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Mozilla lays off 70 as revenue generation fails to gain traction

6 days

In a statement on their blog, Mozilla has confirmed that it is laying off 70 employees. Mozilla said they had to make this “hard choice” to fun “future revenue generation.” Mozilla had been attempting to ...

Firefox Voice will allow you to browse the web with your voice

by Pradeep

1 week

Firefox Voice is a new experimental add-on from Mozilla that will allow you to browse the web with your voice. For example, you can just tell “Go to the New York Times” or “Play Green Day on Spotify” to per...

Microsoft to support controversial DNS over HTTPS directly in Windows 10

by Surur

2 months

DNS over HTTPS is a controversial internet privacy technology which would encrypt DNS connections and hide them in the common HTTPS traffic, making it impossible for ISPs to snoop on your internet traffic and know which websites y...

Firefox Preview 2.0 for Android now available

by Surur

4 months

Firefox has updated its experimental browser for Android. One of the rare browsers using an alternate rendering engine, the browser uses GeckoView and aims to offer improved speed and privacy via built-in tracking protection, some...

Mozilla launches a VPN for Firefox users

by Pradeep

4 months

Mozilla yesterday announced that it is relaunching the Test Pilot program to test new features and services with Firefox users. The first project that will be part of the new Test Pilot program is code named Firefox Private Networ...

Hate Google’s new Image Search UI? This extension can restore the old look

by Surur

5 months

I suspect Google does not want you to use Google Image Search, as the new user interface for the feature is quite the abomination, dramatically affecting how well you can view the image you selected and shifting around other pictu...

Firefox will soon let you know if a website has been Pwned

by Atiya

6 months

Chrome isn’t the only browser to be receiving an updated password manager; in the Firefox 70 update, Mozilla is working on an all new Password Manager. Firefox Lockwise is currently available as an add-on, but in an effort ...

Firefox 68 update focuses on improvements to overall theme

by Atiya

7 months

In the Firefox 68 update, you can look forward to improvements to themes, extensions and updates. Dark Mode has now been made more consistent in Reader mode, with the windows, controls, sidebars and toolbars now also being include...

UK ISPs villainize Firefox for supporting DNS privacy

by Surur

7 months

The UK Internet Services Providers Association has branded Mozilla Internet Villains for supporting the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol in its Firefox browser. The technology, which would encrypt DNS connections and hide them in the...

Firefox to adopt Microsoft’s BITS service for updates

by Surur

7 months

Mozilla is adopting a Microsoft technology to improve the user experience of Firefox users when installing updates. From Firefox 70 onwards the browser will be using Windows Background Intelligent Service (BITS) to download update...

Exploited Zero-day flaw means your Firefox install needs an urgent update

by Surur

7 months

Google’s Project Zero security team has discovered a Zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Firefox which is currently being exploited in the wild and which requires an urgent patch. The flaw reads: A type confusion vulne...

AVG is deleting login details in Firefox browser

by Rahul

7 months

Firefox users, who are using the AVG antivirus in their PC, having some tough time as the antivirus is reportedly deleting login details in the Firefox browser. However, not all versions of Firefox are affected. As per complaints ...