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Browse the web securely and privately with any browser thanks to Fixtracking's nifty guide
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Browse the web securely and privately with any browser thanks to Fixtracking’s nifty guide

Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013Monday, Jan 28, 2013 - by Lee J.

A new handy site offers a fantastic guide on ensuring that when you’re browsing the web with any browser, you’re able to do so securely and anonymously, if you so desire.

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Google / software / web

Whoosh! Chrome shimmies past Mozilla’s Firefox in global browser market share, IE still rulez

Friday, Dec 2, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

For the first time, Google’s Chrome web browser has shimmied past Mozilla’s Firefox global browser market share, becoming the second most popular browser on the planet in November 2011.

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software / web

Mozilla rolls out Firefox 8, installation immediately reminds us why we prefer Chrome

Monday, Nov 7, 2011Monday, Nov 7, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher - 2 Comments.

Although it’s scheduled for an official release tomorrow, Mozilla’s new web browser, Firefox 8 is currently sitting on their servers and awaiting your downloading pleasure right now.

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web

Firefox 7 now available for your downloading pleasure

Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

We were big fans of Firefox right up to version 3 when it turned into a memory-hogging beast that sucked the RAM out of any system it found itself on.

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computing / open source / web

Firefox slowing to a crawl? Check out the bad boy extensions here

Monday, Apr 4, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

We got so fed up with Firefox getting slower and slower that we switched to Chrome, but Mozilla’s now gone on the offensive and pointing the blame at the developers …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Firefox for Android: ‘three times faster than stock Android browser’

Thursday, Mar 31, 2011Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Mozilla has launched the final version of Firefox 4 for Android and is promising high speed downloading jinx for all.

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mobile apps / mobiles / open source / software

Firefox 4 RC for Android and Maemo now available

Wednesday, Mar 23, 2011Wednesday, Mar 23, 2011 - by Pete Railton

If you’ve been feeling the love for the recently released Firefox 4 desktop browser, then steady your heart as Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo is now available as a …

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software / web

Firefox 4 promises ‘huge performance enhancements’ [video]

Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 - by mike s

Set to arrive today across the Windows/Mac/Linux platforms is the latest version of Firefox, serving up a less-cluttered, minimalistic interface, synchronisation and a claimed thumping great speed increase.

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Android / mobiles

Firefox 4 Beta for Android and Maemo ready to download

Friday, Oct 8, 2010 - by mike s

Mozilla has announced that the first Firefox 4 beta for mobile is now available and waiting your downloading pleasure.

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Xmarks browser sync service to close Jan 2011. Boo!

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

We were a little miffed to receive an email from the Xmarks team today notifying us that they will be shutting down their free browser synchronisation services on January 10, …

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computing / web

Firefox 4 Beta adds well sorted multi-touch support [video]

Thursday, Aug 12, 2010Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 - by Lee J.

Mozilla has released its latest version of the Firefox 4 Beta, with the updated browser packing a truckload of bug fixes and some mighty impressive mullti-touch functionality.

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Google / web / Windows

Internet Explorer soars while Firefox gets a kick in the goolies

Monday, Aug 2, 2010Sunday, Aug 1, 2010 - by mike s

Microsoft continues to revive the fortunes of its once-ailing Internet Explorer (IE), with new figures from NetMarketShare reporting that the browser has  increased its share of the browser market in …

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / web

Firefox Home for the iPhone keeps your desktop browser in sync

Friday, Jul 16, 2010Friday, Jul 16, 2010 - by Pete Railton

If you’re an iPhone owner and Firefox is your desktop browser of choice, there’s good news in store, as Apple has accepted a new application called ‘Firefox Home‘ to the …

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Apple / Google / Microsoft / web

Google Chrome shimmies past Safari in the US, IE still rules

Monday, Jun 28, 2010 - by Lee J.

Like Billy Whizz on a bag of Columbian marching powder, Google’s internet browser Chrome has zipped past Apple’s Safari for the first time in the US to grab third place …

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Microsoft / web

Worldwide browser share: IE slips, Firefox falters, Chrome soars

Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010 - by Lee J.

Once the mighty, all-conquering colossus of internet browsers, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continues to lose its market share, with new data on browser use trends revealing that it’s now used by …

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