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Mozilla announces Raindrop communcations project

Mozilla has announced an interesting project called Raindrop, which appears massively complicated on the surface but is actually quite a simple idea when you strip it free of buzzwords.

Mozilla (like Google, with its Wave platform) says that "email isn't fun any...

Firefox 3.6 reaches beta

Mozilla has issued a new beta version of its Firefox browser - version 3.6 is now available to download in RC1 edition. Originally it was due for a mid-September release, but it slipped a little for reasons unknown.

The update includes version 1.9.2 of the Gecko...

Nokia N900 internet tablet handset announced

Nokia has confirmed the truth in recent internet rumours by announcing the launch of the ARM-powered Nokia N900.

Running Maemo 5, an open source, Linus-based OS, the claim is that it delivers a "PC-like experience on a handset-sized device".

Nokia...

Porn stopped Firefox 3 upgrades

There's a whole load of people who're still using Firefox 2, despite the vastly superior version 3 having been released more than a year ago. Mozilla's security team wanted to know why, so they did a survey of people who consistently declined updates. The reason?

VIDEO: Multi-touch interface for Firefox

An intern at the Mozilla Foundation by the name of Felipe Gomez has, in a spare lunch break we assume, built a multi-touch interface for Firefox and produced a video showing the cool stuff that you could do with such a technology.

He demonstrates moving objects...

Microsoft disputes Firefox's billion downloads claim

Microsoft has poured scorn on Mozilla's download figures for its Firefox browser. Amy Barzdukas, a Microsoft general manager in chage of IE, said that the announcement that the software had reached a billion downloads was "interesting math".

Firefox claimed...

Mozilla launches Test Pilot programme

Mozilla has dropped us word that it's launching a new "Test Pilot" program that'll allow participants to try the newest features first, in exchange for submitting feedback.

The scheme is launching with a Firefox 3.5 add-on that automatically allows to you join...

Firefox hits 1,000,000,000 downloads

Slightly earlier than expected, Firefox has just announced via its @firefoxcounter Twitter feed that it has hit its billionth download.

The news was expected over the weekend, but publicity surrounding the milestone has increased the download rate, and the browser...

Firefox nears billionth download

Mozilla has announced that Firefox, the little browser that could, has nearly reached a sizeable milestone - one billion downloads.

It's due to hit ten digits very soon, perhaps even this weekend, if the company's predictions are accurate. To celebrate, it's...

Firefox 4.0 screenshots unveiled

It's been less than a month since 3.5 was released, and already Mozilla is talking about 4.0. More than talking, in fact. It's released some screenshots of mockup designs that it's considering for the next iteration of its browser.

One notable feature is a tabs-on-top...

Firefox 3.5 gets 5 million downloads in 24 hours

Firefox 3.5 has been a rip-roaring success it seems, with over 5 million people downloading the browser in 24 hours. The launch brought an extra 2% to Firefox's market share, upping it to 31.8%.

"The fastest version yet of Firefox has certainly sprinted out...

Firefox 3.5 download is now live

Right on schedule, the download page for Firefox 3.5 is now live. You can mosey on over to mozilla.com and grab it.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the new browser is claimed to have over 5000 now features including private browsing, geolocation functionality...

Firefox to debut on Android?

Shortly after announcing the release of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla's also talking about an Android port for its mobile browser - codenamed Fennec.

Until recently, applications on Android ran on Google's Java virtual machine. However, last week the Android Native Development...

Firefox 3.5 to arrive 30 June

Pocket-lint has learned that the Mozilla Foundation will be releasing Firefox 3.5 on 30 June, only just fulfilling its promise to get it out before the end of the month.

As previously reported, the new browser is claimed to have over 5000 now features including...

VIDEO: Firefox 3.5 overview

Mozilla has now announced the availability of Firefox 3.5 RC2.

The latest version of the browser features more privacy options, built-in video and geolocation functionality.

Get the full details straight from the horse's mouth - here's Mike Beltzner...

Firefox launches add-on collections

Firefox has announced that it's launching Add-on Collections - the ability for users to bundle extensions together for other users. The company hope that it'll help expose more niche content to more users.

Some sample ones have been created, including a "Web...

Mozilla launches "Jetpack" API for Firefox

The Mozilla foundation has announced the availability of a new research project called "Jetpack". It's an attempt to change how browser extensions work and make things easier for both developers and consumers.

Although browser extensions have long been one of...

Mozilla Fennec for Windows Mobile sees alpha release

Following the news we brought you of the pre-alpha release, Mozilla has announced that Fennec Alpha 1 for Windows Mobile 6 is available for download by developers and testers.

An early developer release intended for testing purposes only, changes have been...

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0.10 update

Just a week on from Firefox 3.0.9 being released and Mozilla has issued version 3.0.10 already.

Obviously this second release is to patch up security issues in the 3.0.9 version of the open source internet browser.

Mozilla says 3.0.10 fixes two...

VIDEO: Mozilla offers Personas for Firefox

Mozilla has announced a new way to personalise its Firefox browser with the launch of Personas, free, easy-to-install "skins" for Firefox that the organisation says makes changing the look of the browser "as easy as changing your shirt".

Like Google's iGoogle...

Firefox nabs top spot in Europe

Last week saw Microsoft lose European browser market leadership for the first time in years, according to data just released from web analytics company StatCounter.

In what will no doubt be cause for celebration from the thousands involved in the ongoing open...

Safari hacked within seconds at Pwn2Own contest

In just day one of the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition, IE8 and Firefox were cracked within a matter of hours, and Safari floored within seconds.

The champion of the day was a master's student from the University of Oldenburg, who made hacking all three browsers...

VIDEO: Mozilla releases Fennec 1.0

Mozilla's mobile browser Fennec has hit a milestone for the Mameo platform, so much so that it can be used as the primary browser for the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet.

For those of us without such a device, it edges us another step closer to being able to enjoy...

Mozilla Firefox 3.1 beta 3 launched

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.1 beta 3, a public preview release intended for "developer testing and feedback".

The third beta for the release features a number of improvements to performance, web compatibility and speed.

These include an improved...

Mozilla launches Fennec for Windows Mobile

Mozilla has announced the first milestone release of its mobile phone browser Fennec for Windows Mobile is now available for download.

Back in December as the organisation announced the release of Fennec Alpha 2 for Nokia Internet Tablets it said it was making...