The “FREAK” vulnerability that downgrades and weakens secure web connections doesn’t just affect Google and Apple users — according to a security…
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New Firefox gets social, brings beta Marketplace to desktop
Mozilla has released Firefox 35, which brings with it the enhancements to the Firefox Hello video-calling feature that I wrote about when…
Read MoreThis Japan-bound Firefox phone is transparently gorgeous
Most phones running Mozilla’s mobile Firefox OS to this point have been drab and cheap affairs. But take a look at the…
Read MoreFirefox’s built-in Skype rival begins to evolve
Firefox Hello, the WebRTC-based video-calling feature that Mozilla and partner Telefónica revealed as a beta feature in October, hit the mainstream —…
Read MoreAd tech firm Ghostery releases a privacy-focused Android browser
Ghostery, a new Android "privacy browser," is ultimately no different from Google's Chrome in that you and your data are its product, not its primary customer.…
Read MoreHow Europe could cut Google down to size without splitting it up
Google's EU search antitrust case is a complex beast that is being overloaded by vested interests. Competition commission Margrethe Vestager would be best advised to keep her solutions simple, and here are some suggestions for what those solutions might entail.…
Read MoreYahoo is the new default search engine on Mozilla Firefox
For the next five years, Yahoo will be the default search engine for Mozilla Firefox.…
Read MoreMozilla will start hosting Tor relays as part of Polaris privacy push
Mozilla's high-capacity "middle" relays should make the Tor anonymized-surfing network faster and more robust.…
Read MoreHello Firefox! Mozilla’s browser gets built-in WebRTC video chat through Telefónica partnership
Users of the Firefox 34 beta will be able to have anonymous, WebRTC-based voice and video chats from the browser itself, with no need to install an add-on or plugin, or even to visit any special webpage.…
Read MoreIE6 holdouts beware: Twitter and others kill SSL 3.0 support after “Poodle” bug discovery
Most people are these days using browsers that support the much safer TLS web encryption protocol, but some aren't, notably those still using Internet Explorer 6 -- most of whom seem to be in China -- on default settings.…
Read MoreEricsson open-sources OpenWebRTC, providing rival to Google’s WebRTC implementation
The company has also revived its Bowser browser for iOS -- if it clears the App Store approval process, it will be the only iOS browser that supports WebRTC, for now.…
Read MoreFirefox gains Chromecast support as partner readies Chromecast competitor called… Matchstick?
Chromecast, meet... Matchstick? The Firefox-OS powered streaming stick may have finally gotten a name, while Mozilla's Firefox browser is starting to officially support Chromecast.…
Read MoreThe story of WebP: How Google wants to speed up the web, one image at a time
Google wants WebP to become the internet's next dominant image file format. That's not likely going to happen anytime soon -- but WebP could still have a huge impact.…
Read MoreThis Firefox OS-powered streaming stick is Mozilla’s answer to Chromecast (exclusive video)
A secretive new project aims to bring Chromecast-like media streaming to a Firefox-OS powered TV dongle. Check out an exclusive first look at a prototype of the device.…
Read MoreWeb gaming future: 3-D graphics games in the browser without plug-ins
If you've ever played Dead Trigger 2 on a phone or tablet, you have to try it in a browser. It can be done thanks to a technical demo from Unity which is using WebGL and JavaScript for the game.…
Read MoreOpera brings in-browser video chat to its Android iteration, courtesy of WebRTC
The move brings Opera in line with the other two big WebRTC-supporting browsers, Chrome and Firefox, which both already support the promising protocol in their Android versions.…
Read MorePipe turns to WebRTC for in-Facebook file transfer tech
WebRTC is useful for all sorts of things, and it turns out peer-to-peer, real-time file transfer is one of them.…
Read MoreFirefox may beat Google to a web-based slate: Hello, Firefox OS tablet
I've been waiting for a web-based tablet and it looks like it's coming soon. But it's not the Chrome tablet I was expecting. Instead, meet the first slate in the Firefox OS tablet program.…
Read MoreFirefox gets support for VP9, Google’s next-generation open video codec
Firefox's nightly version got support for Google's VP9 video codec a few days ago, Firefox Aurora users will be able to use the codec later this week.…
Read MoreMozilla developer creates curriculum to on-board new contributors to Firefox
How do you bring people into an open source community? Mozilla developer Brian Bondy has taken ideas from online education to create a training curriculum for Firefox.…
Read MoreMozilla will add H.264 to Firefox as Cisco makes eleventh-hour push for WebRTC’s future
After long resisting proprietary media formats, Mozilla has agreed to add H.264 to its browser. The move is made possible through a partnership with Cisco, which wants to press the industry to agree on the format for real-time communication.…
Read MorePrivate search engine Blippex turns to WebRTC to guarantee surfers’ anonymity
Blippex has always maintained that its browser plugin, which monitors surfing to establish search ranking, doesn't record IP addresses. But to set skeptical users' minds at rest, it harnessed WebRTC technology as a way of setting up a P2P anonymization chain.…
Read MoreFirefox OS gets major feature boost as second rollout wave looms
Version 1.1 of Mozilla's web-centric smartphone platform adds major features such as push notifications and browser downloads. But will this be enough to see signed-up manufacturers such as Huawei and LG actually produce Firefox OS phones?…
Read MoreQubit revamps analytics platform for ecommerce sites
The new version aims to provide a simpler interface for wrangling hundreds of data points per site visit. Qubit has also released research about browser user value, with IE users coming out on top.…
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