Archive for the ‘Mozilla’ Category

Release: Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 1 Released!

Mozilla has released the first beta of Thunderbird 3.1, code named Lanikai.

As expected, there’s nothing revolutionary in this release. Instead, it focuses on improved stability for the many changes Thunderbird underwent in version 3.0. Continue Reading »

News: Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug

A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update. The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system. First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.

The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as “critical”.

Read more details available at news.bbc.co.uk

News: Firefox 3.7 Dumped to Fix up 3.6

Mozilla has dumped Firefox 3.7 from the release schedule, replacing it with regular features updates for version 3.6 of the browser.

Under its original plans, Mozilla would roll out Firefox 3.6 and 3.7 over the course of 2009, each bringing minor improvements to the browser. However, a steady stream of delays to Firefox 3.6 has rendered that goal unobtainable, forcing Mozilla to rethink its release. Continue Reading »

News: Mozilla Drumbeat Aims to Expand Web Participation

Open source has dramatically reshaped the software development landscape. Yet is it enough to help propel the Web itself forward for the next decade? That’s what Mozilla believes. After having been synonymous with open source for over a decade, thanks to its efforts behind the popular Firefox Web browser, Mozilla is now creating a new effort to help shaping the Internet’s development using the same sorts of techniques that have made open source a success.

The goal of the new Mozilla Drumbeat effort is to go beyond open source code to encourage and nurture projects that help to expand understanding and participation in the open Web. While Drumbeat is today only in its early stages of development, Mozilla is budgeting more than $1 million in funding for the effort – a project that it thinks could help to direct the very future of the Internet.

More details available at itmanagement.earthweb.com

Release: Firefox 3.6 RC1 Released!

Some websites reported already yesterday that the first release candidate of Firefox 3.6 has been uploaded to the Mozilla ftp server. This was actually not the case as they linked to a nightly build and not the final release candidate build. Having said that it is likely that the two versions are identical. Firefox 3.6 RC1 is currently being uploaded to ftp mirror sites worldwide to ensure a fluent distribution once the automatic update check in the web browser recognizes the web browser update. Continue Reading »

Release: Firefox 3.5.7 Released!

The Mozilla developers have released the final version of Firefox 3.5.7. The latest version of the popular web browser is currently transferred to mirror servers worldwide to ensure another error and lag free updating experience for Firefox users who will begin to update their web browser shortly after the official announcement of the release has been made.

It is expected that the announcement will be made later today and that Firefox 3.5.6 browsers will pick up the new version release and prompt their users to upgrade the browser. Continue Reading »

News: Firefox 3.6, 3.7 and 4.0 Ensure pitch in 2010

Competition in the browser market in 2010 is estimated to be more bitter. Developer browsers such as Google, Apple, Opera, Microsoft includes Mozilla browser attempts to present the best in 2010.

The plan in 2010, Mozilla plans to spend two to three updated versions of Firefox. this version of Firefox 3.6, 3.7 and 4.0. Continue Reading »

News: Mozilla delays Firefox 3.6, now expected in early 2010

Mozilla won’t make a 2009 deadline for releasing Firefox 3.6 and is giving itself more time to complete a major update, version 4.0. The organization behind the open-source Web browser had predicted a final release of Firefox 3.6 in December 2009, but the Mozilla Web site now includes “ship Firefox 3.6″ as a goal for the first quarter of 2010. In addition, Firefox 4.0, which had been due in 2010, now is “aimed at late 2010 or early 2011,” with a beta due in the summer of 2010, according to Mozilla.

News: Firefox 4 Windows Theme/UI Update

Firefox 4 is still a long time away but some dedicated developers and designers are already at work to take the web browser to the next level. One of the improvements that the developers seem to concentrate on is the look and feel of the web browser. Some say this moves Firefox 4 nearer to Google Chrome and Opera which share some design elements like a compressed menu button that contains most tools and options or the removed title bar. Continue Reading »

Release: Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 Has Been Released!

Mozilla has started spreading a new beta release of Firefox 3.6 to worldwide ftp mirror sites only a day after releasing updates for their Firefox 3.1 and 3.5 web browser series. The new version of the web browser is as usually available for all supported operating systems and languages. The release notes lead to a non existing page at the moment which makes it difficulty to find information on the changes that have been introduced in the new beta version.

The missing release notes are an indication that it will take anywhere from 24-48 hours before the new version of Firefox 3.6 will get officially announced by Mozilla. This will also be the time frame for the discovery of the new version by the automatic update check in the web browser. Continue Reading »