http://blog.mozilla.com/news Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:12:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Oct 30, Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 Beta 1.  Then on November 11, Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 Beta 2. These betas of Firefox 3.6 introduced several new features: Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas. Firefox 3.6 will alert users about ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/11/16/mozilla-launches-firefox-3-6-beta/ On Oct 20, Mozilla joined several organizations in endorsing the Web Open Font Format (WOFF) specification.  We also announced the intent to implement the specification starting in Firefox 3.6. Wired's Michael Calore on the WOFF spec: This is a significant step forward not only for the emerging open format, but also for ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/10/28/mozilla_woff/ Last week Mozilla's security program manager, Brandon Sterne, posted an update to Mozilla's plan for its Content Security Policy (CSP).  The news has gotten positive attention in the press and has resulted in more than 10 articles since the post. The Register's Dan Goodin comments on CSP's potential. He says, "Still, ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/10/05/mozillas-content-security-policy-in-the-news/ Last week Ken Kovash, Mozilla's manager of metrics, wrote a blog post on Mozilla's metrics blog analyzing the results of Mozilla's campaign to warn users if their version of Adobe Flash is out of date. Ken noted that in just one week 10,000,000 people have clicked on the “flash update” ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/09/21/10000000-and-counting-update-to-secure-version-of-flash/ Earlier this month Mozilla announced that beginning with the Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 security and stability updates, Mozilla will warn users if their version of the Adobe Flash Player plugin is out of date. Old versions of plugins can cause crashes and other stability problems, and can also be ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/09/16/mozilla-helps-users-keep-plugins-updated/ While we received the bulk of coverage around the Firefox 3.5 launch in June, some great pieces are still being written. Last week, Financial Times writer Paul Taylor published a positive review of Firefox 3.5. Taylor notes, No other browser can match the variety or sophistication of the add-ons already available ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/08/11/more-firefox-3-5-coverage-and-some-initial-3-6-coverage-in-the-press/ Last Friday, the official Spread Firefox download counter reached one billion. To date, there have been more than 80 original pieces of coverage with most of the coverage being extremely positive and excited about the billion download achievement. David Colker from the L.A. Times commented on the milestone: Quite a feat for ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/08/05/firefoxs-billionth-download-in-the-press/ We've had a phenomenally busy few months at Mozilla.  I'm pleased to share a number of highlights from Mozilla's media coverage around the 3.5 launch and more! First up, Firefox 3.5 launched to much fanfare and widespread coverage in major media outlets including USA Today, Fast Company, Seattle Times,  ABC News, ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/07/27/overdue-roundup-of-recent-press-coverage/ Earlier this week the Mozilla Add-ons team released Add-on Collections, which enables anyone to create their own collection of add-ons that can be shared with their friends, posted on blogs, and featured on the Firefox Add-ons website. The news has gotten a lot of positive attention and feedback. Many people ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/06/12/mozilla-add-ons-collections-in-the-news/ Mozilla Labs recently announced a call for participation in its latest project, Jetpack. Jetpack explores new ways to extend & personalize the Web. Jetpack was received positively by the press, with many people noting that the already impressive size and dedication of the Mozilla add-ons community should help make the project ... http://blog.mozilla.com/news/2009/06/01/mozilla-labs-takes-off-with-jetpack/