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Mozilla: Apple, Google, and Microsoft lock users into browsers
Mozilla claims OS makers push users to the default browsers on their systems by making it difficult to switch to an alternative.
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Mozilla launches email for Android devices
The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled a Thunderbird-style email client for Android called K-9 Mobile while also evaluating the idea of an iOS version.
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Mozilla unveils vision for web evolution
Preaching the mantra that “the web is for everyone,” Mozilla has published a vision for the evolution of the web that stresses openness and safety.
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Firefox previews site-isolation tech in move to catch up to Chrome
Mozilla has announced that a years-long effort to harden Firefox's defences can now be previewed in the browser's Nightly and Beta builds.
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Microsoft and Mozilla plan new upgrade tactics for Edge, Firefox
Microsoft and Mozilla have spelled out steps they plan to take to streamline the upgrade process for their browsers, Edge and Firefox, respectively.
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Mozilla spins out Pyodide Python-in-the-browser project
Projects running Python and its scientific stack in web browsers via WebAssembly will be maintained by volunteer contributors.
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Google matches Mozilla, reduces time between Chrome upgrades to 4 weeks
Google plans to accelerate Chrome's release schedule to match rival Firefox's every-four-week cadence.
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Mozilla reports $338M revenue spike from settlement over Yahoo contract
The Firefox browser maker got a one-time financial boost in 2019 that masked a gloomy underlying trend: Mozilla's expenses outweighed revenue.
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Mozilla Firefox boosts JavaScript performance
On by default in Firefox 83, the Warp update to the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine improves responsiveness and memory usage and speeds up page loads.
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Mozilla tightens belt, folds two Firefox services
Firefox Notes will be decommissioned on Android on 1 November, and Mozilla will not provide desktop security updates after that date.
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Firefox gets next-gen anti-tracking defence, stymies 'bounce' trackers
Mozilla is rolling out a new defence against advanced tracking tactics in Firefox 79; users should get it during the next few weeks.
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Mozilla launches first revenue-generating service, VPN for Firefox
Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) in the US, Canada, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.
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Mozilla takes first step in pulling Firefox plug on macOS Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan
Beginning next week, Mozilla plans to automatically move users running older versions of macOS to the Firefox Extended Support Release.
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Feeling revenue squeeze, Mozilla lays off 70
The Firefox browser maker had more trouble creating revenue-generating products in 2019 than it expected, leading to the job cuts.
