Mozilla Firefox Turns 5 Years Old

Mozilla Firefox just turned 5 years old. On November 9th 2004, Firefox 1.0 was released. It sprung as a lightweight alternative to Mozilla Suite’s browser using the same underlying technology. In 5 years, the browser has jumped two versions and today’s latest version stands at 3.5.5. It was Firefox which revolutionized the concept of extensions [...]

Microsoft’s Plug-in puts Firefox Users at Risk

Back in February, Microsoft silently slipped Windows Presentation Foundation plugin into Firefox without user’s consent. This plugin came along with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and was installed in IE as well as Firefox via Windows Update.

It has now been discovered that the code in the plugin can cause a very serious [...]

PicLens offers a new way to browse Full Screen Web Photos

If you are a die-hard Firefox aficionado just like me, here’s a free browser add-on that’ll render a unique full-screen 3D experience for viewing images on the web.
PicLens 1.6 from Cooliris is a free add-on for the Firefox browser that instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen slideshow experience. It offers immersive picture browsing from [...]