Mozilla works with ProtonVPN to keep Firefox running
Mozilla has announced that it has entered into a partnership with ProtonVPN. In doing so, it hopes to generate income from other sources as well. A select group of Firefox browser users will be able to purchase a version of ProtonVPN for ten dollars a month. This way they support both Firefox and Mo... Read more
Mozilla Firefox stops supporting RSS and Atom in December
When Firefox 64 is released in December, the browser no longer supports RSS. Sister technology Atom will no longer be supported either. Mozilla came to this decision because the techniques would not be used enough to continue to support them.
That's what Gijs Kruitbosch, a software developer working... Read more
Both Firefox and Edge support Google’s WebP image format
Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge get support for Google's WebP image format. This makes Apples Safari the only remaining browser that does not support it. The support has already been added to Edge, and Firefox will follow later this year.
WebP was conceived and developed by Google eight years ago... Read more
Firefox election toolkit protects users from fake news
Mozilla has announced an "election bundle". With this bundle, users can protect themselves against misinformation and misleading advertisements in the run-up to the American elections in Novenber. That's what Venturebeat reports.
On Monday, Firefox launches a special version of its election browser,... Read more
Mozilla launches Firefox Monitor to check if your data is part of a data breach
Today Mozilla made the Firefox Monitor widely available. The free service has been tested since the summer and informs users whether their data is part of a data leak. The product stems from a collaboration with Troy Hunt, the creator of Have I Been Pwned and relies largely on the APIs of that site ... Read more
Microsoft test ‘warning’ before installing web browser other than Edge
For years there has been a fierce battle over internet browsers. Microsoft managed to replace the disgraceful Internet Explorer with Edge quite successfully, but it doesn't beat Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox for the time being. And so Microsoft has devised a new tactic for attacking the comp... Read more