GigaomMozilla will start hosting Tor relays as part of Polaris privacy push
Mozilla’s high-capacity “middle” relays should make the Tor anonymized-surfing network faster and more robust. Read more »
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Mozilla’s high-capacity “middle” relays should make the Tor anonymized-surfing network faster and more robust. Read more »
Users of the Firefox 34 beta will be able to have anonymous, WebRTC-based voice and video chats from the browser itself, with no need to install an add-on or plugin, or… Read more »
Most people are these days using browsers that support the much safer TLS web encryption protocol, but some aren’t, notably those still using Internet Explorer 6 — most of whom seem… Read more »
Firefox is now supporting H.264 for web-based video chat, thanks to a binary component provided by Cisco — but H.264 web video streams still can’t be played natively in the browser. Read more »
After using mobile bookmark sync tools for years in the early smartphone days, I’ve completely abandoned such bookmarks without even realizing it. Mobile apps and improvements in mobile browsers are the… Read more »
The company has also revived its Bowser browser for iOS — if it clears the App Store approval process, it will be the only iOS browser that supports WebRTC, for now. Read more »
WebRTC has long failed to live up to a tremendous amount of hype. But while major challenges remain, the technology is clearly gaining momentum and is positioned to make big strides… Read more »
How many web browsers are you familiar with? Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera have the vast majority of users, but hundreds of other browsers exist. Are they any good? Read more »
Chromecast, meet… Matchstick? The Firefox-OS powered streaming stick may have finally gotten a name, while Mozilla’s Firefox browser is starting to officially support Chromecast. Read more »
Google wants WebP to become the internet’s next dominant image file format. That’s not likely going to happen anytime soon — but WebP could still have a huge impact. Read more »