Mozilla issues Firefox fix following weekend of extension woes Mozilla is recovering from a few days of browser extension failures in Firefox, a problem caused by an expired signing certificate that the company has fixed for users of the current release of the browser — but not for those on legacy versions. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 6
Editorial: Mozilla's anti-Apple privacy petition call is misguided and unnecessary Firefox developer Mozilla wants you to sign a petition claiming that Apple is helping third-party advertisers track what ads, videos, and apps you use — but the iPhone maker is doing no such thing. William Gallagher 7 years ago 23
Firefox gets support for Google's WebP image format, leaving Apple Safari as main holdout Mozilla this week announced that it will support Google's compressed WebP image format in Firefox, leaving Apple's Safari as the one flagship browser without any compatibility. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5
Firefox 57 'Quantum' for macOS released, iOS version user interface refresh coming Mozilla has wrapped up its "biggest update of code in over ten years with the release of Firefox 57 — once called "Quantum" — for macOS, and other platforms. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 20
Firefox iOS version 10 released with 'Photon' design and menu changes Firefox has updated the iOS version of its browser to version 10.0, with the milestone release featuring a refreshed modern interface and changes to the menu system, ahead of another major update arriving on the desktop version of the browser next week. Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 1
Apple, Facebook, Google & others sign brief concerned about warrantless location tracking Several high-profile technology companies, including Apple, have submitted a amicus brief in a key case at the U.S. Supreme Court, expressing concerns about warrantless police access to cellphone location data. Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3
Apple quietly patched iPhone vulnerability allowing unauthorized collection of sensor data [u] Apple in 2016 issued a fix for a website-based iOS exploit that could've allowed hackers to collect sensor data from iPhones, and potentially learn many things about their targets — even their passcodes, researchers revealed this week. [Updated with Apple clarification] Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14
Mozilla launches ad-blocking Firefox Focus browser for iOS, Twitter updates notifications for iOS 10 Mozilla on Thursday launched a new privacy-focused iOS Web browser, Firefox Focus, while Twitter started rolling support for iOS 10's more detailed notifications. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3
Mozilla Firefox browser to block 'not essential' Adobe Flash content Blocking unnecessary Flash content loading in the Firefox browser will lead to improved battery life, faster web page loads, and greater user security, according to developer Mozilla. And the block starting in August is only the beginning. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 9
Mac App Store dramatically boosts Evernote users, Apple a top developer Apple's new Mac App Store has more than doubled the new users signing up with Evernote's cloud-based note capturing service when it opened two days ago, while Apple itself is also benefitting handsomely from setting up an App Store for Mac users. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 21
Google announces free WebM video codec as H.264 alternative At its annual I/O conference, Google has unveiled its plan to release a video codec it acquired as a royalty free alternative to the ISO MPEG's H.264. Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 95
