Just Released None Coming Soon February 19th Thunderbird 17.0.3 Thunderbird ESR 17.0.3 Thunderbird 20 Beta (20.0b1)* Thunderbird 21 Earlybird (21.0a2)* Future Releases April 2nd Thunderbird ESR 17.0.4 Thunderbird 17.0.4 Thunderbird 21 Beta (20.0b1)* Thunderbird 22 Earlybird (21.0a2)* * 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.
February 2013
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Just Released February 5th Firefox 18.0.2 Coming Soon February 19th Firefox 19 Firefox for Android 19 Firefox 17.0.3 ESR Firefox 20 Beta (20.0b1)* Firefox 21 Aurora (21.0a2)* Future Releases April 2nd Firefox 20 Firefox for Android 20 Firefox 17.0.4 ESR Firefox 21 Beta (21.0b1)* Firefox 22 Aurora (22.0a2)* * 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.
There is an email going around claiming to be from Oracle (the makers of Java) that contains a link and/or attachment to download a Java update. Clicking the link or opening the attachment can result in malware being installed on your system. If you get one of these emails, discard it, it is not real. Bottom line, Oracle is not sending out emails to let Java users know there is an update. If you are not sure you have the most recent version of Java, you can go to Oracle’s site and check. via eweek
Mozilla has updated the KB article for the Unresponsive Script Warning. If you find you are getting this error on a particular website(s) you may want to look into the YesScript add-on which will block JavaScript on sites you select to improved performance. Thanks to Maqbool for the tip.
Note: This is being published later than usual today in order to include news related to the release of Microsoft Surface Pro tablet today. This week it is all about Apple’s 128 GB iPad 4…oh and the Sold Out Microsoft Surface Pro. On Tuesday Apple Launched 128 GB iPad. While the starting price of $799 is still cheaper than the Microsoft Surface Pro. An analyst claims People Are Overpaying Apple for 128 GB iPad 4. They claim Apple only spent around $35 to go from 64 GB to 128 GB and yet the retail price difference is $100. This roughly calculates to a 285%…
08 February 2013 “Adobe has released security updates for its Flash Player on Windows and Mac OS X to address two critical vulnerabilities. The emergency release was necessary because, Adobe says, both vulnerabilities were being exploited in the wild in attacks on Windows and Mac systems. Fixes are also available for Linux and Android systems and should be installed as soon as possible, as the vulnerabilities allow attackers to take control of affected systems. …” Source: The H Security: News and Features Details Adobe patches two Flash Player zero day holes
Mozilla released an update for Firefox 18 on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013. The 18.0.2 release addressed and fixed JavaScript related stability issues. Users can update via Help > About Firefox and clicking the Check for Updates button. Users can also manually download and update via getfirefox.com site. The next scheduled release will be Firefox 19, on February 19th, 2013.
02 February 2013 “Of the fifty vulnerabilities, twenty-six of them are rated at the highest CVSS level (10.0) and two at 9.3. “ Source: The H Open: News and Features Details Oracle releases emergency patches for Java
Not a good week for Microsoft… On Monday, news came of reference to a 128 GB capacity devices in the Beta 5 release to developers of Apple’s iOS 6.1 build. Rumors were that it could be an iPad 4 variant. This was confirmed the next day when Apple Announces 128 GB iPad 4 Priced. Not only will this new iPad 4 be released 4-days prior to the Microsoft Windows 8 Pro Surface tablet but it is going to $200 less. Later that day Microsoft confirmed the 128 GB Surface Pro Features 83 GB of Free Space. The 64 GB model will have about…
” Grammarly Lite is a spell checker for Chrome, Firefox and Safari Browsers. There are several extensions for checking spelling mistakes and Grammarly promises to do better than others by doing some extra things like contextual spell checking. “Features of this extension include contextual spell checking Grammar check, Punctuation correction, Synonymous suggestion, Dictionary & Thesaurus. It works anywhere on the web whether you are writing an email, a blog post or updating status on a social network site. …” Source: Technology Bites More Grammarly Lite: Spell Checker for Chrome, Safari and Firefox Go get it.