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The latest stable release of Firefox is now available as an upgrade in Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10 and other supported versions. 

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If you’re concerned about advertisers tracking you across the Web, Mozilla can now help you see exactly who’s following you online with a new experimental Firefox add-on called Collusion. The browser extension creates a real-time graph of all the tracking cookies being deposited on your browser as you move around the Web.

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One of the next versions of Firefox, Firefox 12, may feature a series of new interface elements and functionalities that should both appeal to OS X Lion users and introduce new navigation options for those who dont’ want to save their-most accessed websites in a bookmarks bar anymore. As first noted by ExtremeTech, an early version of a proposed new tab page design snuck into a nightly version of Firefox; per Mozilla’s multiple channel releases, users of Firefox can test different versions of the browser, which range from Nightly to Aurora, Beta, Stable, and those uploaded directly to Mozilla’s FTP servers.

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If you're one of the few Firefox users still on Windows 2000 or still using Windows XP without Service Pack 2 or later, Firefox is going to have to say goodbye. Yesterday, Mozilla's Asa Dotzler announced that Firefox team is moving to a newer version of the Visual Studio toolchain. Once Mozilla moves to Visual Studio 2010, they won't be able to build for Windows 2000, XP RTM or SP1.

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Microsoft and game developers zeptolab and Pixel Lab unveiled a browser-based version of the cult (and cute) mobile game ‘Cut The Rope’ during this weeks CES event in Las Vegas.

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The Web Developer extension adds various web developer tools to a browser. The extension is available for Firefox and Chrome, and will run on any platform that these browsers support including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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In a move that’s sure to raise hackles in Silicon Valley, Microsoft today debuted a new web site designed to raise awareness of security issues in web browsers.

When you visit the site, called Your Browser Matters, it allows you to see a score for the browser you’re using. Well, if you’re using IE, Chrome, or Firefox—other browsers are excluded. Not surprisingly, Microsoft’s latest release, Internet Explorer 9, gets a perfect 4 out of 4:

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This custom version of Firefox is loaded with add-ons for added productivity.

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Did you know that social networking sites like Facebook, Google+, and Twitter can track your visits to any web page that uses the familiar "Like", "Follow", or "+1" buttons, even if you do not actually click these buttons?

The Priv3 Firefox extension lets you remain logged in to the social networking sites you use and still browse the web, knowing that those third-party sites only learn where you go on the web when you want them to. All this happens transparently, without the need to maintain any filters. Priv3 is free to use for anyone.

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Ghostery sees the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.

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Need to spruce up your browser? What about giving it a whole new look? Make your browsing personal again with these great Mac themes for Firefox. There is something here for all tastes, so why not take a look and see what your next favorite add-on is going to be?

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The current stable Firefox version is 4 and version 5 Beta channel is there for testing new features which are a bit stable and needs user feedback, Mozilla has now initiated a brand new "Aurora" branch which should be considered the "ALPHA" stage featuring the newest innovations before they go to beta channel and will finally get released as "Firefox 6".

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I figured out a simple trick to make the Delicious bookmarks Firefox add-on work after upgrading to Firefox 4.0.

This assumes that you previously had the Delicious bookmarks add-on working in Firefox 3.6.x and you have just upgraded to Firefox 4.0 – which disables the add-on and states that it is incompatible with Firefox 4.0

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Instant search for your online data

Now available for Gmail, Google Apps Email, Google Docs & Contacts
Coming Soon: Support for Twitter & Facebook

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Download and test the build that’s right for you, and sign up for a channel newsletter to stay in the loop.

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Potential Firefox Implementation of Site Specific Browsers

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"Rapportive shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox. "

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The History of Web Browsers

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Some tips for configuring Firefox to make it even better.

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We’re streaming cuteness. We’re dedicated to doing good. We’re out to make the web a better place. Thank you for supporting Mozilla Firefox.

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