Tag: MOZILLA-FIREFOX

Yes, the JIT security flaw that was being buzzed about two days ago has already been corrected. The bug was originally identified on July 9th. As I mentioned in the last post, the patch was going to be released at the end of the month - but Mozilla wasn't foolish enough to let the bug go unaddressed for that long. Sometimes a flood of criticism will alter timetables ever so slightly. Apart from ...

You may already have noticed a slight facelift over at the Firefox Add-ons site. Well, that's not the only change going on. Downloading and discovering new add-ons for Firefox has taken another evolutionary step with the release of Mozilla's new Add-on Collector - which is available as an add-on for Firefox (how's that for circular?). Install Collector and sign in to your Mozilla account. You'll ...

While it's barely been available to the public for a week, Mozilla's Jetpack project is already starting to take off. The collection of scripts as already grown from two simple demos to more than 20. Clearly developers are excited about the ease and speed with which Jetpack addons can be created. Why, they're a lot like Userscripts - which may have something to do with a new page on ...

I can just imagine the scene earlier this decade: some Microsoft bigwig sitting at an oversized, lacquered hardwood table snidely remarking, "it'll be a cold day in Hell before we lose the browser war to Mozilla." Interestingly enough, on Earth's coldest continent, they've already lost. Yes, Firefox now has 100% of the browser market in at least two places: one, my house. Two, Antarctica. While ...