Tag Archives: Browser

Google brings automatic voice search to computers running Chrome

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Demolition Man

Laptop and desktop users can now do a Google search without typing just by speaking aloud, with a Chrome extension that Google made available on Tuesday.

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Flash Player now sandboxed under Safari on Mac OS X

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Demolition Man

Adobe has worked with Apple to sandbox Flash Player under Safari in Mac OS X, restricting the ability of attackers to exploit any vulnerabilities they might find in the browser plug-in.

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Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Demolition Man

Jared Wein of Mozilla blogged last month about a new feature he was developing for Firefox 14 called “click-to-play”. The idea is to block the default loading of plugins like Java and Flash when surfing to reduce the memory footprint … Continue reading →

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Firefox 11 will get sync for Add-on’s

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Demolition Man

After the successful release of Firefox 10 earlier this week, Mozilla released today updates to its Aurora and Beta versions that introduce some pretty hefty changes for the Firefox on PCs.

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Firefox 10.0 is Released NOW!!!!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Demolition Man

The latest version of the Browser, is out Now! Expectations are set high for Firefox 10.0 as it brings more new and advanced features to the Browser wars.

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Starting in Firefox 10, Minor Issues and Bugs will be fixed with Add-on Hotfix.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Demolition Man

Currently in the TESTING phase, however shows a sign of more new advancements in the Firefox Browser. A new feature called a HOTFIX, will have the ability to fix issues and release patches rather than a full browser update.

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Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta 10 Fixes

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Demolition Man

Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta 10 Fixes. Firefox pushed out another BETA release also being cited as a Release Candidate, the list below covers all of the fixes in this latest push . Since Mozilla is calling it a Release Candidate … Continue reading →

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Phishing email making rounds in Hotmail

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Nan

Be aware of phishing attacks. There’s one going around on Hotmail right now. Some users are getting an email to verify their account or it will be considered old and be deleted.

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Keylogging threat could lead to more attacks, say researchers

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Nan

Internet browser users are going to have to deal with a new threat soon and it’s not related to JavaScript. There is an unusual vulnerability in some Mozilla products (including Firefox) that run on the Gecko engine. This vulnerability allows … Continue reading →

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Reddit joins anti-SOPA internet blackout

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Demolition Man

Reddit joins anti-SOPA internet blackout | Naked Security. This is an IMPORTANT article, and I’m going to just reproduce it from the original. Please forward and post this. Congress must listen. The internet isn’t about BIG business, it’s about FREEDOM … Continue reading →