Firefox OS won't be coming to the UK until 2014, and chances are that its rather budget approach is not for you, dear gadget-obsessed Giz reader. But Firefox OS burst onto the scene yesterday at MWC with announcements of new, upcoming handsets, and a global roll-out plan. It's poised to bring smartphone goodness to the feature-phone masses in a flash of HTML5 glory and this is what it looks like. What do you think? Read More >>
Featured comment by mattoc4:
"Probably, but there is no word on pricing yet. That is just where they are trying to make there mark, as the market is a bit crowded over here." More »
It's probably fitting that Firefox, the open-source browser, is being tested on Ouya, the open source games console. Although Ouya (when it launches in March to Kickstarter backers) will run Android Jelly Bean and thus the perfectly good Chrome browser, full-on Firefox compatibility would be a boon. Don't hold your breath, though -- Mozilla devs say Firefox is "practically unusable" on the Ouya for now. [TechRadar] Read More >>
Featured comment by benjymous:
"Don't forget that the ouya controller has a laptop style touchpad on it, and Android natively supports mouse style input (if you plug a mouse in, many..." More »
Mozilla has just announced a pair of Developer Preview Phones that will come sporting its new, in-development Firefox OS. They've got basic specs, since they're just for developers and looks....though one of them is very, very orange. Read More >>
Featured comment by SteamingPenguin:
"Yeah, I sorta accidentally gave one away the other day, screen was off and I clicked the mouse a load of times..." More »
One day after Firefox 16 went public, Mozilla has had to pull the software over security fears. If you upgraded, you might want to roll back until it's fixed. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
"But you didn't have to piss me off
Make it lag at every startup and then crash for nothing
And I don't even need your app
But you eat up all my mem..." More »
Featured comment by RajMagic:
"I was actually referring to the built-in RDP in Windows, which people might have used/tested already.
There may of course be third party software ..." More »
Firefox, the ubiquitous browser for desktops, has been on Android for a while, but well, it was pretty slow. An update that just went live brings it some much needed speed, but there are still some nuts and bolts missing. Read More >>
A Mozilla developer working on the next release of Firefox has created a test build of the next-generation browser that anyone can download—and the new styling, known as Australis, features curved tabs which make it look just like Chrome. Read More >>
Featured comment by Vancha:
"My Firefox seems to do that by default, but there's almost certainly an add-on to make that happen for those whose doesn't." More »
Mozilla has updated the Android version of their flagship browser to beta status, complete with a new interface and fresh code that has been baking in the oven for a few months. Read More >>
The newest version of Firefox is now available for the PC and Mac. Its newest features include a Forward button that remains hidden until you actually need it, support for full-screen APIs, and better extensions management. [Mozilla via the Verge] Read More >>
Featured comment by locust76:
"Better extension management because it manages to break all extensions, because those written 2 months ago were written for FireFox 7!" More »
Web browser improvements seem to pop out at a pace barely detectable to the human eye, so periodically Tom's Hardware will go through every desktop browser on Windows and OS X with a fine-toothed comb and tell you which one comes out on top. This time around, they like Firefox and Safari. Read More >>
Featured comment by miocene:
"Acid3 does not test any html5 standards - the highest it tests is 4.01 strict among other standards (DOM, javascript, css etc)" More »
There's a new version of Firefox out today for Android users, which includes Mozilla's long-awaited custom visual theme for those using the browser on a big-screened Android tablet. Read More >>
Featured comment by crezo:
"ace, lets hope they port this to the Playbook Android launcher so we can have a browser that doesn't hang at 50% constantly!" More »
Remember when you downloaded Firefox circa 2004 because Internet Explorer was inundating Windows XP with viruses? Those days have long since passed, and according to a Google-funded study carried out by Accuvant, Firefox is now among the least secure web browsers. Naturally, Chrome is the best. Read More >>
Firefox 8 is now officially available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The light new version incorporates native Twitter search along with several other tweaks—including a cold shoulder towards third-party add-ons. Read More >>
Problem: because of forgivable ignorance and prominent icon placement, friend/roommate/loved one still uses Internet Explorer. Solution, as engineered by Redditor Permabla: make the more attractive alternatives extremely visible. Read More >>
Featured comment by stickyfiddle:
"I got my Mum onto Chrome a couple of years ago by conveniently explaining how it would make her old slow PC feel a bit quicker in the short term. Now ..." More »
Internet Explorer, the old, fat, mad king of the online kingdom still reigns uncontested. But beneath him, a power struggle between Chrome and Firefox, the latter of which has clung to the number two spot. But that's about to change. Read More >>
Featured comment by MoTech:
"Most normal users tend to use IE as it's the default on their PCs.
I think that's one of the reasons why the EU enforced users have to choose their..." More »
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