When researchers needed an easier way to share data and resources, and generally collaborate they invented the internet. And then they all went home and let the memes and brunch photos take over. Which is weird. Sure, initiatives like CERN are able to coordinate thousands of scientists toward common goals as a result of the internet, but the process of publishing research really hasn't changed much. Read More >>
Mozilla is enlisting Samsung to help bring its new web rendering tech to market, with the smartphone giant helping to push its "advanced technology Web browser engine" Servo, built on Mozilla's own Rust coding language. Mozilla and Samsung will bring the new browser engine to ARM powered mobile devices running Android, perhaps heralding the beginning of Samsung's attempt to de-Google Android a little. [Mozilla via The Register] Read More >>
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 »
There have been a few Firefox OS developer phones floating around but now, Mozilla has announced the first official Firefox OS handset at Mobile World Congress: The ZTE Open. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"they cant even manage android phones right (and in the case of alcatel phones at all, theyve always been terrible) maybe its just me but if i were to ..." 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 »
Featured comment by Jenkidom:
"There are some really great ideas stacked into that. I know most/all of them have been seen before but not in the same product. On top of that it lo..." More »
TechCrunch has published an internal Mozilla email which says that the company will all but abandon its Thunderbird email client to the open source masses. Is this the end for the world's biggest open-source email client? Read More >>
Featured comment by Harry:
"Having another browser window (or tab) open instead of a mail client will make no difference to your clutter.
Our business uses GApps and it works ..." 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 »
Because Apple won't allow any browser technology besides Webkit on iOS, Mozilla can't bring Firefox to Apple's mobile devices. But instead of ignoring the platform completely, they're working on Junior: a Webkit-based browser that eschews tabs and the standard URL bar in favor of a new UI. Read 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 >>
If you're used to freely choosing which browser you use in Windows, brace yourself: Mozilla is claiming that Microsoft is planning to limit user choice for browsers on tablets running Windows 8. Read More >>
Featured comment by scaramoosh:
"Why do I want Windows tablets? So I can have Windows on a Tablet.
Windows 8 just sounds like Microsoft's version of IOS on tablet and I don't want ..." More »
In the hour that Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs lets his 9-year-old daughter surf the web every day, her wanderings have been tracked by dozens of sites. Read More >>
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