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Firefox Test Pilot Experiments Enable Side-by-Side View and Easy Theme Customization

Firefox's latest Test Pilot experiments may be its best yet, with a useful side-by-side view and an easy way to customize the look of your browser. If they prove successful, the projects will be a default feature in the browser.

Mozilla Confirms Firefox Sponsored Ads are coming

With the launch of Firefox 60 next week, Mozilla will bring its sponsored advertising to the browser in the United States.

Firefox Reality Will Bring Mozilla’s Browser to AR and VR

Mozilla's Firefox Reality is built from the ground up with Virtual and Augmented Reality in mind, with plans for cross-platform compatibility, privacy features, and an open source philosophy. The browser is currently available on Daydream and GearVR.
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AdBlock Author Slams Firefox for Near Decade-Old Password Flaw

Wladimir Palant says Firefox only uses one iteration of SHA-1 hash encryption when at least 100,000 are needed to shut down brute force attacks.

New Firefox Update Helps Mitigate Meltdown and Spectre CPU Exploits

Firefox's latest update reduces the accuracy of time sources in the browser, making it much harder to perform web-based Meltdown and Spectre attacks. Google plans to follow with a patch on January 24.

Yahoo and Mozilla Suing Each Other After Firefox Snubs Yahoo as Default Search Provider

Technicalities in a contract allowed Mozilla Firefox to remove Yahoo as its default search. The two companies are now disputing the ramifications and will take the battle to US courts.

Firefox Partners With “Have I Been Pwned” to Inform Users about Password-Theft

Firefox will team up with Have I Been Pwned to provide timely security alerts to users. The functionality is currently in testing.

Mozilla’s Firefox Focus Android Browser Enhances Privacy at the Cost of Some Essential Features

Firefox Focus blocks ad trackers and lets users delete their history with a single tap. It requires little configuration and a simple yet beautiful interface.

Mozilla Firefox 57 To Debut New Photon UI

For its upcoming Firefox 57 web browser, Mozilla will change the UI for the first time since 2014. The update will bring squared tabs, a new tab page, and a centralized address bar.
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Firefox 52 Gets Font Whitelist to Prevent Browser Fingerprinting

Browser fingerprinting through OS fonts will be prevented in Firefox 52, which launches this March. The browser uses a whitelist to denote safe fonts, a feature which is similar to the way Tor handles font-based web tracking.
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Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Firefox Versions 41 to 50

The vulnerability exploits Windows systems with great success. The current version of the Tor Browser Bundle which contains Firefox 45 Extended Support Release (ESR) is also affected.
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Microsoft Launches OneNote Web Clipper for Firefox

The OneNote Web Clipper is now available to browsers on Firefox, after previously launching on Microsoft Edge and Chrome. The service lets users clip parts of webpages, edit them, and share the edits.
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Microsoft’s Explorer/Edge Browsers Slip behind Firefox to 3rd in Market

Numbers published by StatCounter show that Firefox overtook Explorer/Edge during April to become the second most used web browser behind Google Chrome.
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Market Stats: Windows 10 Edge Users Switching Back To Chrome And Firefox

Quantcast, an online measurement company has said that a large number of Windows 10 users are backing away from Microsoft Edge browser. Google Chrome maintains its position as the most popular Windows 10 browser.
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ASM.JS ONLY! Benchmarking ASM.JS JavaScript performance of Microsoft Edge vs. Google Chrome 44 vs....

Benchmarking Microsoft Edge´s WebGL performance give good but partly unclear results. As asm.js is one key performance factor for the future, it´s good to see how Edge, Firfox and Chrome perform there.
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Benchmark Deep-Dive: Microsoft Windows 10 Spartan Browser vs. IE11 vs. Google Chrome 41 vs....

  We have profoundly tested Microsoft´s new Spartan browser for Windows 10 with the most challenging benchmarks around. While Spartan´s new interactive features look promising,...
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How to Find the Process for a Window on Windows, macOS, Linux

We show you how to identify the process behind any window on macOS, Windows, and Unix/Linux using Task Manager, Process Explorer, tasklist, Accessibility Inspector, and xprop.

Browser Makers Form Alliance to Challenge Microsoft´s “Anti-Competitive Practices”

Google, Opera, and Vivaldi lead a campaign urging the EU to regulate Microsoft Edge under the Digital Markets Act for fairer browser competition.
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt About Breaking up Google: “It’s Just a Bad Idea”

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt critiques the DOJ’s antitrust remedies to possibly break up Google as risky and ineffective.
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Google Slams DOJ Plan to Sell Chrome and Break Up Android

The DOJ’s push to break up Google’s Chrome and Android ecosystems has sparked a major backlash from the tech giant.

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