Ad-injecting trojan targets Mac users on Safari, Firefox, and Chrome

Ad-injecting trojan targets Mac users on Safari, Firefox, and Chrome  arstechnica.com/apple/2013/03/ad-injecting-trojan-targets-mac-users-on-safari-firefox-and-chrome/ ” It’s not a particularly sophisticated malware, but the fact that there is a piece of code sitting in the browser and monitoring every single piece of information is … Continue reading

No Firefox Planned for iPhone or iPad

Due to development restrictions placed by Apple for third-party browsers, Mozilla announced they have no plans at this time to release a version of Firefox which would support the Apple iPhone or iPad. In order to accommodate Apple’s restrictions, Mozilla would need … Continue reading

Microsoft Fine $730 Million By EU for “Browser Ballot” Mishap

Last year Microsoft discovered and acknowledged there was “mishap” with Windows 7 SP1 sold in the EU. Since 2009 Microsoft has been required for new installs of Windows in EU to present a “Browser Ballot” pop-up giving the user the choice … Continue reading

Mozilla Announces Two Firefox OS Phones

However, they are not for consumers. These Firefox OS (formerly Boot to Gecko) phones are being made by a Spanish company GeekPhone for the purpose of allowing developers to create apps for the new platform. Currently there are two phones the … Continue reading

Firefox 18.0.1 Released

Mozilla has release an update for Firefox 18 for desktop users (no updates for Firefox for Android or Firefox ESR) only on January 18, 2013. Firefox 18.0.1 addressed these issues: Problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions (Associated bugs) Unity player crashes … Continue reading

Firefox 17 Released

Mozilla has released the next update for the desktop version of Firefox on November 20, 2012 (Android version was released on November 19th), with Firefox 17. Changes in this version include: First revision of the Social API and support for Facebook Messenger Click-to-play … Continue reading

Firefox 16 Released

Mozilla has released an update for Firefox on October 9, 2012 with Firefox 16 for desktop and Android users. There are several fixes and updates in this version. However, most notable for desktop users is improvements to JAVA Script related to incremental garbage collection. This … Continue reading

Older Versions of Silverlight Blocked on Mac OS X

Mozilla announced earlier today they have added older (older than 5.1.0) versions of Microsoft’s Silverlight Plugin to the Plugins blocklist for Mac OS X (no word yet if this will be extended to include Windows users). Unlike the recent JAVA … Continue reading

Dual Boot Linux on Your Mac and Take Back Your Powerhouse Apple Hardware

“A fast, refreshed, and completely awesome Mac is within your reach, but Mountain Lion isn’t the way to get there.The Problem“When Mountain Lion launched, we were abuzz. It’s a great OS, but it’s also proof of one creeping fact: Apple … Continue reading