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Google move paves way for Firefox on Android
News Mozilla likes idea of bringing its browser to Google's mobile operating system--this could be possible with release of Native Development Kit.
Tags: Open source, Browser, Protocols and platforms, Mobile, Google Inc., Web Browser, operating system, Mozilla Corp., phone, Mozilla Firefox
Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
News A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack.
Tags: Windows XP, Web browsers, Open source
CA open-sources Ingres database
News Computer Associates International plans to make its Ingres database an open-source product and to collaborate with open-source projects JBoss, Zope and Plone.
Tags: Databases, Open source
Facebook hires Mozilla engineer
News Mike Schroepfer, who led the development of the Firefox browser as Mozilla's vice president of engineering, will be one of four directors of engineering at Facebook.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, social networking, venture-capital company, Facebook, co-founder, CTO
Facebook steps into OpenID Foundation
News We may not see OpenID in Facebook Connect anytime soon, but move is a big step for firm that many open-standards advocates once wrote off for its walled-garden nature.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Open source, PayPal, Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., VeriSign Inc., social networking, VP, Facebook
Mozilla releases security updates
News Updates to both old and new versions of Firefox and Thunderbird seek to address security and stability issues.
Tags: Security, Web browsers
Mozilla aims Firefox at mobile devices
News Mozilla forms a unit to develop the open-source Web browser for mobile devices, and raises the priority level of the work to that of desktops.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS
Mozilla: Smartphone performance has a ways to go
News The iPhone isn't a true mobile computer yet, but it's on the right track, according to a Mozilla executive.
Tags: Smart phones
Mozilla VP talks IE 8, Firefox 3
News Mozilla Vice President Mike Schroepfer said Microsoft's decision to support a more standards-compliant mode by default should keep Web developers from having to waste so much time.
Tags: Web services, Web browsers
Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw
News The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability.
Tags: Security, Web browsers
New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs
News Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems.
Tags: Data security, Web browsers
Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users
News The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says.
Tags: Security, Web browsers
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June
News Mozilla, which oversees development of the open-source Web browser, said it will release the final version when add-ons catch up.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, software, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Safari
Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own
News Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers
Exploit turns up heat for Firefox flaw
News Mozilla has patched the hole in the Web browser, but the public release of attack code means it's urgent that people apply the fix.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
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