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Microsoft to retire Internet Explorer in 2022 – but it will live on in Edge

Microsoft has revealed it will end support for Internet Explorer, its old browser application and one of the oldest still used, in 2022. The…

Bring back old Twitter with this Firefox and Chrome addon

I’m probably the only person that actually likes Twitter’s interface change on desktop. But if you’re not weird, and one of the normal folk…

Mozilla gives Firefox a new ‘parent’ logo to encompass all its services

Mozilla on Tuesday revealed a new look for Firefox that aims to encompass all the elements of its growing brand. “Today we’re introducing the…

Mozilla Firefox 66 will mute autoplay videos by default

Developer Mozilla announced on Monday that Firefox 66 will mute automatically playing video content on web pages by default. This means that when you’re…

Mozilla is testing its own VPN service in Firefox

Mozilla has announced that it will be providing a VPN service for its Firefox browser to a select number of its users. Said users…

Mozilla Firefox’s ‘Facebook Container’ addon keeps Facebook to itself

Non-profit and creator of the Firefox web browser Mozilla this week announced a new addon that will separate your Facebook life from the rest…

Mozilla Firefox might be coming to an iPhone near you

It looks like Mozilla is planning on bringing its Firefox web browser to iOS. If current mobile and browser stats are anything to go…

Yahoo will become the default search engine for Firefox in the US

Firefox just dumped Google for Yahoo. After celebrating its 10 year anniversary earlier this month, Mozilla flaunted new initiatives to further its vision of…

3 top tips for translating open source projects

By Ian Henderson and Jeff Beatty Open source software (OSS) has had a huge impact on the development of technology today. From apps and…

OkCupid tells Firefox users to find another browser

If you’re a regular visitor to dating site OkCupid and you happen to browse the web using Firefox, you might notice something a little…

Firefox 26 says no to Java plugins

Mozilla’s flagship product Firefox just released its latest version, number 26, and although it comes with an array of features, one stands out: by…

The web: because users deserve to be the superheroes of their platform [MEF]

What’s the most popular programming language on the web? Java? Yes, who invented it? Brendan Eich? You are correct. He also happens to be…

Language services company Rubric makes Firefox available in isiXhosa

This is pretty cool. Rubric, which describes itself as a global language service provider (LSP), has donated its translation services to make Mozilla’s Firefox…

Washington Post, Firefox and Dr Who: #Stufftoknow from the web this week

A few things but big things happened this week. Apparently print has more life in it than we gave credit. Not content with merely…

Why Microsoft blocking third-party browsers is no cause for panic

Go to most boardrooms today and you’ll see less and less people with laptops and more people using tablets and smartphones. As Android and…

Mozilla accuses Microsoft of return to ‘digital dark ages’ with one browser OS

Here we go again. Microsoft has apparently banned browsers other than Internet Explorer in one mode on ARM devices running Windows 8. In an…

What Firefox has planned for 2012

Last year, Mozilla managed to get Firefox back on track. While the long delay of Firefox 4 gave competitors like the up-and-coming Google Chrome…

The unstoppable rise of Google Chrome

Earlier this year I reported that Chrome was destined to become the default web browser for Ubuntu. At that time, Chrome still had a…

A new path to internet privacy: Breaking the SSL addiction

Last week, I wrote an article titled Is it time to rethink SSL?, where I pointed out that SSL’s reliance on Certificate Authorities is…

From ‘Winklevii’ to Facebook gunmen – This week in tech and web news

We here at Memeburn know you our esteemed reader. Being the busy people you are we know — that, try as you may, and…

Browser Ubuntu: Chrome is the new Firefox

Recently, African IT billionaire Mark Shuttleworth announced that Google Chrome or its open-source cousin, Chromium, is likely to replace Firefox as the default browser…

The browser wars: The decline of Internet Explorer, rise of Chrome

The browser wars may come to a head at the end of 2012, according to a projection by Memeburn. Using data from reputable analytics…

Have you been fooled today? A roundup of the top seven April Fool’s pranks

April 1 is generally associated with hoaxes, false news, pranks, tomfoolery and (un)noteworthy nonsense. Over the years social media and tech news sites have…

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