Best of Mozilla — 2022

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    I've started using Mozilla Firefox and now I can never go back to Google Chrome

    Google Chrome has an array of AdBlock extensions that keeps your data out of the hands of marketing firms. Mozilla Firefox has far more than that and a sizable amount is devoted to blocking the vast array of internet trackers used by most sites. Unlike Chrome, Firefox is extremely anti-tracking to the point that outside forces (whether work or school) are unable to install tracking extensions and programs into the browser.

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    New MDN, Frameworks, Build, React

    Mozilla's web docs, referred to as MDN, have been given a fresh new design. The navigation is simple and broken down into easy-to-digest sections. The individual article pages have also been improved. There's lots more detail in the launch post, including mention of an upcoming optional subscription service.

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    Why Firefox Deserves Its Sad Decline…

    Mozilla Firefox was the very first web browser to popularize the idea of “tabs”(Thanks chrome) It was the first browser to start its own download manager, independent of the operating system. In June 2008, Firefox set the world record for having the most “unique downloads in one day”

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    Firefox 100 is Now Available to Download 🥳

    The 100th release of open source web browser Mozilla Firefox is now available to download ahead of a formal release on May 3. This monumental milestone for Mozilla was made possible thanks to a sped-up release cycle. Changes include support for captions and subtitles in Picture-in-Picture mode for a select number of video streaming sites.

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    Firefox 105 is out: Faster and more memory-frugal

    Firefox 105 is leaner and meaner, and remains more efficient and customisable than any Chrome-based browser. Memory handling has been tightened up, and the browser now handles low-memory situations better on both Windows and Linux.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·4y

    Mozilla claims Apple, Google and Microsoft force users to use default web browsers

    Mozilla claims Apple, Google and Microsoft force users to use default web browsers. UK's competition watchdog has published a final report highlighting "substantial concerns" about the market dominance of Google and Apple. Mozilla's report accuses the big tech firms of a wide variety of different instances of malpractice.

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    11 Interesting Firefox Add-ons to Improve Your Browsing Experience

    The Tranquility Reader add-on has the following stats: - Mozilla’s Recommended extension. It has an average rating of 4.6 stars (with 200 reviews) It gives you a clean UI with nothing but text, so you can focus on reading. The Tomato Clock is a clock timer, which feels either long or short or short depending on how long it is. A ‘tomato’ is 25 minutes long.

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    9 Open Source Add-Ons to Improve Your Mozilla Firefox Experience

    Mozilla Firefox is easily one of the most popular open-source web browsers among Linux users. What are some of the best open- source Mozilla Firefox add-ons that you can install? Take a look at our list of the top five open-Source Mozilla Firefox extensions.

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    Avatar of theregisterThe Register·4y

    Mozilla calls out Microsoft, Google, Apple over browsers

    Mozilla calls out Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Google over browsers over browsers. Mozilla says there are alternatives, such as its open-source Firefox. Google strong-arms Android smartphone makers into bundling Google's software suite – including Chrome – and competing browsers are given the cold shoulder. This is important given the high use of both PC and mobile browsers.

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    Firefox 105 Includes Gesture Navigation, PDF Annotation + More

    Mozilla Firefox 105 is shaping up to be an impressive update when the stable release lands in a couple of weeks time. Gesture Navigation is a Linux-specific change in Firefox 105 involving touchpad navigation back/forward through web history.

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    Firefox 96 is Available to Download, This is What’s New

    Firefox 96 ships with the Cookie Policy: Same-Site=lax setting enabled by default. Mozilla says it made “significant improvements in noise-suppression and auto-gain-control as well as slight improvements in echo-cancellation” Both the minimize and maximize icons are now visible when using the Firefox Light theme on Ubuntu.

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    Avatar of infoworldInfoWorld·4y

    Mozilla unveils vision for web evolution

    Mozilla has published a vision for the evolution of the web that stresses openness and safety. The company aims to address shortfalls in areas including privacy and complexity. Mozilla said it wants a web without gatekeepers and lambasted the current web monetization strategy that relies on advertising.

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