Mozilla stories

Mozilla launches first ever VPN, Kiwis amongst first to access
Tue, 21st Jul 2020
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Mozilla launches VPN in New Zealand, offering users an extra layer of protection for their personal data and information.

Mozilla launches home IoT platform designed for Raspberry Pi
Tue, 30th Apr 2019
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Mozilla’s internet of things (IoT) team has finally matured its IoT development platform, with the help of plenty of interest from the developer and maker communities.

Mozilla launches Firefox Send, an encrypted file transfer service
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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Mozille Firefox has launched a free encrypted file transfer service that allows people to securely share files from any web browser – not just Firefox.

Mozilla delays distrust of Symantec TLS certificates
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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Mozilla has delayed its distrust of all Symantec security certificates – because so many businesses have failed to do anything about the problem.

Nominate your pick now for the NZ Open source Awards
Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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Nominations are now open for Catalyst’s 2018 New Zealand Open source Awards.

Bye bye, NPAPI: Mozilla issues critical update to Firefox, disables plugins
Fri, 10th Mar 2017
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Firefox has disabled all NPAPI plugin capability except Flash. Common plugins such as Adobe Acrobat, Java and Microsoft Silverlight no longer load.

Mozilla CEO resigns following anti-gay marriage backlash...
Tue, 8th Apr 2014
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Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns following controversy over financial support for anti-gay marriage campaign.

Fired up Mozilla stakes smartphone claim
Mon, 25th Feb 2013
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Mozilla to launch phone operating system after securing 18 mobile operator partners, including device commitments from a host of companies.

Mozilla Firefox upgrade taken offline
Fri, 12th Oct 2012
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Users advised to downgrade as web browser upgrade is removed over vulnerability concerns.

Firefox browser beta suited
Tue, 24th Jul 2012
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Web browsers announce new version of latest software in search for improvements.

Short wait for Firefox 8
Tue, 8th Nov 2011
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browsers
What sets the latest version of the Mozilla browser apart from the others?.

Mozilla ramps up Firefox schedule
Tue, 16th Aug 2011
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Mozilla is making its plan to match Google Chrome’s aggressive update schedule clear.

Safari and Chrome make gains in browser wars
Tue, 3rd May 2011
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Safari and Chrome gain market share despite version updates from Microsoft and Mozilla.

Firefox 4 crushes IE9
Fri, 25th Mar 2011
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Mozilla sees its Firefox 4 browser downloaded 7.1 million times in just 24 hours of going live compared to IE9's 2.3 million.

I spy with my little eye
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Be wary what information you are sharing with the world, as there are many opportunists with their eyes furtively fixed on you.