Mozilla is updating its Firefox 3.x browser to version 3.0.12 for five critical security vulnerabilities. All of the issues have already been addressed in the latest Firefox 3.5.1 update which came out last week.
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Firefox 3 market share crawls past IE 7 in Europe
According to Web analytics firm StatCounter, Firefox 3 has finally surpassed the popularity of Internet Explorer 7 in Europe. Internet Explorer's total marketshare across all versions, however, still exceeds that of Firefox.
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Ubuntu Firefox Themes
I've downloaded some great themes for Firefox. Unfortunately not all of them works the way they should. The most common problem is disappearing menu text when mouse pointer hover above it.
You see not themes are made for specific edition and version of Firefox. Not all Firefox created equally I suppose. So here's 3 (for now) Firefox themes that I love to use (tested on Linux Firefox 3.0.6)
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Firefox 3 Eats Internet Explorer 6 Alive
Mozilla Firefox 3, the free and open source web browser, has finally overtaken Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and is getting closer and closer behind IE 7. According to data from StatCounter Global Stats, for the first time in February of this year, Firefox 3 with 24% market share overtook IE 6.
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Self-signed certificates and Firefox 3 - a possible solution
Some websites need to handle data securely and assure the end-user they are a) secure and b) who they say they are. The traditional way to achieve these is via Secure Socket Layer.
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Firefox market share exceeds 20%, Internet Explorer dips below 70%
It has been six weeks since Firefox 3 has been released and if we believe market share numbers provided by an ongoing survey of NetApplications, then it appears that Mozilla has had a successful launch with market share gains, especially at the expense of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
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How Can We Harness the Firefox Effect?
Three things are striking about the recent launch of Firefox 3. First, the unanimity about the quality of the code: practically everyone thinks it's better in practically every respect.
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Iceweasel goes 3.0 too
Debian's "Iceweasel" build of Firefox 3.0 is out. Working fine for me so far with one exception.
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Streamlined Firefox 3 makes browsing safer, more productive
Desktop users, developers, and reviewers all had their download managers aimed at the Firefox Web site Monday to grab Firefox 3 as soon as it launched and also help Mozilla set a world record. World record or not, the latest Firefox release is a world-class Web browser. It looks impressive, renders text and images better than its predecessor, and helps you browse safely.
Read more »Mozilla downplays critical Firefox 3.0 bug
"There is no public exploit, the details are private, and so the risk to users is minimal," Window Snyder, Mozilla's chief security officer, said in an entry to a company blog.
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Will Linux Users Miss Out on Firefox 3?
Windows users have been getting Firefox updates before their Linux counterparts. Will the trend continue with the browser's hotly anticipated new version?
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Firefox 3: an empirical performance study
Firefox 3 javascript performance and memory usage study on linux
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Field Guide to Firefox 3
We’re done. Firefox 3 is going to be launched very soon. In anticipation of this long-awaited event, the folks in the Mozilla community have been writing extensively about the new and improved features you’ll see in the browser.
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"When Mozilla developers decided to incorporate the Cairo subsystem and build a new graphics layer from scratch, they also decided to completely rework the system that renders text in the browser."
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Firefox 3 Release Candidate Released
Firefox 3 Release Candidate has been released. It includes only minor performance, UI, and compatibility tweaks. If no issues are found with the release candidate, it will become the final release.
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