU browser market

Firefox leads EU browser market

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Firefox became Europe’s most widely used internet browser last month, having gained 38.1 per cent market share.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jan 5th 2011 at 10:30AM
Mozilla exec tells Microsoft, Google and Apple to 'stop being evil'

Mozilla exec tells Microsoft, Google and Apple to 'stop being evil'

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A representative of Firefox web browser developer Mozilla, has criticised computing giants for ‘unwanted plug-ins’ installed by the companies into the Firefox browser.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 30th 2010 at 6:53AM
Mozilla boosts Firefox 4 speed with new beta 7

Mozilla boosts Firefox 4 speed with new beta 7

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Browser developer Mozilla has put performance back on the agenda with the latest beta 7 release of the Firefox 4.0 browser, some three times faster than the latest ‘production’ Firefox ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 12th 2010 at 6:27AM
Mozilla hires new CEO

Mozilla hires new CEO

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Internet browser firm Mozilla has appointed a new CEO, who the firm hopes will help it expand in the mobile space.

by Nicky Trup
on Oct 15th 2010 at 10:35AM
Internet Explorer falls below 50 per cent market share

Internet Explorer falls below 50 per cent market share

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Microsoft Internet Explorer fell below 50 per cent of worldwide market share of web browser traffic for the first time.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 6th 2010 at 3:59AM
War of words over hardware accelerated browsers

War of words over hardware accelerated browsers

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Microsoft has ignited a war of wars over the company's claims that IE9 is the first and only browser to deliver "full hardaware acceleration" of HTML 5.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 12th 2010 at 9:42PM
New Firefox beta adds hardware accelerated graphics

New Firefox beta adds hardware accelerated graphics

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Firefox has launched Firefox beta 5 for public download, adding hardware acceleration, HTML5 sound and boosted security features.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 8th 2010 at 2:30AM