2316 blog results for "firefox"

Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

The gurus said that the community would change the way the industry develops and sells software. The gurus were wrong.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Having trouble weeding through the auto listings on Craigslist? The "buy or sell car on Craigslist" Firefox extension does all the research and hard work for you.

Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn

Mozilla's browser does not efficiently use a computer's CPU and, consequently, can cause overheating problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables.

Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers

Google Earth 5.1 transitions from beta to prime-time release, adding performance enhancements and bundled browser add-ons.

Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt

From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are.

Posted in News - Business Tech by Michelle Meyers

The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways.

Posted in Workers' Edge by Dennis O'Reilly

Does the Firefox backer want to turn its open-source browser into the basis for an operating system a la Google's Chrome OS? Not for now at least.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

The revenue growth rate tapered off to 5 percent from 12 percent the year earlier. A search deal with Google still supplies the bulk of the Firefox backer's money.

Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland

Monopoly is a dreaded word for the open-source community, so why are we as prone as anyone else to embrace natural monopolies?

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay