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Firefox Mobile For Android Could Be Available By End Of The Year
7:47PM Kat Hannaford | Firefox Mobile for Android is inevitable, it’s just a question of when. While it’s still vague, at least we know it’s on the cards for late this year, with Mozilla’s VP of mobiles telling TechRadar the hold up is due to different code: More »
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H.264 Will Stay Royalty-Free For Free Internet Video Through 2016
11:50AM Matt Buchanan | Appropriately following our explainer on why HTML5 won’t save the internet (yet) and the embedded discussion about video codecs and the future of internet video, MPEG LA – who licenses the H.264 codec – has announced they’re going to continue H.264’s royalty freeness for free internet video through 2016. More »
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You Can Blame The French Military For Any Thunderbird 3 Issues
9:00PM Kat Hannaford | If you use Mozilla Thunderbird as your email client, you’re in good company, as not only does the military use it, but they also contributed code to the latest Thunderbird 3. Alright, so it’s the French military… More »
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What On Earth Is Mozilla’s Mystery iPhone App?
2:14AM John Herrman | Mozilla’s CEO says an iPhone app is due within a few weeks, and that it’ll “surprise people.” I mean, that’s neat and all, but the most exciting possibility—Firefox—would be the least surprising. So, uh, what is it? More »
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Mozilla Whines About Apple Being First In Browser Ballot Screen
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | After getting cornered by the European Union, Microsoft offered a reasonable solution to the web browser monopoly dilemma: Let users choose whatever browser they want. Now, the developers of Firefox are whining about who’s first in the web setup screen. More »
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Microsoft Exec Claims Firefox’s Billion Downloads Is Probably Bull
3:50AM Jesus Diaz | This is Amy Barzdukas, a general manager in charge of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. And she may be smiling in the photo, but nowadays she’s bitching a lot. The reason? Firefox one billion downloads claim: More »
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Firefox Achieves One Billion Downloads, 31% Marketshare
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Firefox, the open-source upstart launched in 2004, is officially now a powerhouse, having been downloaded over one billion times in the last five years. Hell, it’s prominent enough to attract the attention of the Secretary of State. More »
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US State Department Rejects Firefox Due To “Expense Questions”
12:20PM Dan Nosowitz | At a State Department townhall conducted by Secretary Clinton, a staffer asked why Internet Explorer is mandated, while Firefox has been security-approved for the “entire intelligence community.” The answer? A whole lot of bullshit, especially the insane citing of “expense.” More »
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Firefox 3.5 Coming This Month, Release Candidate Available Now
9:34PM John Herrman | Firefox has quietly seeded a Firefox 3.5 release candidate to beta users through the browser’s automatic update function, and posted it for download here. This version should be nearly identical to the final release, which Mozilla says is due ” around the end of the month.” [CNET via Pocket-Lint]
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