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Mozilla has set loose Firefox 10, the latest version of its open-source Web browser for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. New features in the release are largely limited to technologies aimed at Web developers, but there’s one important new feature that ought to appeal to anyone who has augmented their browser’s functionality: by default, most add-ons will be compatible with new versions of Firefox by default, and users will have an easier time managing and (if necessary) updating their add-ons to new versions of the browser. In previous versions of Firefox, Mozilla assumed add-ons weren’t compatible with new versions...

Firefox users: increase browser speed...Open Firefox or new tab in windowType "about:config" in address bar (no quotation marks), hit "Go"Scroll down to find the following options. Double click to change from default values to:network.http.max-connections= 48network.http.max-connections-per-server= 24network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy= 12network.http.max-connections-per-server= 6network.http.pipelining= TRUEnetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequests= 32network.http.proxy.pipelining= TRUEClose, then re-open Firefox browser. Enjoy faster FReeping!

The Mozilla Foundation today unleashed its long-awaited Firefox 1.0 web browser. The release follows hot on the heels of last month's Preview Release, which the non-profit making organisation reports has already been downloaded by over eight million people. The announcement marks the worldwide launch of Mozilla Firefox, with immediate availability for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux as a free download from Mozilla.org. The browser is currently available in over a dozen languages, with "many more on the way". "We are delighted to be announcing this major milestone for the Mozilla Foundation and for the Firefox browser, which has been...