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• Gorgeous Firefox 3.7 for Windows mockups

  Some may recall that I got excited about Mozilla's original plans for the Firefox 3 UI on Windows , only to have my hopes dashed when they came out with something half-baked . (The shipping Firefox 3.x "chrome" is just horrible looking,... Posted Jul 21 2009, 11:14 AM by pthurrott with | with 78 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Mozilla, Vista

• Firefox 3.5.1

  Not a huge deal, but Mozilla has bumped up Firefox 3.5 a bit in the past 24 hours. What’s New in Firefox 3.5.1 Firefox 3.5.1 fixes the following issues: Several security issues . Several stability issues. An issue that was making Firefox take a long time... Posted Jul 17 2009, 08:58 PM by pthurrott with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Security

• Firefox 3.5

  Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 today as previously expected. There's a lot of info out there: Product overview The Fastest Firefox Yet Things move quickly online, and we’ve beefed up the engine that runs Firefox to make sure you can keep up: Firefox... Posted Jun 30 2009, 05:11 PM by pthurrott with | with 80 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Now available: Firefox 3.5 (Release Candidate 1) or (Release Candidate), depending on which paragraph you read

  Mozilla : Release Notes released to beta users June 16th, 2009 This is the first release candidate for Firefox 3.5, the latest version of the Firefox web browser. As a member of our beta audience, you are being updated to this version to help test and... Posted Jun 18 2009, 10:39 AM by pthurrott with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Mozilla puts Safari's '11 million downloads' in perspective

  LOL. As if it weren’t bad enough that Apple was force feeding Safari 4 to its customers and then gloating about the number of downloads it achieved, we have this bit of news from Mozilla’s Asa Dotzler, which really puts that figure in perspective. I just... Posted Jun 15 2009, 10:22 AM by pthurrott with | with 32 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Internet, Alt. Windows, Mozilla, Humor, Commentary

• Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 now available

  It looks like Mozilla has released a new beta of Firefox 3.5 (formerly 3.1): Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 is a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes many new features as well as improvements to performance, web... Posted Apr 28 2009, 10:21 PM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla

• Is IE8 really fat and slow?

  In sharp contrast to certain dimwitted bloggers out there, no one can ever accuse Ed Bott of "false misunderstanding." The guy grabs on to a topic and shakes it until it squeaks, and for this reason, he'll always be the voice of reason in... Posted Mar 27 2009, 09:52 AM by pthurrott with | with 38 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Google, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Commentary

• Why Internet Explorer 8 disappoints web developers

  Jake Goldman has written up a lengthy post using three examples of how Microsoft continues to disappoint web developers with IE 8. I think this is an important part of the overall discussion around this browser, and about browsers in general, and of course... Posted Mar 23 2009, 10:05 AM by pthurrott with | with 42 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Commentary

• Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 now available

  Mozilla Developer Center : Please note: Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 is a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes many new features as well as improvements to performance, web compatibility, and speed. We recommend... Posted Mar 13 2009, 03:12 PM by pthurrott with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla

• Microsoft: IE 8 is often faster than Firefox, Chrome or Safari

  Sorry, benchmark followers. Not that it actually matters--in real world usage, all of these products actually perform similarly--but it turns out that the darling of Web browser benchmarks really isn't Safari. Or Chrome. Or even Firefox. It's... Posted Mar 12 2009, 10:44 AM by pthurrott with | with 55 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Internet, Google, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Commentary

• Mozilla releases early beta of Firefox for mobile devices

  It's currently codenamed Fennec . This is an early developer release of the mobile version of Firefox, for testing purposes only, intended to: get wider community feedback on our approach to the user experience engage Mozilla community teams, including... Posted Feb 11 2009, 05:21 PM by pthurrott with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Smartphone, Mobile

• Mozilla jumps the shark

  When a company like Opera complains about Microsoft, I sort of get it. No one uses this browser on PCs, and no one ever will. (Indeed, Opera was the last "major" browser maker to stop trying to charge for its product, despite the fact that every... Posted Feb 10 2009, 11:18 AM by pthurrott with | with 118 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Commentary

• Google releases preview of Chrome 2.0

  Looks like Google is serious about ramping up Chrome to better compete with IE and Firefox. There's an alpha version of Chrome 2.0 available, and the release notes include a list of new features... New version of WebKit. WebKit is the open source... Posted Jan 09 2009, 02:00 PM by pthurrott with | with 37 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Google, Internet Explorer, Mozilla

• Firefox 3.1 Beta 2

  News from Mozilla: Mozilla has just announced the availability of Firefox 3.1 beta 2.  This latest version features support for new Web technologies, including video, audio, geolocation and offline applications. Mozilla encourages developers and... Posted Dec 08 2008, 08:45 PM by pthurrott with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Cloud computing

• Opera 10 sneak peek

  Opera is beginning the push for the next version of its Web browser: Today, Opera Software introduces the first look at Opera 10. An alpha version of Opera 10 is now available at http://www.opera.com/browser/next/ . This release gives people a taste of... Posted Dec 04 2008, 10:20 AM by pthurrott with | with 66 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Mozilla