Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is here! This new version of the popular browser is intended for developer testing and community feedback. It comes with some new features including all new Private Browsing Mode that allows you to browse without Firefox storing any traces of where you’ve been and a faster JavaScript engine called TraceMonkey!

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux in 55 different languages. It also comes with a new function that will make it …

Firefox crosses 20% Global Market Share

Popular web browser Firefox continues it’s quest to dominate the global browser market. According to Market Share, during November 2008, Firefox has exceeded 20% share for a full month. Mozilla’s CEO, Johhn Lilly considers it as a significant milestone for Firefox and Mozilla and gives the credit to the Mozilla community.

Market Share points that Firefox usage share increased significantly with three major reasons – U.S. election, Thanksgiving holiday and extra weekend days. …

Apple removes Antivirus Recommendation Note

Apple on Tuesday, removed their recommendation about use of antivirus software. Earlier a note posted on their support site urged Mac users to go for an anti-virus program for online safety. This created a lot of buzz among the Mac users. The support note was initially published last year and was updated in November. Apple now says the Mac is “safe out of box”.

“We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and …

Apple recommends use of Anti-Virus

This is for Mac users. Apple now recommends the use of anti-virus software for your online safety. Apple made this recommendation in the form of a note posted on it’s support site. The note, posted on November 21, says:

“Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.”

This step is thought to be a response to the increasing threats from malicious programs. …

iTalk Recorder for iPhone and 2G iPod Touch

Want to record a conversation on your iPhone? Want to recall an important conversation that you made earlier on your iPhone? Want to record sounds around you on your iPhone? You might need iTalk Recorder iPhone app from Griffin Technology. This cool iPhone application will turn your mobile phone into a powerful recording device.
iTalk comes with an uncomplicated user interface and supports both iPhone and 2G iPod touch. While recording with the iTalk Recorder, you can choose Good/Better/Best sample rates (11.025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, or 44.10 kHz) and can transfer your recording to your computer via …

Firefox 2.0.0.18 and Firefox 3.0.4

Mozilla on Wednesday released security and stability update for Firefox 2.0 and Firefox 3.0. These two updates includes several critical bug fixes and Mozilla recommends all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release.
Firefox 3.0.4, fixes four flaws rated “critical,” two “high,” two “moderate,” and one “low” in Mozilla’s four-step scoring system. Most of the critical bugs fixed in this release could be used by hackers to introduce their own malicious code into a vulnerable system. Firefox 3.0.4 fixes the following critical vulnerabilities: crash and remote code execution in nsFrameManager, buffer overflow in http-index-format parser, XSS and …

Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch

Google on Monday, released a new custom version of the popular Google Earth application to run on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. It means now you can carry the whole world in your pocket! Google Earth for iPhone features 3D map locations from all parts of the world and can display photos while users can touch the screen to zoom in and out of street level terrain. It can also display links to Wikipedia articles.
What you can do with this mobile version of Google Earth? Well, this new version is much similar to the desktop version. …

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft on Thursday issued an emergency security update to fix a critical bug in its Windows operating system, which could be exploited by attackers to take over individual and corporate computers. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
It was for the first time since April 2007 that the software giant has issued a patch outside its schedule of monthly updates. Microsoft said …