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Hackers made Firefox the latest subject of attack last week, utilizing software that could capture extremely sensitive information, including credit card numbers and passwords. On July 25, Symantec Security Response detected Infostealer.Snifula, which downloads malicious Trojans onto a user's compu...

Saying it may have some scratch for the open source software itch, search giant Google chose the O'Reilly Open Source Developers Conference (OSCON) in Portland, Ore., this week to unveil a free service hosting open source software projects. The service, Project Hosting, will give open source softwar...

Mozilla's beta version of Firefox 2.0 is drawing applause from reviewers for its new anti-phishing features, which are likely to become increasingly important in consumers' constant battle against data theft. The built-in phishing protection in the latest version, which debuted Wednesday, warns user...

Mozilla's open source Firefox browser continues to chip away at Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Firefox's share of the global browser market grew to 12.93 percent in July, according to a new report from Web analytics provider OneStat.com. Although that number is still small, compared to the whopping ...

Mozilla's open source Firefox browser continues to creep up on Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Firefox's share of the global browser market grew to 12.93 percent in July, according to a new report. Although that number is still small, compared to the whopping 83.05 percent enjoyed by IE, Firefox's to...

Anxious Firefox users may have to wait a few more days for the official early beta release of Firefox 2.0, Alex Guerra, a spokesperson for the Mozilla Foundation, told LinuxInsider, but the public already is getting a taste of what's to come. The browser's debut was scheduled for release on Tuesday ...

Google on Wednesday released a Firefox extension to keep browser settings in sync across multiple computers. Google Browser Sync is a free plug-in for the popular open source browser that continuously synchronizes bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, tabs and saved passwords across different PCs....

A new device called the Pepper Pad 3 is aimed at the convergence of digital media and the Internet, offering Web browsing, media playing, photo and other capabilities in a two-pound device that runs on an AMD Geode processor and Linux operating system. The device, created by Pepper Computer and Hanb...

Mozilla late last week released 12 patches for its popular open source browser. Five of the patches issued in Firefox 1.5.0.4 were labeled "critical." Mozilla has issued four security updates to the 1.5 edition of the browser since it was made available last November. The last round of security fixe...

Mozilla named the winners of its Firefox Flicks video contest at the San Francisco International Film Festival last week. Nearly 300 Firefox fans submitted entries in the competition to promote the open source browser through short film. The grand prize went to "Daredevil," which will be short-liste...

Mozilla on Thursday made it easier for Mac users to browse the Web with Firefox. The open source software developer released a new version of its browser with more Mac support and several security fixes. Firefox 1.5.0.2 adds native support for Apple's Mac OS X running on Intel's processors, accordin...

The Mozilla Foundation is preparing to launch yet another version of its open-source Web browser -- ahead of Internet Explorer 7. The Mozilla development team freezed the code for Firefox 2.0a1 last Thursday, according to the minutes of a March 14 Firefox 3 status meeting at the foundation's headqua...

Novell has unveiled what it calls "significant enhancements" to the Xgl graphics subsystem. Xgl is new core rendering technology for the Linux desktop that takes advantage of now widely available accelerated 3D rendering hardware. These enhancements are designed to let developers create richer graph...

Mozilla is calling on independent filmmakers looking for their first big break. The open-source software maker yesterday launched the Firefox Flicks Ad Contest, which calls for submissions of 30-second ads from anyone and everyone. Mozilla has seen over 10 million Web users adopt Firefox 1.5 in less...

After several Release Candidates, Mozilla said it would finally release the much-anticipated version of its popular open-source Web browser this evening. Firefox 1.5 will be available for free download, with details about a major marketing campaign coming as soon as later this week. "Firefox 1.5 bui...