Since Mozilla switched to a “rapid release” schedule for the popular Firefox web browser, we’ve gotten a new version of Firefox every 6 weeks like clockwork. These often aren’t huge, game-changing releases, but there are bug fixes and new features in every browser update. This week Mozilla is pushing out Firefox 10. It has a few little updates such as…

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Mozilla is taking a page out of the Ubuntu playbook and promising to offer long-term support for selected versions of its software. The web browser maker recently moved to a rapid release schedule with a new version of Firefox coming out every six weeks. Often the updates are not dramatically different from earlier versions, but new features, security updates, and…

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Mozilla has released version 9 of the Firefox web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The latest update is also the first to include a new tablet-friendly user interface for devices running Android 3.0 and up. Like the mobile phone version of the app, Firefox for tablets lets you access browser tabs by sliding from left to right across…

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Mozilla has finished work on Firefox 8, the latest version of the company’s popular web browser. Since switching to a rapid release schedule, new versions of the browser don’t always pack exciting new features — and Firefox 8 is a pretty minor update. But it does have a few nice improvements. The browser will officially launch later this week, but…

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Mozilla has pushed out new versions of its popular Firefox web browser for personal computers and Android phones and tablets. The move from Firefox 6.0 to 7.0 isn’t quite as exciting as some earlier updates, since Mozilla is on a rapid-release schedule these days. But there are a couple of major improvements in Firefox 7.0 nonetheless. The desktop browser for…

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One of the most compelling features of Google Plus is the little notification icon that pops up any time users visit a Google web site. It shows how many unread notifications are available if you’re using Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Search, and well… You get the idea. The notifier lets you know if someone has added…

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Mozilla has launched the latest version of its popular web browser. Firefox 4 is now available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. Existing users can check for updates from the Help menu in order to automatically upgrade without erasing your preferences. So what’s new in Firefox 4? Here are some of the highlights: The user interface…

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I’ve never exactly had a problem running the Firefox web browser on a netbook. But I do tend to disable a few toolbars so that the browser UI doesn’t take up too much screen real estate. When you’re using a 1024 x 600 pixel display, every pixel counts. One user has gone a few steps further and created a collection…

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Mozilla Weave is an application that lets you synchronize your bookmarks and settings across Firefox installations. In other words, if you install the Weave plugin, you can share your bookmarks, passwords, preferences, and open tabs between your work and home computers — or say, your desktop and netbook. But apparently Mozilla doesn’t feel that the whole “Weave” thing explains what…

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We already knew that Canonical was planning to overhaul the user interface for the next version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix — the version of Ubuntu Linux optimized for laptops with small screens and low power processors. But now it looks like Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 could also come with some new default applications. The most noticeable change under consideration is…

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Now that Michael Arrington’s $200 CrunchPad has been turned into the $499 JooJoo, you may be looking for another way to get your hands on a low cost, easy to use web-tablet. Blump’it has an interesting solution: A Firefox plugin that essentially turns any existing tablet into a JooJoo-like device. The Blump’it plugin basically adds an on-screen keyboard, touch-friendly gesture…

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…It could be, based on reports over at the Mozilla support site. In a post on Nanotech, CNet’s Brooke Crothers talks about his own experiences with Firefox on a Macbook Air. Crothers notes that when opening multimedia-heavy pages (which typically include Flash elements) Firefox tends to cause a greater rise in temperature than Safari. While it’s not quite as big…

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