Posts from 2012

New Security and Developer Features Now in Firefox

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Firefox has new features that make browsing more secure and Web applications like games more powerful. We automatically make your Google searches secure in Firefox to protect your data from potentially prying eyes, like network administrators when you use public … Continue reading

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Mozilla Testifies at US Senate Commerce Hearing on Do Not Track

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On Thursday, Mozilla participated in the US Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Do Not Track. The purpose of the hearing was to explore whether voluntary self-regulation efforts of the ad industry are sufficient to negate the need for legislative action. … Continue reading

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Mozilla Gains Global Support For a Firefox Mobile OS

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•    First devices featuring Firefox OS to be manufactured by TCL Communication Technology (Alcatel) and ZTE •    Leading global network operators back initiative, including Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Telenor Industry support is growing behind Mozilla’s … Continue reading

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Mozilla Launches a Speedy and Powerful Upgrade to Mobile Browsing with Firefox for Android

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As a pioneer of the Web, Mozilla unlocked the Web experience on the desktop with Firefox and we are doing it again in mobile. We’re proud to announce a new Firefox for Android is now available for download in the … Continue reading

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Introducing Thimble: webmaking made easy

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Today we are proud to launch a new Mozilla Webmaker app to the world. Meet Thimble, the new tool that makes it incredibly simple for anyone to create and share their own web pages and other projects in minutes. Thimble … Continue reading

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Mozilla and the National Science Foundation launch open innovation challenge

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An invitation to brainstorm and build apps for the internet of the future Tomorrow at the White House, Mozilla and the National Science Foundation will announce the launch of “Mozilla Ignite,” an open innovation challenge that invites designers, developers and … Continue reading

Tags: broadband, challenge, GENI, innovation challenge, mozilla, mozilla ignite

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Firefox Has a Redesigned Home Page and New Tab Experience That Make Browsing the Web Faster and Easier

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Firefox makes it faster and easier to get where you want to go on the Web with a redesigned Home Page and New Tab experience. The Home Page now includes icons at the bottom of the page to give you … Continue reading

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Introducing “Mozilla Webmaker:” helping the world make the web

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Today, we’re proud to launch “Mozilla Webmaker,” a new program to help people everywhere make, learn and play using the open building blocks 
of the web. The goal: help millions of people move from using the web to making the … Continue reading

Tags: events, Hackasaurus, learning, mozilla, Popcorn, summer, Summer Code Party, Thimble, webmaker

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Congratulations 2012 Firefox Flicks Winners!

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We are excited to announce from the Cannes Film Festival that we have selected the global winners of our 2012 Firefox Flicks competition. After calling on creatives, filmmakers and students to help us tell the story of Mozilla Firefox, we … Continue reading

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Do Not Track Gains More Support around the Web

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Editor’s Note: Mozilla today announced updated user and industry adoption of Do Not Track. Check out the blog post from Alex Fowler, Mozilla Global Privacy and Policy Lead. Excerpt below. Mozilla introduced the Do Not Track header last year to … Continue reading

Categories: Around the Web, Firefox