Mozilla released an emergency update for Firefox on March 7th, 2013 with versions 17.0.4esr and 19.0.2 to desktop users. This release addresses issues in regards to security advisory MFSA 2013-29. Mozilla also released Firefox 19.0.1 back on February 27th, 2013 to Windows 8 users only to address stability issues with some AMD Radeon HD Graphics cards. 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…
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So, has anyone really felt they were “forced” to use Internet Explorer with Windows? It is not like Microsoft won’t allow you to download and install another browser (you do have to use IE to do that though). Further, how is bundling Internet Explorer with Windows anti-competitive? It is not like the makers of Chrome, Firefox or Opera are losing revenue because of Internet Explorer (may be with ads, but not the browser itself). I can think of one scenario where it would be “anti-competitive” would be if the other browsers were not free and neither was IE, unless it…
Last year Microsoft discovered and acknowledged there was “mishap” with Windows 7 SP1 sold in the EU. Since 2009 Microsoft has been required for new installs of Windows in EU to present a “Browser Ballot” pop-up giving the user the choice of which will allow the user to choose which browser they wanted to use. This was a result of an Anti-Trust investigation against Microsoft which claimed that Microsoft was being anti-competitive for bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. More so, the EU felt Microsoft having the most common operating system was forcing Windows user to use Internet Explore with out letting them know up front of…
“… a brief overview of what plugins are, how you can use them, enable or disable them, stay up to date on the security front, debug problems, and whatnot. This should be an interesting exercise, although most of you are already well familiar with the topic, so I apologize for being boring in advance. … “ Source: Dedoimedo.com Firefox plugins management guide Go get it.
27 February 2013 Source: The H Open: News and Features Details Emergency Flash update blocks exploit targeted at Firefox
” 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
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.
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…