Mozilla Firefox 3.6 would detect computer orientation
Christopher Blizzard has announced in a blog post that the next edition of Firefox would feature support for detecting computer orientation.
Basically, the browser would be able to detect the orientation of the laptop if supported hardware is found.
Blizzard said that the technology was originally designed for [...]
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta coming soon
Mozilla is expected to release the first beta of their upcoming update to Firefox web browser in the coming days.
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta is expected to arrive on October 16.
The developers said that the updates are pretty minor this time around as they are aiming for major feature [...]
Google Toolbar for Firefox offers quick translation
Google has updated their browser toolbar for the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
The latest edition comes with a quick translation feature.
It also offers suggestions to sites as you type in a query without pressing the enter key on the keyboard.
Another useful feature is the support for [...]
Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Beta 4
Mozilla Messaging developers recently launched the latest beta of Thunderbird 3 Beta 4.
This is a pretty major update and is a must have for anyone running previous beta of Thunderbird 3.
Mozilla developers however warns that this edition should not be used on production machines.
Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 is [...]
Microsoft showcases Office Web Apps
Microsoft has finally showcased the first edition of their Office Web Apps.
These web apps would allow users to edit Office documents from inside a web browser.
The current version is essentially a technology preview as they are working on adding more features and fixing the bugs.
The company aims to [...]
Mozilla Firefox to make sure users are on latest version of Adobe Flash
Mozilla developers recently announced that the latest version of Firefox web browsers would check the existing version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the user’s machine.
If it is not the latest version, users would be directed to update to the latest [...]
Google open sources Page Speed
Google has released another extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
This new add-on is named Page Speed and it is designed to enable web developers to optimize their web applications.
The aim is to enable every developer to fine-tune their products to make them faster for the end user [...]
Auto Resize JPEG is an excellent add-on for Mozilla Thunderbird
One of the most popular activities for home users is to share photos with friends and relatives.
Not everyone is savvy enough to share them using online services.
A lot of users are still using email as the primary mode of sending and sharing photos.
This [...]
Microsoft has doubts about Firefox 1 billion download claims
Mozilla recently announced that their open source web browser product Firefox has been downloaded more than 1 billion times.
The group also launched a new website commemorating the event.
Microsoft is however not amused as they have now expressed some doubts over the number claimed by Mozilla.
Internet Explorer [...]
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 released
Mozilla released the first alpha of their next edition of the Firefox web browser.
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 alpha 1 is now available as a free download.
Firefox developers have named this new edition Namoroka and the stable version is expected to arrive next year.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 was just released [...]
