Mozilla Prolongs Default Cookie Blocker In Firefox 22

Mozilla recently launched Firefox 22 in beta mode.  One of the most controversial features that was supposed to be built into the browser was a default third-party cookie blocking software.  This feature was aimed at preventing cross-website tracking of browser users with cookies not originating from the websites that users visit.  This feature will still be available in the next Firefox released, but will be turned off by default.  The next Firefox release is expected to arrive in June.

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Mozilla and Samsung Are Partnering On A Browser Engine Called Servo For Android and ARM

Mozilla and Samsung has announced a new partnership to create a “next generation” web browser called Servo.  The goal for Servo is to make the technology compatible with Android and ARM.  Mozilla and Samsung has not yet announced when the technology will launch.

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The Mozilla Browser Is Not Coming To iOS Anytime Soon

The Mozilla Firefox browser will not be coming to iOS unless Apple changes the way they approach third-party browsers said Mozilla vice president of product Jay Sullivan at an SXSW panel.  Mozilla pulled the Mozilla Firefox Home from the Apple App Store in September 2012 and they are not building a version of the Firefox browser for iOS.

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The Mozilla Smartphone Will Be On Sprint

Mozilla has announced progress about their upcoming smartphone.  Manufacturing companies like LG, Huawei, TCL, and ZTE will be working on the Mozilla smartphone.  Mozilla showed models of the phones from TCL and ZTE at a telecommunications industry meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

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Firefox 19 Has A PDF Viewer

Mozilla has released Firefox 19 this week and it has shipped with a built-in PDF viewer.  This way users will not have to download a browser plug-in when opening PDFs in Firefox.  The built-in PDF viewer in Firefox lets users change the size view, search documents for keywords, view page thumbnails, print PDFs, save PDFs to their computer, and bookmark it.  Firefox 19 has been released around one month after Firefox 18.  This update also features remote debugging, CSS improvements, and bug fixes.  The PDF viewer in Firefox was built using HTML5.

Mozilla Announces Firefox OS Developer Preview Phones: Keon and Peak

Mozilla has announced the first two phones that will be powered by the mobile Firefox operating system.  The first Firefox-powered handset is called the Keon and it has a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, 3-megapixel rear camera, 1GHz Snapdragon S1 CPU, 512MB RAM, 4GB microSD storage, WiFi, 2G/3G, and 1580mAh battery.  The second handset is called the Peak.  The Peak has a 4.3-inch qHD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, and 1,800mAh battery.

Facebook Messenger Gets Integrated With Firefox

Firefox has integrated Facebook into their browser.  The feature was built on a new Social API for the web.  You can set up Facebook Messenger for Firefox at this link.  You will also need to update to the latest Firefox browser and then visit the Facebook Messenger for Firefox page and click “Turn On.”

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