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February 13, 2012 08:08 AM ET Fast Firefox faceoff: Nightly vs. Pale Moon vs. Waterfox
Firefox has finally caught up to Chrome when it comes to opening a new tab. In Chrome you are presented with thumbnails of sites you have visited prior. While there have been some extensions that have duplicated this feature, it is now part of the native Firefox UI in both the latest Nightly (13.0a1) and Aurora (12.0a2) builds. Note: it will be available for a limited time on the Aurora builds, see * at the end of this post for more details. Below is a sample from Percy’s (mozilla links) review:
Keep in mind this is still a work in progress in like Percy I noticed a few kinks myself, especially in regards to the thumbnails (or lack there of). Not sure how much I am going to be using this once (or if) it lands in June. Usually when I open a new tab, I either start trying the address in the awesome bar or simply select it from my bookmarks menu. I suppose it will speed up getting to the desired page.
* The New Tab feature on Aurora, will be turned off on February 16th (next Thursday). You can easily toggle the preference if you want to continue testing it on Aurora past the 16th. Just go to about:config and set ‘browser.newtab.url’ preference to ‘about:newtab’, ‘browser.newtabpage.enabled’ to ‘true’ and restart Firefox Aurora.
Just Released* As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See the Wiki for more details.
Mozilla released an update for Firefox 10.0.0 desktop and Android along with Firefox ESR on February 10, 2012. Version 10.0.1 fixes a startup crash and an issue with Java applet causing text entry fields to become semi-unresponsive. User should now be able to update from Firefox 10.0.0 (desktop and ESR) to the new 10.0.1 version via Help > About Firefox.
…Adobe has been modifying its popular Flash Player to include the sandbox technology that would block malicious code before executing. Adobe on Feb. 6 released a beta version of the Flash Player plug-in that has the sandbox for Firefox for Windows Vista and Windows 7. The final version is expected later this year…”
Source: Security – News & Reviews – eWeek.com
More Adobe Flash Player Protected Mode Beta Released for Firefox
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The pages - located at vkernel(dot)org, aveonix(dot)org, smolvell(dot)org, stocknick(dot)org - are not able to detect what browser the users use and serve either a Firefox or Chrome themed fake update warning.
...Users are warned to be careful when being presented similar pages. The aforementioned four are still online, but there might be others. In any case, it's always best to update your browser by using the updating mechanism it contains."
Bogus "browser update" pages deliver malware If you've ever found yourself giving up while clicking through an online photo gallery or grinding your teeth in frustration at an online vendor's tiny thumbnails, help is on the way. Firefox and Chrome each have plug-ins that will automatically enlarge thumbnails as you hover over them, saving eyestrain and precious time. Here's how to use them:... "
February 3, 2012
How To - CNET
How to automatically enlarge thumbnails online Just Released* As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See the Wiki for more details.
Mozilla has completed the merge of Firefox 12 on to the Aurora developmental channel on February 3, 2012.
Firefox 12 is scheduled for release on April 24, 2012. You can test out Firefox 12 Aurora from here. Existing Aurora users should be able to update from within Aurora via Help > About Aurora.
