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Dell UK has started bundling the open source Firefox browser with its desktop PC systems.

The computers ship with both Internet Explorer and Firefox. The bundling deal for now appears to be limited to the United Kingdom.

The shipping deal could give a major push to Firefox's market share. The open source browser in the past year has risen to a 11.5 per cent share in November, according to data from Onestat. The same data pegged Internet Explorer's market share at 85.5 per cent.

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Not long after "Surface" characters started using Firefox, "Invasion" proved once again how strong the Firefox community is.

According to Blake Ross (one of Firefox developers) Firefox is bundled in Dell laptops in the UK.

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A study by technology company AdTech says that the popularity of the open-source browser has grown by 40 percent over the last six months. This is cool because they study usage, and not just what people are using. Those who use the net a lot Use FIREFOX. Maybe now website designers will ditch IE only extensions.

Firefox = teh hotness

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"The browser that finally broke Microsoft's monopoly just got its first major update. If you haven't switched from Internet Explorer yet, consider Firefox 1.5 your invitation to do so."

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A guide on how to run Firefox on a Virtual Machine within your OS. This means the browser is completely isolated from your system meaning it's very very secure.

Perfect for protecting your Credit Card etc.

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Recently I stumbled accost a website from which I seemed to be receiving popups from in all of my browsers (Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Flock, and Internet Explorer), however I noticed that they seemed to come only after...

Get Adblock for Firefox!

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Google has just released two new extensions one called "Blogger Web Comments" and another called "Google Safe Browsing for Firefox."

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With the release of the new version 1.5 of Firefox, there's never been a better time to download the open-source browser, take it for a drive, kick the tires and see what it can do. In the case of a browser, mainly what it can do is show you web pages, hopefully quickly. So the real satisfaction comes from finding enhancements and add-ons, because you can only have so much fun timing page loads with a stopwatch.

Fortunately, Firefox is famous for its pluggable extensions architecture, which allows you to download little snippets of code that act as the software equivalent of small consumer electronics devices, only they are free.

From Firefox's Tools menu, select Extensions to see what is already installed. Then, at the bottom of the window, you can see a little link that says "Get More Extensions." To fully experience Firefox, click on that and continue downloading add-ons until your browser stops working. Version 1.5 is more robust than earlier revisions, so this may take a while. Persevere. Eventually enough extra browser functionality can paralyze any computer.

Some extensions don't yet work with the new version of Firefox, but most actively maintained add-ons have been updated, or will be shortly. If your favorite isn't there yet, you can always e-mail the developer. They love that.

To get you started, here's a list of the Firefox extensions you absolutely can't live without.

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"I'm excited to announce that we're adopting the icon used in Firefox." Is Microsoft softening up? Or softening us up?

Wow

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We recently saw a minor security bug discovered in the latest stable release of the popular Mozilla Firefox 1.5 browser. However, there are more issues if you are still using one of the older versions of the browser. A working code has been released on the internet, which makes use of a flaw in the older version of the open source browser. And if you have not upgraded to the latest version (Firefox 1.5), it is a good time to do so.

Mozilla says that the bug code released on the web was fixed in the version 1.0.5 itself. However, their would be lot of users on the net who are still using versions prior to that. Aviv Raff, a developer in Israel released the code, which makes use of the vulnerability in versions older than 1.0.5. He wrote on his Blog: “I think it’s been enough time for people to upgrade from v1.0.4 of Firefox.”

His released code is not harmful to the users but demonstrate the problem in the browser’s older version. However, hackers can make use of the code for purposes that are more malicious. And it might not take long for instances targeting users of older version of Mozilla Firefox web browser.

The vulnerability exists in the way Firefox used to handle JavaScript code. Both Internet Explorer and Opera has seen security updates in the recent days. The whole situation goes onto show how important web browsers have become in the recent days with more examples of applications running on the internet becoming popular.

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Computer code that demonstrates how a known flaw in an older version of the Firefox or Mozilla web browsers can be exploited in a potentially crippling attack was published on the web over the weekend.

The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 1.0.5, released in July, and in Mozilla Suite 1.7.9, according to Mozilla.

The code was published by Aviv Raff, a developer in Israel. Writing in his blog on Sunday he said: "I think it's been enough time for people to upgrade from v1.0.4 of Firefox." Raff's code doesn't do much harm but he notes that it would be easy to turn it into malicious code that commandeers a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is in the way the web browsers handle JavaScript, according to a Mozilla alert dated 12 July, the day Firefox 1.0.5 was released. An attacker could craft a malicious website that, when accessed by a vulnerable PC, could let a attacker run code on that system without the owner realising it.

Mozilla has released several updates to both Firefox and the Mozilla Suite since July. The latest version of Firefox is 1.5, released late last month. A security vulnerability that could cause the browser to appear to hang has already been pinpointed in that version but Mozilla says it is a minor problem.

In other browser news, Microsoft on Tuesday released a patch that fixes four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The software maker deems two of the flaws "critical". One is already being used to attack IE users, Microsoft said in a bulletin.

Secunia is warning of a security flaw in version 8.01 of the Opera web browsers. Earlier versions may also be affected, the security monitoring company said in an alert on Tuesday. The flaw lies in the way the browser handles mouse clicks in new windows and in how it displays a dialogue box for downloads, according to Secunia's advisory.

The Opera flaw could be exploited to trick people into downloading malicious programs, Secunia said. The company advised people to upgrade to Opera 8.0.2, which has been available since late July.