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Chrome Now Second Most Popular Browser in UK, Same for UK Linux Users?
With todays news that Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken Firefox as the second most used web-browser in the UK I turned to OMG! Ubuntu!’s visitor stats for UK Linux users to see if, here at least, that trend is also reflected.
Steadyflow, Firefox 5 Beta, Psensor get updated, released
It’s typical: I take the weekend off and a load of great application updates slip out.
So read on for a super-concise over-view of what came out, what it consisted of and, most importantly, how you can get it.
UnityFox plugin for Firefox puts download Progress on the Unity Launcher
Yesterday we shared news that the daily builds of Chromium web browser have added download progress bar and badge support for Ubuntu 11.04′s Unity Launcher.
But what about Firefox users?
Touch-friendly browsers in Ubuntu: Opera Mobile 11; add-ons for Firefox, Chrome
Using Ubuntu on a tablet or netvertible isn’t the nicest of fits and that’s understandable: Ubuntu is not a tablet OS after all.
There are, however, plenty of things one can do to make the experience of using Ubuntu on a tablet/touchscreen that little bit more more enjoyable.
Over the coming weeks I’ll be sharing a selection of tips, apps and ideas for doing just this. But first you’ll need something to read the posts in…
Give Firefox 4 an Internet Explorer 9 makeover
For all the sins that Microsoft’s browser has inflicted upon the world – and there are many – ther i’s no denying that the interface of its latest iteration – Internet Explorer 9 – has hit all the right notes design wise; the clean, compact and content-considerate makeover has given a pretty face to an otherwise ugly browser.
Firefox users wishing to “mimic” the look can do so with a little bit of CSS magic…
Firefox 4 PPA for Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 users
Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 users wanting to upgrade to the latest release of Mozilla Firefox can do so by adding the Firefox Stable PPA to their system sources.
Firefox 4 to be released March 22nd
Some said it would never land, but according to Mozilla it’s closer than you think…
Firefox 4 improves appearance in Ubuntu
The latest nightly build of Mozilla Firefox 4 is looking rather dapper in Ubuntu of late, reader Sjoerd mailed us to say.
And, indeed, it is!
Firefox 4 RC coming next Friday
It’s been over one year since the very first Alpha release of Firefox 4 was made available for testing and now news reaches us it could be hitting Release Candidate status as early as next week.
Mozilla intend to ship Firefox 4, 5, 6 and 7 this year
Mozilla have revealed plans to put the Firefox development schedule on steroids. For 2011, they intend, will see the browser bunny-hop from version 3.6 all the way to version 7.0.
Reduce the Firefox 4 menu button to an icon in Linux
Firefox 4 comes with many new features not least of which is a ruddy fat ‘menu bar’ button when the traditional menu bar is hidden.
Reducing it to just an icon is a relatively easy ‘hack’ and the result is far easier on the eye….
Change the way websites look in Firefox
Last night I featured a neat ‘Ubuntuizing’ Chrome extension for Wikipedia that replaced Wikipedia’s web font with the fancy new Ubuntu one.
Reader rainstride saw that and got in touch to share something most customization anoraks will have a hard time resisting: the ability to change every font displayed on every website.
global-menu support for Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 11.04 available to test
Natty alpha testers keen to gain Firefox app-menu support now can, thanks to the work of Ubuntu’s Chris Coulson.
The small extension enables Firefox’s app menu to be displayed in the panel as most other applications shipped with Ubuntu are able to do. The result helps bring a clean and consistent experience to the Ubuntu 11.04 desktop.
Firefox 4 Beta 8 released with over 1000 bug fixes
Mozilla has pushed out another beta of Firefox 4 – this time one with over 1,000 bug fixes.