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Microsoft unveils early version of Windows 8 operating system

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03-03-2012
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On Wednesday, Microsoft launched the Consumer Preview edition of its much expected OS platform Windows 8. Still, that wasn’t the just news to follow the new Windows 8 CP version – as enthusiasts were also treated to an each new build of the maker’s flagship web browser Internet Explorer 10.

The new build of the browser, recognized as Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 5, has been maximised to support HTML5, and has been built for compatibility with touch allowed devices too. It will also get the new Metro user interface that has been embraced by both Windows Phone and Windows 8 OS platforms.

Microsoft states that the inclusion of the Metro interface in the new build of the browser has generated in a more complete screen experience for its users.

“To deliver the richest experience, and one experience that scales across different devices, we continue to recommend that developers detect when plug-ins are not available and rely on native browser patterns,” Dean Hachamovitch, Corporate Vice President for Internet Explorer, told, according to Daily Tech’s source.

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Mozilla Releases 3D Gaming Effort

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04-10-2011
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Browser giant Mozilla has revealed a demo version a new technology for browser based gaming.

According to ThinQ, Mozilla, that it’s operating on a new 3D gaming engine for browser-based play.

Alongside from the new game engine, codenamed Gladius, the outfit also planned at an open source store for web apps and a Chrome OS-like browser based OS named ‘Boot to Gecko’ between different things.

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Mozilla Suggests 5X Slower Firefox Release Pace For Businesses

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28-09-2011
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Mozilla has come up with a new proposal which could look a quite slower pace of Firefox launches for enterprises.

The step has been carried by the Mozilla after many of its corporate costumers claimed their sheer disapproval over the frequent updates to the version of the browser each 6 weeks.

The new proposal, when and if gotten, will affect in the maker launching new enterprise versions of the Firefox browser in each 30 weeks – right five times slower than the pace at that different users will be arisen the updates.

Besides, the new proposal will affect in Mozilla launching just one security update in the mentioned 30 weeks period among 2 launches.

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First Firefox 7 Beta Reduces Memory Usage

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20-08-2011
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Open source software manufacturer Mozilla has launched the first beta version of Firefox 7, that is planned to be unveiled on September 27.

Mozilla, that launched Firefox 6 to the public a few days ago, announched which the Firefox 7 beta gets Memshrink, a technology that will low the memory usage of the web browser by about 50%.

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Mozilla Firefox 6 Browser Launched Now Available

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17-08-2011
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Open source outfit Mozilla has dished out the 6th version of its famous Firefox web browser only 2 months after the release of Firefox 5.

Firefox 6 is not being assumed as a main launch but it gets certain tweaks and feature improvements nonetheless.

Some of the new features which get the browser include site particular permits that lets the users to set permits for accessing cookies, password saving, pop-ups and place for specific websites.

Mozilla has also improved the site identity block feature that allows users look exactly where on the web they are or to get whether the website they are on is legit. The company has also improved the Panorama feature with quicker tab groups.

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Google Will No Longer Provide It is Firefox Toolbar

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23-07-2011
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Google Firefox Toolbar

Google Toolbar for Firefox has long been a unlimited add-on for the well-known open base browser, but Google determined it is no longer necessary.

“As we all know, over the past few years, there has been a tremendous amount of innovation in the browser space. For Firefox users, many features that were once offered by Google Toolbar for Firefox are now already built right into the browser. Therefore, while Google Toolbar for Firefox works on versions up to and including Firefox 4 only, it will not be supported on Firefox 5 and future versions,” tells a message on the Google Toolbar help blog.

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