” By default, Firefox will, in future, only automatically run the content of the most recent version of Flash – all other plugins will default to “Click to Play”. The changes, announced on Mozilla’s security blog as a way to put users back in control of plugins, will increase the security and stability of Firefox. “ 30 January 2013 Source: The H Open: News and Features More Mozilla pulling plug on auto-running nearly all plugins Go get it.
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However, they are not for consumers. These Firefox OS (formerly Boot to Gecko) phones are being made by a Spanish company GeekPhone for the purpose of allowing developers to create apps for the new platform. Currently there are two phones the Keon and Peak which both house 4 GB of ROM, 512 MB of RAM, a MicroSD slot, 802.11n wireless networking, light and proximity sensors, GPS, an accelerometer, as well as a camera flash. The lower end Keon has a 1GHz Qualcom Snapdragon S1 processor, 3.5-inch screen, 1,580mAh battery and a 3-megapixel camera. While the higher end Peak has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon…
From the Mozilla Add-ons Blog: A group of malicious add-ons going by various names like Codec, Codec-C and Codec-M have been added to the add-on blocklist. This is a new type of block that covers multiple add-on ids, so we want to cover all of our bases…
I just installed this and was surprised at how many dups I had. Deleted a dozen or so just to check it out but will go back to it later. ” Bookmarks are both my bread and butter and also the bane of my existence. Honestly, I began collecting them in the mid 90′s and still have the same file, although a steadily added-to version of it. In the early days I backed up the file to a CD and later an external hard drive. Then Xmarks came along to save me. Now Xmarks-like ability is built right into browsers…
” I have configured the Thunderbird email client to block links from being opened when I click on them. This may sound strange to some as it makes it less convenient to open links posted in emails but it improves the security of the system.“Some Thunderbird users may on the other hand experience issues opening links in emails even though they’d prefer that to be available to them. If you are one of them read on how to fix the issue in the email client. Note that this is just one of the solutions and that it may not be…
Mozilla has release an update for Firefox 18 for desktop users (no updates for Firefox for Android or Firefox ESR) only on January 18, 2013. Firefox 18.0.1 addressed these issues: Problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions (Associated bugs) Unity player crashes on Mac OS X (bug 828954) Disabled HIDPI support on external monitors to avoid rendering glitches (bug 814434) User should be notified to update within the next 24-hours depending on their update settings or can update via Help > About Firefox and clicking the Check for Updates button. Users can also download and manually update via the getfirefox.com site. The…
*Developmental Build* Mozilla has released Thunderbird 19 Beta 1 on January 18, 2013. Note: Developmental (Beta, Earlybird and Daily) builds will continue to follow the current Gecko version numbering. This release includes fixes and improvements to chat. Lightning Users: Lightning version 2.1beta1 is needed for Thunderbird 19, however this version is not currently showing on the Development Channel section of the Lightning page at AMO. Thunderbird 19 will be released as Thunderbird 17.0.3 (or the current Thunderbird ESR version) on February 19, 2013. *Developmental Build*
Looks like Oracle is going to be paying out some overtime to its developers who worked over the weekend to get Java 7 Update 11 released. This emergency update patches the latest (announced January 10th) vulnerability CVE-2013-0422 as well as CVE-2012-3174 from June 2012. They have also changes the way Java interacts with web applications “The default security level for Java applets and web start applications has been increased from ‘medium’ to ‘high,” Oracle said in the advisory. This means the user will always be prompted to before an unsigned Java applet or Web Start application can run. Previously, Java applets and applications ran automatically is users…
Java Release 7 Update 11 (released January 13, 2013) fixes this issue. More info here. US Department of Homeland Security is advising computer uses to temporarily disable their browsers’ Java Plugin(s). This comes after after Thursday’s advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the current Java 7 Release 10 plugin. Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java’s coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief. How to disable Java plugin on your browser: Firefox: in the address bar type about:addons and press enter. The add-ons manager will open. On the left side select Plugins. Locate the plugins you want to disable and click the Disable button. Note: a browser restart may…
Just Released January 8th Thunderbird 17.0.2esr Thunderbird 17.0.2# Coming Soon Week of January 13th Thunderbird 19 Beta (19.0b1) Thunderbird 20 Earlybird (20.0a2) February 19th Thunderbird 17.0.3# Thunderbird 17.0.3esr Thunderbird 20 Beta (20.0b1)* Thunderbird 21 Earlybird (21.0a2)* Future Releases April 2nd Thunderbird 17.0.4 Thunderbird 17.0.4esr Thunderbird 21 Beta (20.0b1)* Thunderbird 22 Earlybird (21.0a2)* # Do to the shift in Thunderbird development strategy, build numbering for releases will now be based of the current ESR branch numbering. * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin….