Why did I buy a Firefox OS phone? Well, I wanted to see what it was like. It is sort of my job, and I can normally justify buying things to try based on the fact I can blog about them. I ordered mine about five weeks ago and it arrived yesterday. In the meantime, I'd spoken to a couple of peopl... Read more...
Following the release of Firefox 5.0 last week by Mozilla, it seems from my email and comment bag that even hardcore Firefox fans and perplexed and even angered by Mozilla’s version numbers game with the browser. Is Mozilla just artificially boosting Firefox’s version number? It seems that Moz... Read more...
Mozilla has proposed technology that would allow the user to implement so-called Do Not Track features to stymie behavioral advertising. The big question is whether these moves by Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will be enough to take Do Not Track features mainstream. Mozilla’s draft policy... Read more...
Certain Web sites probe visiting browsers for data that can be used to help criminals craft phishing attacks that compromise the accounts of online banking customers, researchers have found. Java scripts on these sites invade the browsers' history cache and finds out what sites the browser ha... Read more...
When you navigate to a banking or e-commerce site, the little padlock displayed on your browser should mean the website is HTTPS-encrypted and secure. Many sites rely on a third-party certificate authority (CA) to issue a SSL certificate that guarantees the site is authentic. There are hundreds of... Read more...
Is my writing that bad? When I wrote about the fact that Facebook is scattering "like" buttons all over the Internet, several of you commented that you wish there was a "dislike" button. Zingo! But I don't take it personally. In fact, that's a really good point. Maybe Facebook is being... Read more...
Some of the highlights from my Pap ghostwriting session from last year. Feel free to add your own. “You rappers are like Firefox, I got tabs on you” “MC’s are like Laserdiscs, ‘cos don’t nobody play you” “Rappers are solar eclipses, ‘cos you ain’t seein’ me” “Yo... Read more...
Google says it has postponed the launch of two Android based mobile phones in China following a dispute with the government over censorship. The formal launch was due to take place on Wednesday, a spokesperson said. The announcement came as the Chinese government said Google and other foreign ... Read more...
Mozilla won't make a 2009 deadline for releasing Firefox 3.6 and is giving itself more time to complete a major update, version 4.0. The organization behind the open-source Web browser had predicted a final release of Firefox 3.6 in December 2009, but the Mozilla Web site now includes "ship Firef... Read more...