Topic: Firefox

News articles, tutorials, add-ons and other miscellaneous tips for the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser.

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Firefox 50 Brings Native Emoji to Linux Desktops

Firefox 50 comes bundled with an Emoji One font, enabling Linux users to see full colour emoji on the web.

15 November 2016
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Firefox Reader Mode is Finally Getting a Keyboard Shortcut

Among the changes which arrived in the September release of Firefox 49 were an enhanced set of Reader Mode features, including spoken narration and line-width spacing options.  All very welcome. But the improvements aren’t stopping there. Firefox 50, which is […]

26 September 2016

Firefox 49 Released, This Is What’s New

Mozilla has released Firefox 49 for Windows, Mac and Linux. The latest update to the popular open-source web browser introduces a range of (always) welcome improvements. Among them, Firefox 49 ships with native support for the Widevine CDM on Linux. This enables you to […]

20 September 2016

3 Firefox Add-ons Every Ubuntu User Needs

Firefox is the default browser in Ubuntu — but it doesn’t integrate with the Unity desktop as well as it could. That’s where the following Ubuntu Firefox add-ons come in. These little extras, trivial though they seem, help […]

20 August 2016

Firefox 49 for Linux Will Let You Watch Netflix Without Plugins

Firefox is adding support for the Google Widevine CDM on Linux this year, allowing native, plugin-free playback of encrypted media content on sites like Netflix.

15 August 2016

Mozilla Has Axed Firefox Hello, Will Remove It From Installs Next Month

Firefox Hello becomes Firefox Goodbye, as Mozilla announce they've discontinued the WebRTC feature and plan to remove it from the browser starting next month.

5 August 2016

Firefox 48 Released, This Is What’s New (Updated)

Mozilla Firefox 48 features new security settings, improves WebRTC, and makes it easier to find bookmarked content from the Awesome bar.

2 August 2016
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Make Firefox Show Download Progress on the Unity Launcher

If you want to see Firefox download progress on the Unity Launcher then click in. We look at a new Firefox add-on that offers this sweet Unity integration.

1 August 2016
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Essential Guide: How to Install GNOME Extensions on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Learn how to install GNOME extensions on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above in this simple guide. GNOME Shell extensions are hugely popular, so don't miss out!

6 July 2016

Firefox 47 Released, Here’s What’s New

Firefox 47 is now available to download — but don’t expect too much excitement. As with most releases since the switch the a rapid release schedule the latest release of Mozilla Firefox brings a modest collection […]

7 June 2016

Firefox 46 Released, Finally Brings GTK3 Integration

Feature fans will be relieved to hear this release comes with no divisive change á la the removal of tab groups in Firefox 45.

26 April 2016

Mozilla Firefox Will Support Ubuntu’s New Snap Package Format

Mozilla has announced that Firefox will support Ubuntu's new Snap packaging format. The first Firefox Snap will be released later this year.

21 April 2016