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Mozilla last upgraded for Firefox 1.5
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Mozilla last upgraded for Firefox 1.5

Mozilla has just released Firefox 1.5.0.4 as their latest version of Firefox 1.5, which has been patched to 12 security flaws, including five serious bugs.

December 12, 2018
The latest version of Firefox has a DoS error
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The latest version of Firefox has a DoS error

Security experts have discovered a new security flaw in the open source browser Firefox 1.5.0.3 that puts users at risk of denial of service (DoS) attacks.

December 12, 2018
21 vulnerabilities in Mozilla products
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21 vulnerabilities in Mozilla products

The open source software organization has warned of a series of problems in Firefox, the browser has just surpassed the 10% market share, and some related products. The…

December 12, 2018
Firefox update for Mac OS X
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Firefox update for Mac OS X

This week, not only IE users need to update their browser. Even Mozzila fans get one

December 12, 2018
Firefox runs more stable with the new upgrade
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Firefox runs more stable with the new upgrade

Mozilla, on March 13, released an update to fix some security flaws and added the ability to support Macs systems equipped with Intel processors for Firefox browsers.

December 12, 2018
Bon Echo - the first milestone of Firefox 2.0
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Bon Echo - the first milestone of Firefox 2.0

Although it has only been equipped with the most basic features at this time, Mozilla Firefox 2.0 version of Bon Echo has signaled the next intense battle between open-s…

December 12, 2018
What's the first beta of Firefox 2.0?
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What's the first beta of Firefox 2.0?

Key features in 'First alpha' include 'Places' dialog box that allows users to find and go back to the visited website based on the content of the website instead of usi…

December 12, 2018
Firefox will have a phishing shield
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Firefox will have a phishing shield

The upcoming version of the open-source Firefox 2 browser will be adding anti-phishing features. Mike Shaver, a Mozilla expert - Firefox developer, said the feature

December 12, 2018
Memory leak is a ... feature of Firefox
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Memory leak is a ... feature of Firefox

Ben Goodger, one of Firefox's developers, said users' reactions to Firefox's memory usage have been around for a long time. Mostly in the way Firefox uses memory for tem…

December 12, 2018
Firefox 21 times safer than IE?
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Firefox 21 times safer than IE?

The ability of PCs to use Internet Explorer browser to be infected with spyware when surfing the web is 21 times more than the systems running Mozilla's open source Fire…

December 12, 2018
Mozilla launched Firefox 1.5.0.1
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Mozilla launched Firefox 1.5.0.1

The Mozilla Foundation has just released Firefox 1.5.0.1 - the latest version of this open source browser application. According to developer information, version 1.5.0.…

December 12, 2018
French police abandon Internet Explorer (IE)
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French police abandon Internet Explorer (IE)

France's 70,000 gendarmerie computers will switch to using Firefox and Mozilla's Thunderbird email browser. The gendarmerie chief technology officer, General Christian B…

December 12, 2018
Firefox 2.0 will be born next summer
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Firefox 2.0 will be born next summer

Ben Goodger, chief of Mozilla's Firefox development team, said the next version of the open-source browser will be available around the middle of this year. This informa…

December 12, 2018