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Firefox 75 revamps the address bar - type less, find more

8 April 2020, 11:11

Meanwhile, NNMS stats indicate that Microsoft Edge is now more popular than Firefox.

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Mozilla will introduce sponsored tiles on Firefox start page

12 May 2014, 12:00

The company plans to sell tile placement on the new-tab page of its popular browser.

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QOTW: Which is the best desktop web browser?

7 February 2014, 16:30

And what features in particular make it appeal to you?

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Firefox 26 blocks plugin content loading by default, except Flash

10 December 2013, 15:11

Move should improve browser security and stability.

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Firefox made touch friendly for Windows 8 in Aurora release

23 September 2013, 09:45

Touch friendly Firefox is getting much closer to general release with this milestone.

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Firefox 23 adds mixed content blocking and a network monitor

7 August 2013, 14:46

Update to this popular web browser also sports a share button and a new less shiny logo.

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Firefox 22 brings built-in WebRTC and asm.js support

26 June 2013, 11:15

Updates will enable plug-in free video calling, file sharing and 3D gaming.

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Firefox 20’s new features focus on privacy and downloads

3 April 2013, 09:46

Also Android version expands support to more old but popular smartphones.

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Microsoft says that Internet Explorer sucks... less

30 November 2012, 15:39

In a humorous new advertising video.

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Firefox for Android now available in economy class

20 November 2012, 12:10

The Android version of the popular browser now supports ARM v6 processors.

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Firefox 16 appears then disappears due to security issue

12 October 2012, 10:30

But now it’s back and you can get updated straight away via the About dialogue.

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Firefox 15 patches 31 security flaws, improves performance

29 August 2012, 10:45

Memory leaks plugged and advanced 3D browser gaming demonstrated.

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Firefox’s most popular add-ons from 3 billion downloads

1 August 2012, 12:21

Many top add-ons help you download stuff but No.1 prevents downloads of ads.

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Firefox 12 now available for download

23 April 2012, 10:41

Just five weeks after Firefox 11

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Firefox 7 hits the airwaves

28 September 2011, 12:29

New release of Mozilla's popular web browser claims to use up to 50 per cent less memory.

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Mozilla turns Firefox 4 up to (beta) 11

9 February 2011, 12:06

More bug fixes and the introduction of a do-not-track feature.

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Mozilla to release four major Firefox versions this year

8 February 2011, 11:52

Roadmap gets cranked up to try and move development along.

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Firefox 4 facing further delays

3 February 2011, 15:43

Twelfth and thirteenth betas look likely as Hotmail code causes problems.

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Chrome's browser share breaks into double digits

2 February 2011, 11:43

Google gains, while iOS grabs two per cent of global web traffic.

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Mozilla releases tenth Firefox 4 beta

26 January 2011, 12:04

Beta-fatigue starts to set in as version number hits double digits.

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Google and Mozilla announce 'Do Not Track' browser extensions

25 January 2011, 12:44

New plug-ins will stop advertisers snooping on your surfing habits.

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Mozilla Firefox Beta 9 hits the web

17 January 2011, 10:09

Long and winding road to final version continues with more bug fixes.

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Mozilla releases eighth Firefox 4 beta

22 December 2010, 11:45

Latest version fixes a giant list of bugs as developers enter the home straight.

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Browser stats show Internet Explorer 6 continues to fade away

2 December 2010, 11:35

IE8 and Firefox 3.6 make modest gains, while Chrome users all jump to new version.

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Mozilla dev wants Microsoft, Apple and Google to stop being evil

2 December 2010, 10:28

Asa Doltzer blasts companies for surreptitiously installing plugins without asking.

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‘Feature complete’ Firefox 4 beta 7 now available

11 November 2010, 10:10

Final version edges closer to release with speedy new JavaScript engine.

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Internet Explorer 9 tops first official HTML5 conformance test

2 November 2010, 11:24

W3C testing puts Microsoft’s latest in the lead while Safari trails the pack.

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Internet Explorer market share continues to slide

4 October 2010, 11:33

Microsoft losing ground despite IE9 launch.

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Firefox finds Home on new platforms

29 September 2010, 17:36

Blackberry and Symbian to get the app, but Fenec won’t head to iOS.

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Mozilla awakens the Kraken

16 September 2010, 11:08

New JavaScript benchmark focuses on realistic workloads.

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Mozilla releases Firefox 4 beta 5

8 September 2010, 12:38

Latest build includes hardware-acceleration and support for new Audio Data API

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Firefox 4 beta 4 released to the wild

25 August 2010, 10:24

Introduces Tab Panorama and enables Sync by default.

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New betas of Firefox and Chrome now available

12 August 2010, 16:52

Beta releases of Firefox 4 and Chrome 6 hit the air waves.

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