According to Firefox, an unpatched vulnerability in the current version of Java has "gone mainstream," prompting Mozilla Firefox to help users to switch the plugin off. The zero-day exploit could currently affect users running Java 1.7 on any Windows browser, and Websense reports that it's now included in Blackhole, the "most prevalent exploit kit out there."

Oracle is yet to issue a patch for the exploit. IDG says that it was among several security issues reported to the company back in April that have been left untouched until the planned October Critical Patch Update. Mozilla is preparing its own solution which will disable Java by default, but hasn't announced how this will be implemented.  While Mozilla is preparing its own solution, they have uploaded instructions on how to disable Java, and anyone using other browsers may well wish to do the same.

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Mozilla warns Firefox users to disable Java following zero-day exploit

According to Firefox, an unpatched vulnerability in the current version of Java has "gone mainstream," prompting Mozilla Firefox to help users to switch the plugin off. The zero-day exploit could currently affect users running Java 1.7 on any Windows browser, and Websense reports that it's now included in Blackhole, the "most prevalent exploit kit out there."

Oracle is yet to issue a patch for the exploit. IDG says that it was among several security issues reported to the company back in April that have been left untouched until the planned October Critical Patch Update. Mozilla is preparing its own solution which will disable Java by default, but hasn't announced how this will be implemented.  While Mozilla is preparing its own solution, they have uploaded instructions on how to disable Java, and anyone using other browsers may well wish to do the same.

A month has gone by which means that there is a new version of Firefox. The latest version is now Firefox 14 and Mozilla released it bang-on time - about six weeks after the last version. There is a number of different changes that have been in the works for some time. One of the biggest new features shipped with Firefox 14 is probably the implementation of HTTPS searching in Google. Some people (especially end users) will not really notice a difference, but search results will now be from data-gathering services. Mac OS X Lion users will see a significant change because now the browser finally supports Lion's native full-screen mode.

Another feature that probably everyone has wanted for a long time in Firefox, is that the browser's "awesome bar" now supports autocomplete, and also a new Pointer Lock API built-in that is supposed to help smooth out mouse movements in apps that "require signifiant mouse input to control movements. Highly visual applications and those that run in first-person are prime candidates to benefit from the new API.

Mozilla did not forget gamers either. The Pointer Lock API keeps the mouse within the confines of the app you're using, so you don't accidentally click outside of the app and jump to another app or your desktop. You can get all of this, plus a number of the usual bug fixes, from Mozilla Firefox's website.

Source: Mozilla

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Firefox 14 For The Desktop Released With HTTPS Searching and OS X Lion Full-Screen Mode

A month has gone by which means that there is a new version of Firefox. The latest version is now Firefox 14 and Mozilla released it bang-on time - about six weeks after the last version. There is a number of different changes that have been in the works for some time. One of the biggest new features shipped with Firefox 14 is probably the implementation of HTTPS searching in Google. Some people (especially end users) will not really notice a difference, but search results will now be from data-gathering services. Mac OS X Lion users will see a significant change because now the browser finally supports Lion's native full-screen mode.

Another feature that probably everyone has wanted for a long time in Firefox, is that the browser's "awesome bar" now supports autocomplete, and also a new Pointer Lock API built-in that is supposed to help smooth out mouse movements in apps that "require signifiant mouse input to control movements. Highly visual applications and those that run in first-person are prime candidates to benefit from the new API.

Mozilla did not forget gamers either. The Pointer Lock API keeps the mouse within the confines of the app you're using, so you don't accidentally click outside of the app and jump to another app or your desktop. You can get all of this, plus a number of the usual bug fixes, from Mozilla Firefox's website.

Source: Mozilla

There are quite a few third-party browsers for Apple's iPad. Mozilla Firefox Junior aims to "re-think the bwoser user experience from the ground-up.




In the video above, Alex Limi and Trond werner Lansen preset Firefox Junior, a prototype version of the Firefox on the iPad which wants to reinvent the way you navigate on the web.

So at the moment, Mozilla does demo the browser as allowing the user to view webpages in full, uninterrupted fullscreen mode, with only just two buttons on view so that the user can navigate their web experience. The buttons are the 'Back' button and the 'Plus' button for "going somewhere new."

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Firefox Junior For iPad

There are quite a few third-party browsers for Apple's iPad. Mozilla Firefox Junior aims to "re-think the bwoser user experience from the ground-up.




In the video above, Alex Limi and Trond werner Lansen preset Firefox Junior, a prototype version of the Firefox on the iPad which wants to reinvent the way you navigate on the web.

So at the moment, Mozilla does demo the browser as allowing the user to view webpages in full, uninterrupted fullscreen mode, with only just two buttons on view so that the user can navigate their web experience. The buttons are the 'Back' button and the 'Plus' button for "going somewhere new."

Mozilla Operating System

Mobile phones running an operating system developed by makers of the Firefox web browser will go on sale in late 2012.

The first handsets running Mozilla's "Boot to Gecko" (B2G) software will be available in Brazil on Telefonica Vivo's mobile network.

It was announced in July 2011 and plans to challenge Google's Android operating system. B2G was started as a way to bring the same discipline to mobiles and give people more control over what their phones do and the applications they run.

B2G aims to make applications more like web pages to be able to share data and links by basing everything on the new HTML 5. No specific date has been set for release but late 2012 or early 2013 is a high possibly. 

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Mozilla Smartphone To Go On Sale In Late 2012

Mozilla Operating System

Mobile phones running an operating system developed by makers of the Firefox web browser will go on sale in late 2012.

The first handsets running Mozilla's "Boot to Gecko" (B2G) software will be available in Brazil on Telefonica Vivo's mobile network.

It was announced in July 2011 and plans to challenge Google's Android operating system. B2G was started as a way to bring the same discipline to mobiles and give people more control over what their phones do and the applications they run.

B2G aims to make applications more like web pages to be able to share data and links by basing everything on the new HTML 5. No specific date has been set for release but late 2012 or early 2013 is a high possibly.