Topic: Mozilla Firefox

Jumping to Conclusions:The Next Generation of the Internet, as Seen by Silicon Valley

For many reasons, I’m interested in the next generation Internet. Today I’m at Launch SIlicon Valley, watching ten companies in this space present their concepts. I haven’t finished listening, but I have already jumped ...READ»

Browser Wars: Firefox to Hit One Billion Downloads Today

Firefox has been nipping at Microsoft Internet Explorer's heels since 2004, and today the browser is passing a milestone: One billion copies will have been downloaded. That's in total, across all the versions made. Now, Mozilla isn't ...READ»

Could Firefox 3.5 Spark a Web Design Boom?

One feature of Firefox's new version allows the browser to display any font. Here's how good-looking the results can be.READ»

Browser Wars: Hey Microsoft, Stop Being Jealous of Firefox and Check the Math

Microsoft is obviously chock-full of nice sweet people, slaving away to make its software products all groovy...but not Amy Barzdukas. She's just been saying some very snarky things about Firefox's Billion Downloads claim. Amy, ...READ»

Firefox in the Fire

Firefox, the red-hot alternative web browser, is approaching its first big test as a mainstream product. One of Firefox's best features has been its built-in pop-up blocker. Heck, sometimes it worked too well, preventing 2nd windows ...READ»

What is NoFollow?

NoFollow is a HTML tag you can place on a link to tell search engines not to follow that link. The link will not pass any link juice to your site. The only benefit of the link will be the traffic it sends. Note: Some larger ...READ»

The First Google Wave Add-on Comes to Firefox - If You Only Had an Invite

An enterprising coder has already written a Google Wave add-on for the Firefox browser. (Now if only you had your Wave invite.)READ»

Internet Explorer 8: Microsoft's Biggest Loser

At a security conference yesterday in Vancouver, a hacker exploited a security hole in Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 8 in under two hours, taking control of a Sony laptop running an internal build of Windows 7. IE8 was launched ...READ»

• Internet Explorer 8 Out: Clever and More Secure
• The Fast Company 50 - #34 Microsoft

Amateur Hour, Web Style

The brand may be yours, but the message is me, me, me.READ»

Bookmarks Killer iCyte Lets You Tag, Take Notes, and Share URLs

There is a multitude of Firefox extensions out there, but few are as useful as iCyte. iCyte allows you to save sites (or text from sites) in an archive, instead of just bookmarking a URL. Better yet, it lets you arrange those snippets ...READ»

Stunt Driving Meets Typography, in a Font Using Skid Marks

Using specially designed motion-capture technology, an ad agency created unusual free tie-in for Toyota's new car.READ»

Safari Is Junk, But Still Users Grow

According to Ars Technica, Apple's Safari Web browser--both the iPhone mobile version and the desktop version for Mac and Windows--has been slowly gaining marketshare in the browser wars. Ars takes this as a tribute to the slow ...READ»

How To Build Your Own MyLifeBits

Audio recorder | Bell uses an Olympus digital recorder to capture everyday conversation. Easily available off the shelf. Voice recording | A modified phone tap captures MyLifeBits phone calls and routes them onto a hard drive. ...READ»

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free online games The Nature of Free Online Games Free online games are scattered anywhere on the Internet. There are a lot of them which you can choose from whenever you need them. Some of the categories include action, ...READ»

Viral Blanketing

Talk about interoffice advocacy... and then some! When Rob Davis, a relatively new hire at Minneapolis-based PR firm Haberman & Assoc., was hit by a virus on his home PC, he didn't just clean up his hard drive, he started using a new ...READ»

Emtec's Innovatively Odd Gdium Netbook has Portable Main Drive

Emtec is jumping on the crowded netbook bandwagon with its Gdium Liberty 1000. It's a pretty standard machine with one oddly innovative exception: It has a main solid-state drive that's designed to be easily undockable. This ...READ»

Web: Facebook Makes Its Move

Facebook is about to send IPO speculation into overdrive again with its latest business move. This time they are not turning away suitors. Instead, they've made their first acquisition - the company announced ten minutes ago that ...READ»

Africa Technology and Investment Digest 8

Subscribe to Appfrica via E-mail Ugandan Students Translating Firefox into Local Languages Students in Uganda begin translating Firefox into local African languages. Alltop.com Notices Africa News Aggregation services ...READ»

How Do You Design a Superb Annual Report?

The famous type foundry, Hoefler & Frere-Jones, offers a step by step guide.READ»

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The newest innovations in Web security and privacy.READ»

Internet Explorer 8 Out: Clever and More Secure

Internet Explorer: Whether you like it, loathe it or take legal action against it, it's still a force to be reckoned with in the browser wars. And today, Microsoft let loose the full edition of the software's latest ...READ»

Africa Technology and Investment Digest 3

Subscribe to Appfrica by Email Google Launches Africa Blog and Forum Google made a surprise announcement this week launching a new blog specifically focused on their efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.... The Secret Diaries ...READ»

More Details of Mozilla's Wave-like Raindrop Leak

Raindrop, Firefox creator Mozilla's version of Google Wave, has revealed a little more of her comely form. Images of the open-source messaging platform are there for everyone to see on Mozilla employee Andy Chung's Flickr page. As ...READ»

Xtravo Explorer Scores and Stays Top in Softpedia.

Xtravo Explorer is rated 4.7 in Softpedia by the users and Beats the Leading Browser in the World Firefox. Xtravo Explorer is the World's Fastest Growing Browser in the World which have captured people and media's attention.  READ»

Mozilla Service Week: Volunteerism for the Gen Y Geek

Want those hours of time spent surfing Facebook to make a difference in the world? No joke, here’s your chance: Mozilla, the parent organization behind the Firefox web browser, is sponsoring a “Service Week” September 14th – ...READ»