12.21.06

Firefox released a new version 2.0.0.1

Posted in Firefox 2 at 3:37 am by melon

Mozilla has released the first update for the Firefox 2.0 browser to fix eight security vulnerabilities.

XSS using outer window’s Function object
RSS Feed-preview referrer leak
Mozilla SVG Processing Remote Code Execution
XSS by setting img.src to javascript: URI
LiveConnect crash finalizing JS objects
Privilege escalation using watch point
CSS cursor image buffer overflow (Windows only)
Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.9/1.8.1.1)

Five […]

12.15.06

Google Toolbar 3 Beta

Posted in Firefox 2, Google at 8:42 am by melon

The latest version of the Google Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox is now available. Google Toolbar 3 Beta for Firefox is now offered globally in 26 languages. Some features may vary by language and/or region. Google Toolbar 3 Beta is a free downloadable application that requires Windows XP/2000 SP3+, Mac OS X 10.2+ or Linux.
The Google […]

12.11.06

Firefox browser continued to erode Internet Explorer market share

Posted in Firefox Info at 3:26 am by melon

According to Net Applications, Internet Explorer’s share, meanwhile, fell from 81.28% to 80.56%. If current trends continue, IE will have lost 5 percentage points during 2006.
The open-source Firefox grabbed another half a percentage point of usage share last month, accounting for 13.5% of all browsers, up from October’s 12.96%.
Apple Computer’s Safari posted a tenth of […]

12.01.06

The French parliament has said au revoir to Microsoft

Posted in Firefox 2 at 1:36 pm by melon

The Senate and National Assembly will be the first to use Linux on workstations. Starting in June of next year, French deputies will use desktops and servers running Linux, Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser, and OpenOffice.org, a free open-source alternative to Microsoft’s Office software.
Why the change? Because the French parliament, composed of an upper chamber and […]