Mozilla is shutting down Firefox Send and Notes

Posted on 17/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mozilla plans to say goodbye to two of its lesser-known products this year. The first is Firefox Send, a tool the company introduced in 2017 to allow users to share encrypted files. Send was generally well-liked by the Firefox community, so it might...

Mozilla asks YouTube users to ‘donate’ their recommendations

Posted on 17/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

YouTube has long been criticized for its opaque recommendations algorithm. Some researchers have warned that the video app’s algorithmic suggestions too often gravitate toward conspiracy theories, which can be especially dangerous to younger users. T...

Firefox’s overhauled Android app adds the browser’s best desktop features

Posted on 25/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mozilla has just released one of its biggest updates for the Android version of its Firefox browser in a while. A lot of this release sees Mozilla adding features that are popular with users on desktop. One of those is dark mode, which wasn't availab...

Mozilla’s $5 VPN promises private browsing on Windows, Android

Posted on 15/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When it comes to VPN apps, consumers have an almost dizzying amount of choice. If you’ve been on the fence about paying the subscription to use one, the fact a company like Mozilla is launching a VPN service may just tip the scales for you. The inter...

Mozilla project exposes YouTube’s recommendation ‘bubbles’

Posted on 15/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We’ve all seen social media posts from our climate change-denying cousin or ultra-liberal college friend, and have wondered how they came to certain conclusions. Mozilla’s new project, “TheirTube,” is offering a glance at theoretical YouTube homepage...

Comcast is the first ISP to join Mozilla’s push for more secure browsing

Posted on 25/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mozilla’s effort to secure domain name requests now has a major new ally: Comcast. The cable giant’s Xfinity brand has become the first internet provider to provide encrypted DNS services through Mozilla’s Trusted Recursive Resolver program. If you’r...

Firefox’s revamped address bar is designed to make searching a lot faster

Posted on 07/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Mozilla has given Firefox’s address bar a refreshed look and a couple of updates that can make searches go faster. To start with, the browser will now enlarge the address bar whenever you want to do a search and will show the popular sites that show...

Microsoft Edge becomes the second most popular desktop web browser

Posted on 05/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft's gamble on a Chromium-based Edge browser appears to have paid off, at least in the short term. Bleeping Computer noted that Edge is now the second most popular desktop web browser based on usage, with NetMarketShare giving the softwar...

Mozilla combines tracker blocking with paid, ad-free browsing

Posted on 24/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last year, Mozilla partnered with Scroll -- a subscription service that enables ad-free browsing of its partner publications -- to analyze if a select group of users preferred paying a small fee rather than being served ads, and if the strategy was c...

Firefox now encrypts domain name requests by default in the US

Posted on 25/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After a brief delay, Mozilla has started to make DNS over HTTPS the default for Firefox users in the US. Notwithstanding any additional hiccups, the company says it hopes to finish the rollout sometime over the next couple of weeks. The protocol is s...

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