Posts Tagged ‘Firefox’

A version of Firefox has been available for Android since March, and since then a few updates have been released that have made them more stable. I have Firefox installed on my HTC Flyer and I am using it as the primary browser on that device because I like how it renders pages on the [...]

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The bill gives the U.S. Justice Department more authority to pursue websites that host copyright material such as YouTube and Tumblr. Both sites carry user-generated content that easily could have copyright violations.

The new extension is called Gooce+. It is ideal for users who use all four of the main social networking platforms. The name was coined with the combination of Google and Facebook. It means to “optimize” all activities on multiple social networks.

Mozilla released Firefox 5.0 today. And, in the mobile world, this includes Android. Mozilla Delivers New Version of Firefox – First Web Browser to Support Do Not Track on Multiple Platforms I’ve been quite critical of the off and, more recently, on Firefox mobile browser development efforts. I’ve tested every release that didn’t crash immediately [...]

Keeping social media management efficient and fun often means keeping an eye out for ways to save clicks and keystrokes.

HootSuite today announced its acquisition of TwitterBar. Rebranded HootBar and available for immediate download, this add-on for the Firefox 4 browser allows users to post to social profiles directly from the web address bar.

Mozilla, the maker of the world’s most popular Internet browser, has released the latest version of its Firefox 4 Beta browser, including the much-promised “Do Not Track” feature designed to protect consumers against targeted advertising and amidst strong privacy c

RockMelt, the new socially-focused web browser backed by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, was released (by beta invite request only) Monday. The browser aims to transform web browsing into a true social experience by closely integrating with Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

The browser has been in development for two years, and uses the Chromium engine pioneered by Google’s Chrome browser. RockMelt founders Eric Vishria and Tim Howes recently sat down with PCMag.com to talk about their new toy and how it stands out from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Flock, and all the rest of them.

“All the browsers available today, although they’ve gotten a lot faster, are still just about navigating web pages. We built features into the browser to address people’s three top browsing behaviors: interacting with friends, consume news and information, and searching,” said Howes.

With all the competition, RockMelt faces an uphill battle. Even the critically-acclaimed Flock social browser, which aims for basically the same target, has yet to capture a mainstream audience. But RockMelt has a couple of aces up its sleeve. Read more

Facebook has quietly admitted it can’t protect users from the Firefox add-on that makes it easy for anyone from your neighbor to the guy next to you at Starbucks to hack your Facebook account.

A new Firefox add-on gives the person next to you at your local Starbucks the power to hack your Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Google accounts. Does this really work? Can you protect yourself?

While the largest social platform today is arguably Facebook, browsers have increasingly become a host for numerous social applications. Today we look at world’s number two browser Firefox and some of its add-ons which are very handy for sharing on the internet. Firefox continues to be extremely popular and flexible because of these easy-to-use extensions. [...]