firefox

Google the default Search in Firefox for 3 years

Post last modified:December 21, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google and Mozilla have signed a new agreement that google will remain the default Search in Firefox for at least three more years.

“Under this multi-year agreement, Google Search will continue to be the default search provider for hundreds of millions of Firefox users around the world,” said Gary Kovacs, CEO, Mozilla.

“Mozilla has been a valuable partner to Google over the years and we look forward to continuing this great partnership in the years to come,” said Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Search, Google.

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Mozilla Firefox 9 released

Post last modified:December 20, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 9 final is now available for download from Mozilla’s FTP site. It is currently not available on the firefox official homepage but expected to be available in december 20th . what’s new in this firefox 9?

Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
Added support for font-stretch
Improved support for text-overflow
Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
Fixed several stability issues
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Mozilla firefox 8.0.1 released

Post last modified:November 23, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 8.0.1 is now available for download. what’s new in this firefox 8.0.1?

Fixed Mac OS X crash that occurred in certain instances when a Java Applet is loaded with Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_29 installed.
Fixed Windows startup crash caused by RoboForm versions older than 7.6.2.
Fixed several stability issues
Fixed several security issues
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How to install latest firefox version on ubuntu 11.10 using PPA

Post last modified:February 25, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install latest firefox on ubuntu 11.10 using PPA

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

3.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

4.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

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7th birthday of Firefox

Post last modified:November 10, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Today mozilla celebrates the 7th birthday of Firefox.

Last 7 years:

Firefox 8 is more than 32 times faster than Firefox 1.0.
firefox recently shifted to a new rapis release cycle.
Leading edge HTML5 support in Firefox ensures that developers can create beautiful and exciting Web experiences for users.
Favorite features like tabbed browsing, built-in phishing and malware protection, the Awesome Bar, Do Not Track and thousands of Firefox add-ons give millions of users around the world more choice and control over their Web browsing experience.

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Mozilla Firefox 8 released

Post last modified:November 7, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 8 final is now available for download from Mozilla’s FTP site. It is currently not available on the firefox official homepage but expected to be available in November 8th .

what’s new in this firefox 8?

Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
Added Twitter to the search bar
Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
Improved tab animations when moving, reordering, or detaching tabs
Improved performance and memory handling when using <audio> and <video> elements
Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
Added support for HTML5 context menus
Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
Improved WebSocket support
Fixed several stability issues
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Firefox with Bing

Post last modified:October 27, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

The new “Firefox with Bing” firefox browser sets Bing set as your home page and the default setting in the search box and AwesomeBar (where you can also type in queries as well as Web addresses). If you already have the latest version of Firefox, then you just need to download the Bing Search for Firefox Add-on to set the same preferences. There are nearly 20 customized versions of Firefox distributed globally by partners including Bing, United Internet, Twitter, Yahoo! and Yandex
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Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Post last modified:October 17, 2011
Post category:Useful Tips
Post author:Manikandan

Important keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

Open File-   Ctrl + O
Reload-         F5 & Ctrl + R
Zoom In-    Ctrl + +
Zoom Out-    Ctrl + –
Zoom Reset-    Ctrl + 0
Find-             Ctrl + F
New Tab-    Ctrl + T
New Window-    Ctrl + N
Complete .com Address-    Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address-   Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address-    Ctrl + Shift + Enter
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Flagfox – Firefox add-on

Post last modified:February 7, 2014
Post category:Websites
Post author:Manikandan

Author’s Description:

Flagfox is a free Mozilla Firefox add-on.It displays a country flag depicting the location of the current website’s server and provides a multitude of tools such as site safety checks, whois, translation, similar sites, validation, URL shortening.
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Mozilla firefox 7.0.1 released

Post last modified:January 30, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 7.0.1 is now available for download.what’s new in this firefox 7.0.1?

Fixed a rare issue where some users could find one or more of their add-ons hidden after a Firefox update. To know more about this issue check this blog post
Fixed several stability issues.
Fixed several security issues.
Enhanced support for MathML
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