July 12th, 2008
We all know about Firefox 3’s biggest new features, from the awesome bar to the memory efficiency — but did you know about the automated commenting and the future pages? Check out five new Firefox features you probably don’t know about.
Tags: Browsers, Firefox, Mozilla, Open Source
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By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments
July 3rd, 2008
Despite being inexcusably unprepared for the server load, the Mozilla Foundation made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. Firefox 3 Download Day scored an official tally of 8,002,530 downloads, exceeding their goal of 5,000,000.
Tags: Browsers, Firefox, Guinness, Mozilla, Open Source
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By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments
June 26th, 2008
Firefox 3 not only fixes Firefox 2’s infamous memory inefficiencies. It blows all other browsers’ memory efficiencies away, according to a test by developer Sam Allen.
Memory usage per browser
Safari: 636.9 MB
Internet Explorer: 194.4 MB
Flock (Firefox 2) 191.9 MB
Opera 9.5: 190.6 MB
Firefox 3: 111.8 MB
Firefox 3 takes a lot of memory to get her motor running at […]
By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments
June 19th, 2008
Despite (self-inflicted) server troubles, Mozilla exceeded its world record target for Firefox 3 Download Day. They were shooting for five million downloads in 24 hours. They exceeded that number in five hours, ending the day with 8.3 million.
Mozilla’s still whittling down overcounts, but the final tally will definitely put Firefox 3 in the Guinness Book […]
By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments
June 17th, 2008
Oddly enough, Mozilla delaying delivery of Firefox 3 only seems to make us want it more. It’s as if Mozilla’s tantalizing us with this sleek foxy lady — inviting five million people to brutally gangbang her on her first night, but then making us wait our turn.
While you wait for your turn with her, enjoy […]
By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments
June 17th, 2008
Firefox 3 Download Day brought down all Firefox 3 download sites within the first few minutes. Mozilla’s still shooting for the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads of a software package in 24 hours, but their timeframe is suddenly uncertain:
The outpouring of interest and enthusiasm around Firefox 3 has been overwhelming (literally!). […]
By Mike Abundo -- 4 comments
June 17th, 2008
Mozilla’s Firefox 3 Download Day campaign is a little bit too successful. Minutes after Firefox 3 went live, all their sites went down. Want to know what they’re doing about it? Watch this live video feed straight from their Toronto office.
Tags: Browsers, Firefox, Mozilla, Open Source
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By Mike Abundo -- 4 comments
June 17th, 2008
Today’s the day, people: Firefox 3 comes out, and the Mozilla Foundation seeks to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads of a software release in one day. Time to strike a blow for all that’s good and free!
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By Mike Abundo -- 6 comments
June 14th, 2008
I’m excited about Firefox 3, but I’d also be excited about Firefox Mobile. No code out yet, but the ideas proposed in this video mockup are pretty sweet.
In particular, the infinite 2D plane metaphor would work well not just for a mobile browser, but for a mobile OS.
Tags: Browsers, Firefox, Mobile, Mozilla, Open Source
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