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Firefox Icon Pillow Lets You Show Your Love for Your Preferred Browser

Firefox Icon Pillow

Before I discovered Google Chrome, I had always been a Mozilla Firefox girl. I disliked Internet Explorer because frankly, it made browsing websites a huge pain. Plus, you know, I loved that Firefox had all these plugins that you can install with a single mouse click.…

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December 12th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

You Can Now Use Game Controllers with Firefox

Mozilla just launched a new Gamepad API that will allow developers to use either USB or Bluetooth-connected gaming controllers with the Firefox browser. Not so you can scroll web pages with a PS3 or XBox 360 controller, but so that new cool games can be created. As if we don’t…

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December 6th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Firefox Halloween Costume: Gimme Some Mo, Zilla

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My Halloween dress up duties have thankfully already passed, but for some people, the big night out is coming up this Saturday. This Halloween, I’ve seen some really interesting costumes, including this Mozilla Firefox costume. It actually looks cute, which is a bonus.…

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October 29th, 2010 by: Range

Web Browsers Illustrated

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Caldwell Tanner is a cartoonist for College Humor and he made this great little cartoon comparing the different browsers to their equivalent modes of transportation…

I found this hilarious, especially when I saw what he chose to represent Firefox. I use Firefox as my main browser, but it’s true that…

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March 30th, 2010 by: Range

Firefox Coming to the PS3?! Please be True [Rumors]

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Sony rolled out firmware v. 3.10 for the PS3 today, bringing Facebook integration to the system. Your boss will now know that you’ve been playing Pro Evo 2010… instead of writing your blog posts. Yay. Screw that, here’s something us PS3 owners can look forward to: a PlayStation Insider source

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November 19th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Microsoft: It Pays to Use Internet Explorer 8

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This is how things are in the browser world: Opera never recovered from its commercial days, Safari is… okay I guess, Firefox is customizable, Chrome is speedy, and Internet Explorer is owned by a powerful company with lots of money. Case in point: the big M is giving away $10,000…

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June 25th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Opera + Itunes + Chrome + ??? = Safari 4 Beta

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The beta version of Safari 4 is now available for download.  I’m actually using it as I write this post, and while it is quite stable and fast, it’s not going to replace Firefox as my default browser anytime soon. I’ll tell you why later, but if you’re a Firefox…

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February 26th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Firefox 3 Easter Egg: the Robots have Arrived!

Firefox 3 hit the streets less than 24 hours ago, and a nifty little easter egg has already been uncovered. Simply type about:robots… in the url bar and you’ll get this:

Oh no! They really are taking over!
I think my favorite bit is “Robots have seen things you people

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June 18th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Play Any NES Game for Free in Firefox With Firenes

Super Mario Bros 3 in FireNes

FireNes is a little Firefox widget that allows you to instantaneously play any NES game in your browser. It’s free and it’s incredibly easy to install and use and it’s probably going to ruin my life because I can’t stop playing with it. It requires only a one-time, 5-second download…

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June 14th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Redpost Signbeta: Linux Pic Frame Gets an Upgrade

RedPost Signbeta Linux Picture Frame

Almost a year ago a RedPost made news with their hackable Linux picture frame, the RedPost/Kit. Today, the guys at RedPost announced Kit’s better, faster, stronger kid brother, the Signbeta.

While it certainly can be used as a digital picture frame, RedPost’s real mission is to replace wasteful paper-covedred bulletin…

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April 6th, 2008 by: Technabob

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