27 February 2013 Source: The H Open: News and Features Details Emergency Flash update blocks exploit targeted at Firefox
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Microsoft has made Internet Explorer (IE) available now to Windows 7 users. Automatic Windows Updates to IE10 will be coming in the weeks ahead for Windows 7 users. IE10 does not support Windows Vista or XP and Windows 8 users already have IE10. For those who are using Windows 7 and want to get IE10 now, can do so via the Internet Explorer Download Site. While I am not really one to use Internet Explore, I am glad to see Microsoft is still keeping the browser updated. This after not releasing any newer versions after IE6 for 5-years from 2001 to…
” In addition to its seamless syncing between desktop and tablet, Firefox for Android supports HTML5 and Web APIs plus a wide range of mobile video formats. Its Reader Mode automatically transforms articles and stories into easy-to-read pages. Its Awesome Screen automatically sorts your favorite sites onto one page, and its Awesome Bar helps you find sites with little to no typing. … “ Source: LinuxInsider More Slick Syncing May Sell You on Firefox for Android
Very slow Tablet News week, not really sure why… Canonical Announces New Ubuntu Mobile OS for Tablets – UK based Canonical had already debuted their Ubuntu (Linux) Smart Phones at CES earlier this year. Now they are going to be providing Ubuntu for Tablets such as those by HTC. Unlike the Android and Windows tablets, the Ubuntu OS tablets allow for multiple password protected user accounts (share one tablet with multiple family members) and guest mode. Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Sold 4.6 Million Units During 2012 – While this is impressive, they were still beat out by the Apple iPad…
Just Released February 19th Thunderbird 17.0.3 Thunderbird ESR 17.0.3 Coming Soon Thunderbird 20 Beta (20.0b1) April 2nd Thunderbird 17.0.4 Thunderbird ESR 17.0.4 Thunderbird 21 Beta (20.1b1)* Thunderbird 22 Earlybird (22.0a2)* Future Releases May 14th Thunderbird ESR 17.0.5 Thunderbird 17.0.5 Thunderbird 22 Beta (22.0b1)* Thunderbird 23 Earlybird (23.0a2)* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days.
Just Released February 19th Firefox 19 Firefox for Android 19 Firefox 17.0.3 ESR February 22nd Firefox 20 Beta (20.0b1) Coming Soon April 2nd Firefox 20 Firefox for Android 20 Firefox 17.0.4 ESR Firefox 21 Beta (21.0b1)* Firefox 22 Aurora (22.0a2)* Future Releases May 14th Firefox 21 Firefox for Android 21 Firefox 17.0.5 ESR Firefox 22 Beta (22.0b1)* Firefox 23 Aurora (23.0a2)* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days.
Google announced today they are going to be releasing a touchscreen Chrome laptop as early as next week. As I started looking over the specs and the prices, I can’t help but think of Apple. For $1300 (Wi-Fi) or $1449 (LTE due in April) you get a laptop with a 12.85-inch touchscreen with 2560 x 1700 resolution, an Intel i5 (dual-core) 1.8 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM, 2 USB 2.0 ports and a 32 GB Solid-State Drive and 3-years free 1 TB Cloud Storage. If it weren’t for the fact it runs the Chrome OS, I would think this had to be a Mac. For $1300 I…
A reminder support for Firefox 10.0esr branch ended with the release of Firefox 10.0.12esr released on January 8, 2013. Organizations should have moved over to the 17.0esr branch during the 6-week support “grace period” (November 20th to January 8th).
Mozilla has released Thunderbird 17.0.3 and 17.0.3esr (Thunderbird for Organizations) on February 19, 2013. As a reminder starting with Thunderbird 17.0.2, Thunderbird is now following the branch numbering of Thunderbird 17.0esr instead of Firefox. Besides security fixes this release also includes a fix for issues removing attachments via the keyboard while composing (Bug 799451). Depending on their update settings (Tools > Options… > Advanced > Update Tab), users will be prompted to update within in the next 48-hours. Users can also go to Help > About Thunderbird and click the Check for Updates button or go to getthunderbird.com and manually download and install Thunderbird. The…
Mozilla has released the next scheduled update for Firefox on both mobile and desktop. Firefox 19 was released on February 19th, 2013 and now includes a built-in PDF-viewer. For a complete list of improvements and fixes, see the release notes. Depending on their update settings (Tools > Options… > Advanced > Update Tab), users will be prompted to update within in the next 48-hours. Users can also go to Help > About Firefox and click the Check for Updates button or go to getfirefox.com and manually download and install Firefox. Also released was Firefox 17.0.3esr (Firefox for Organizations). The next scheduled release will…