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How to build one cool data center campus

Posted May 22, 2012 - 8:00 am

A former Intel site is home to a new wholesale data center campus in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Mozilla readies app marketplace for public beta

Posted May 19, 2012 - 7:18 am

Mozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store
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Mozilla product director says Firefox on Window RT 'probably not worth it'

Posted May 17, 2012 - 3:20 pm

Unless Microsoft allows other browser makers to call important APIs in Windows RT, it's "probably not worth it to even bother" building a version of Firefox for the new OS, a Mozilla product director said.
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Mozilla cracks down on memory leaks in Firefox add-ons

Posted May 10, 2012 - 8:40 pm

It was only a few short months ago that Mozilla put its Firefox browser on a memory “diet,” and this week it announced that it's doing much the same thing for Firefox add-ons as well.
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Mozilla accuses Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior with Windows RT

Posted May 10, 2012 - 3:55 pm

Mozilla yesterday accused Microsoft of withholding APIs necessary to build a competitive browser for Windows RT, and said the behavior "may have antitrust implications."
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Mozilla CEO stumps for openness on mobile web

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:17 am

Gary Kovacs of open source browser maker urges mobile industry players to embrace HTML 5 and level barriers to the developer community in their apps ecosystems.
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Mozilla criticizes CISPA for having broad, alarming reach

Posted May 2, 2012 - 12:46 pm

Mozilla has publicly decried the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cybersecurity bill recently approved by the House of Representatives that is now being considered in the Senate.
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Mozilla to kill Firefox 3.6 by auto-upgrading old browser

Posted April 29, 2012 - 7:43 am

Mozilla will give Firefox 3.6 the coup de grace next month by automatically upgrading users of that 2010 browser to Firefox 12.
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Mozilla begins Windows 8 Firefox development

Posted March 17, 2012 - 7:48 am

A Mozilla engineer says development of a touch-centric version of Firefox for Windows 8 has begun in earnest and also highlighted a few interesting details about Web browsing in Windows 8.
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Mozilla, Google commit to Metro browsers for Windows 8

Posted March 17, 2012 - 7:18 am

Mozilla has kick-started development of a Metro-style version of Firefox for Windows 8, Google has committed to doing the same and Opera Software said yesterday that it's looking into the matter.
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First look at Mozilla’s Web platform for phones: 'Boot to Gecko'

Posted March 3, 2012 - 8:14 am

Mozilla, makers of the Firefox browser, has its eyes on mobile. Firefox for Android has been around for some time, and a newer, faster version is set to launch soon.
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Mozilla phones in 2012: A primer

Posted March 3, 2012 - 8:01 am

Firefox maker Mozilla is expanding its horizons beyond the browser space with its smartphone collaboration with Spain’s largest mobile operator, Telefónica.
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Mozilla demonstrates its internet-only phone

Posted February 29, 2012 - 5:37 pm

Mozilla managed to avoid using any parts of Android in the development of its Boot-to-Gecko mobile Web project, which it demonstrated Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain.
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Track your trackers with Mozilla Collusion

Posted February 29, 2012 - 11:12 am

Mozilla just released an experimental add-on to Firefox to show users all the third parties tracking them across the Web.
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Thunderbird tips: IMAP subscriptions, email replies

Posted February 25, 2012 - 8:04 am

Recently I shared a Thunderbird tip on how to mark a message as read when you reply. See, I'm test-driving Thunderbird as a potential replacement for Microsoft Outlook. It's getting the job done, but I occasionally find myself grumbling about settings that should be easy to find--but aren't.
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Mozilla commits to Metro version of Firefox on Windows 8

Posted February 13, 2012 - 3:49 pm

Mozilla plans to build a 'proof-of-concept' version of Firefox for Windows 8's Metro touch-first interface next quarter, then follow that with more functional editions later in the year.
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Mozilla to launch enterprise Firefox this month with 7X slower pace

Posted January 6, 2012 - 3:44 pm

Mozilla on Thursday said it will kick off a slower-paced Firefox release schedule for enterprises at the end of this month. Insider (registration required)
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Mozilla persuades Firefox 3.6 users to dump old browser

Posted January 3, 2012 - 3:25 pm

Mozilla's upgrade call last month pushed more Firefox 3.6 users to grab a newer edition than any month since June 2011, a Web metrics company said over the weekend.
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Google remains default search engine on Firefox

Posted December 21, 2011 - 2:23 am

Good news for Firefox fans: Google will continue to pay about 85 percent of Mozilla's revenue to remain the default search engine option.
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Mozilla, Google seal new Firefox search deal

Posted December 20, 2011 - 5:31 pm

Mozilla and Google today said that they had struck a new search deal that will provide "significant revenue" to the maker of Firefox.
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Firefox gains weight, challenging its developers

Posted December 12, 2011 - 2:28 pm

Firefox's SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine may be on a "memory diet," but it looks like Mozilla's popular browser is getting a bit too big for its britches nonetheless.
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Waiting for Firefox 8? It's already here

Posted November 7, 2011 - 2:25 pm

It's been six short weeks--less a day--since the official release of Firefox 7, but already the next version of Mozilla's popular Web browser is available for download.
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Mozilla: Please fix Firefox before everyone switches to Chrome

Posted October 14, 2011 - 12:04 pm

Rising unrest among Firefox faithful is now heading to a boiling point of dissatisfaction. How long do you stick with an old favorite when the problems don't get fixed?
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Mozilla aims to add silent updating to Firefox 10

Posted October 4, 2011 - 1:07 pm

A year after it pulled the plug on silent updates in Firefox 4, Mozilla said it will debut most of the behind-the-scenes feature by early next year.
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Seven good reasons to upgrade to Firefox 7

Posted October 1, 2011 - 8:42 am

Six weeks to the day after the official release of Firefox 6, Mozilla on Tuesday rolled out Firefox 7, the next version of its popular Web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android users.
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