Mozilla, which oversees Firefox, is building on an earlier open-source community effort to promote the browser's use. The community, for example, designed and raised money to pay for a two-page ad in the New York Times in 2004, heralding the arrival of Firefox 1.0.
The Firefox Flicks first prize is a $5,000 gift certificate for B&H photo and video equipment and accessories. The deadline for entries is Friday.
"We're very impressed with the videos that have been contributed so far," Asa Dotzler, Mozilla community coordinator, said in a statement. "Our community is not only producing some great ads, they are also having a lot of fun."
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
The Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.
Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
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