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Firefox Mobile 14 for Android is Here

Mozilla last week announced big things coming to Firefox for Android in a Twitter message without revealing too much about what they meant by that. Yesterday, Mozilla has released the next version of Firefox for Android that is faster and more powerful than the previously available app for the operating system. Firefox for Android has been redesigned to improve the browser’s performance on Android devices. According to Mozilla, this makes the browser faster than the stock browsers that ship with android phones.

June 27, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Firefox 'New Tab' Feature Exposes Users

Privacy-conscious users have sounded the alarm after it emerged the New Tab thumbnail feature in Firefox 13 is taking snapshots of the user's HTTPS session content. Consumers discovered the feature after opening a new tab only to be "greeted by my earlier online banking and webmail sessions complete with account numbers, balances, subject lines etc. This content is behind a secure login for a reason, they said.

June 26, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Mozilla Launches Thimble

Mozilla added a new app to its Webmaker suite today, with the launch of Thimble — a tool designed to simplify website creation. Thimble, in its most basic form, is a visual HTML editor and tutorial that allows users to create and preview sites in real-time, using side-by-side editor and output panels. The app also alerts users whenever they make a coding error, providing simple explanations that underscore its focus on HTML novices, rather than veterans.

June 19, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Mozilla Working on iPad Mobile Browser

Mozilla is developing a new Web browser to challenge Safari on Apple's iPad. The organization behind the Firefox desktop Web browser is working on a new mobile browser called "Junior," according to a video presentation delivered by company's Product Design Strategy team. Junior is an iPad browser that makes browsing more fun, more ergonomic and re-thinks browser user experience from the ground up, the company said on an intro page to the presentation.

June 18, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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WordPress 3.4 Released

Although taking a few months longer than expected, Automattic and the volunteer developers have finally released version 3.4 of the widely used WordPress blogging platform. Those who upgrade to the new edition will enjoy such features as the ability to test themes before applying them to the entire blog site and the ability to add HTML code to their caption photos.

June 15, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Opera 12 Brings More Customization

For those of you who love to customize your desktop apps down to every minute detail, then you’ll probably be interested in the latest update to the Opera browser. Most obviously, the latest upgrade focuses on aesthetics. Opera is adding Themes to the mix, allowing users to add a “lightweight” skin and design to the browser window. Lightweight is the keyword as often times these kinds of graphic-heavy additions can slow load times considerably, making the user experience frustrating.

June 14, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Toshiba Shows First Windows 8 Hardware

Toshiba announced a handful of new Windows 7 devices at Computex, but the company's also ready to talk Windows 8. David Pierce got a chance to see some of the initial hardware prototypes designed to run Microsoft's next OS — reps told us Toshiba is an incredibly close launch partner for Windows 8 — and it looks like manufacturers are really starting to think about different ways Windows 8 can be used.

June 11, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Firefox 13 Final Released

If you are like Paul Morris and make use of a number of different web browsers, then it can become a little confusing to keep up with release schedules and what has actually been included when a company like Mozilla or Google pushes out a new update. For those who use Firefox regularly, you will probably be aware that for one reason or another Mozilla have changed the way they release updates, and whether or not that is to keep in line with competitors is open for discussion.

June 5, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Acer Introduces Aspire S7

Acer is unveiling its first Windows 8 collection at Computex and Taipei, and while it’s showing off some other, non-traditional designs, its Aspire S7 aluminum ultrabook is quite a looker. The 1080p touchscreen laptop is coming in two sizes — 13.3 and 11.6 inches — and Acer is quoting 12 and 9 hours of battery life, respectively. Other details are light, but Acer is adding a glossy layer of glass to the outside of the 13.3-inch machine’s aluminum lid.

June 4, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Acer Announces 11.6-inch Iconia W700

Acer's unloading all of its Windows 8 announcements at Computex in Taipei yesterday, among them the Iconia W510 and W700 tablets. While Jeff Blagdon doesn't has full specs for either yet, the W700 is an 11.6-inch Full HD, 10-finger multitouch touchscreen tablet with Dolby Home Theater sound, and it's also got a pretty interesting cradle to go with it. The cradle allows for a tilt of up to 70 degrees while in landscape mode for better viewing angles, and goes to 20 degrees for more convenient touch angles. We also know that the W700 has three USB 3.0 ports.

June 4, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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