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  • Firefox OS’ Developer Handsets – First Look

    Firefox OS’ Developer Handsets – First Look

    Firefox OS is a new mobile OS from Mozilla and it has been built completely on open source web standards. The HTML5 apps in Firefox OS can make calls, send texts and even make the phone vibrate.

    Mozilla recently announced that it was releasing two prototypes of the Firefox OS phones to developers for app testing; in fact they are calling them the developer preview phones. These are expected to be made available next month, but there is no word on when the same would be made available to the public. The specifications are pretty basic but as the apps for these phones will be written in HTML 5 they are basically like web apps that will run just like native apps; so the specifications don’t really matter too much here. The company is keen to ‘bring the power of the web’ to mobile devices.

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  • Mozilla Firefox – This Connection is Untrusted

    Mozilla Firefox – This Connection is Untrusted

    As I mentioned in my review of Bitdefender Total Security 2013, I ran into an issue where Mozilla Firefox would display a certificate error on my screen when I accessed my Gmail account. In fact the error appeared whenever I access any page within Google, and only Firefox displayed the error, and no other Web browser.

    After some quick research into the problem, I managed to trace the problem to Bitdefender Total Security 2013, and then find what tool within that security suite was causing the problem. Below are the steps I used to solve the issue so I could access Gmail from within Firefox.

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  • Top 7 Firefox Extensions to Increase Online Productivity

    Top 7 Firefox Extensions to Increase Online Productivity

    The Firefox browser is one of the most downloaded software on the Internet. More and more users are using Firefox because of its speed, security and a bunch of other features that make it stand out from the other popular web browsers like Internet Explorer and Safari.

    What makes Firefox preferred by most Internet users is because it is more than just an application where you can open websites. It can be a platform where web developers, bloggers, SEO consultants, etc can use to make their day to day lives more productive. This is with the help of various plug-ins and extensions that is compatible with Firefox which allow Internet users to do various tasks.

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