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Google Chrome

2009-04-20T06:28:00.000-07:00

liciWhat is Google Chrome?
Chrome

When Google decided to make a browser, they wanted to completely rethink the browser, as browsing now is very different from browsing the early simple text web pages, now we email, shop, pay bills, and run other large application in our browsers.

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What is different from other browsers?

Google Chrome is running each tab isolated from another, which prevents one tab to crash another, and is also more secure, and better for the memory; when a tab is closed it's memory use is eliminated.

Google added a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, which will make large applications perform better.

The start page offers new functionality, a bit like Opera, with your nine most visited web pages, a list of recently visited pages, your favorite search engines and more.

Because it is an open source project, new features will be added, and other browser developers can adopt what they find useful, in their browser.

Google has made a comic book presenting Google Chrome:

http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
What is new since the first Beta?

It took Google 100 days from the release of the Beta version to the full version. In these 100 days Google improved the browser, listening to requests from the users.

Video is more stable. Users had some problems rendering videos in earlier versions of Chrome.

Improved bookmarks managing. It is now easier to switch between Chrome and other browsers with new import and export features.

Even faster JavaScript. The V8 JavaScript engine is up to 50% faster than earlier versions.
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Opera

2009-04-20T06:25:00.000-07:00

About Opera

Opera started out as a research project in Norway's telecom company, Telenor, in 1994, and branched out into an independent development company named Opera Software ASA in 1995.

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices.

Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is known for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience.

Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA.

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Opera is Free and Web Standard Compliant!

The Opera browser is free! The earlier banner ads and the licensing fee are removed!!

If your Web site works in Opera, you can be certain that it is standard compliant! Simply write your pages in standards-compliant code, and your site will work in all major browsers and on all major platforms and operating systems.

Opera supports all major Web standards in use, including CSS 2.1, HTML 4.01, XHTML1.1, HTTP1.1, DOM 2, ECMAScript (JavaScript), PNG, WML 2.0, SVG 1.1 tiny, Unicode, and the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm.

Opera 9.6

Opera 9.6 was released in October 2008.

New features in Opera 9.6:

Expanded Opera Link - Take your favorite search engines and the browser history you enter wherever you go
Optimized Opera M2 - The built-in e-mail client, Opera M2, now includes "low-bandwidth mode" to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth is limited
Prioritized e-mail - Opera M2 has two new ways to manage e-mail conversations. Keep an eye on important threads or ignore less important threads
Increased speed - Improves the quick responsiveness and page loading of Opera 9.5
Previewed feeds - Look before you feed. Now you can see an RSS feed's content before subscribing to it or even bookmarking it
Improved fluency - Opera adds support for Indonesian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages

Opera 9.6 is available for Linux, Mac and Windows computers and ships in more than 38 languages.

Opera 9.5

Opera 9.5 was released in June 2008.

New features in Opera 9.5:

New browser engine - The fastest browser in the world has been even faster. Opera 9.5 is quicker to start, faster at loading Web pages and better at running Web applications
Quick Find - The Opera browser remembers not only the titles and addresses, but the actual content of the Web pages you visit
Opera Link - Syncs your bookmarks and Speed Dial between your computers and mobile phone
Download Manager with BitTorrent - Built-in support for BitTorrent, which makes it easy to download Torrent files
Zoom and Fit to width - Use the Zoom button to resize Web pages. If a page is too wide for the screen, the “Fit to Width” button resizes the page so you avoid horizontal scrolling
Built-in e-mail and newsfeeds - A built-in e-mail client and newsfeeds are stored on your computer so you can read them later, even when you're offline
Fraud Protection and EV - Fraud Protection is enabled by default. In addition, Opera support Extended Validation certificates (EV). This provides added assurance and trust for secure Web sites.
Opera Dragonfly - A preview version of Opera Dragonfly, an upcoming developer tool (makes web development using Opera easier than ever, both on your computer and mobile phone)

Other Opera Features

Opera has automatic Popup Blocking.

Tabbed Browsing is a modern and time saving feature. It makes it possible to view many web pages in one browser window.

Transfers Panel is Opera's download manager, with quick access to ongoing and recently finished downloads.

Opera's user interface is translated into multiple languages, and the language can be changed on the fly.

Opera has Customizable Toolbars, allowing the users to add and remove items as well as create new toolbars.

By choosing between different Skins, the users can change the look and feel of Opera.

Opera has direct access to Google's "related pages" feature, available from the "Navigation" menu.

Double clicking on a word on a page will pop up a menu that provides options related to the selected text, such as a Web, dictionary or encyclopedia search.

Opera provides Web authors with immediate access to Page Validation, thus encouraging good practices on the Web.

Older Opera Versions

Opera 9 (for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris) - Released in June 2006.

Opera 8.5 (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) - Released in September 2005.

Opera 8 (for Windows) - Released in April 2005.

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Firefox

2009-04-20T06:24:00.000-07:00

Mozilla Firefox Browser

Firefox is a free, open-source web browser developed by Mozilla.

Firefox Version Statistics

The following table is a breakdown of the Firefox (and Mozilla) numbers from our Browsers Statistics:

2009	Total	FF 3.0	FF 2.0	Other versions
March	46.5 %	42.2 %	3.0 %	1.3 %
February	46.4 %	41.5 %	3.8 %	1.1 %
January	45.5 %	39.5 %	4.6 %	1.4 %

2008	Total	FF 3.0	FF 2.0	FF 1.5	Mozilla
December	44.7 %	38.1 %	6.2 %	0.1 %	0.3 %
November	44.6 %	35.9 %	8.0 %	0.3 %	0.4 %
October	44.5 %	34.9 %	8.7 %	0.4 %	0.5 %
September	43.1 %	31.9 %	10.1 %	0.6 %	0.5 %
August	44.2 %	25.5 %	17.5 %	0.7 %	0.5 %
July	43.1 %	20.7 %	21.1 %	0.8 %	0.5 %
June	41.5 %	8.9 %	31.2 %	0.9 %	0.5 %
May	40.5 %	2.9 %	35.9 %	1.0 %	0.7 %

These statistics are based on W3Schools users.

What is Firefox?

Firefox is a popular, free, open-source web browser from Mozilla. Firefox is small and fast.

Firefox is based on the Mozilla code, and is one of the most standards-compliant browsers available.

Firefox is available for Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux.

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Firefox 3

Firefox 3 was released on June 17th 2008.

One feature that was important for Mozilla, was Improved Performance. Firefox 3 lets you view web pages faster, using less of your computer's memory.

New features in Firefox 3:

Password Manager - Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up
One-Click Bookmarking - Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quick and easy
Improved Performance - View Web pages faster, using less of your computer’s memory
Smart Location Bar - Find the sites you like in seconds - enter a term for instant matches that make sense
Instant Web Site ID - Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries
Full Zoom - See any part of a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds
Platform-Native Look & Feel - Browse with a Firefox that’s integrated into your computer’s operating system

What is Mozilla?

Mozilla is an open-source web development project.

The Mozilla Application Suite (also known as SeaMonkey) is a complete set of web applications; a browser, a mail client, a news client, a chat client and more.

Firefox is Mozilla's standalone browser.

You can read about Mozilla in the previous chapter.

Other Firefox 3 Features

Anti-Malware - Firefox protects you from viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware
Anti-Phishing - Shop and do business safely on the Internet. Firefox gets a fresh update of web forgery sites 48 times in a day
Parental Controls - Stop unwanted downloads and more
Add-ons - Firefox looks for a secure connection before installing or updating add-ons
Clear Private Data - Clear your private data automatically
Automated Update - Automatic notification of upgrades and security issues
Pop-Up Blocker - Banish pop-ups (or find a happy medium - choose to view blocked pop-ups or create an “allow” list of trusted sites)
Add-ons Manager - Find and install add-ons directly in your browser
Browser Look & Feel - Use themes to dress up your browser as you like it
Download Manager - An all new download manager, with greater security, and a pause and resume feature
Spell Checking - A built-in spell checker lets you enter text directly into Web pages, without worrying about typos and misspellings
Session Restore - Brings back your windows and tabs, restoring text you entered and any in-progress downloads
Smart Keywords - Search the Web in record time with smart keywords
Search Suggestions - Start typing in the search bar and it will prompt you with a drop down of filled-in suggestions, plus you can use the search bar as a calculator, converter and more
Integrated Web Search - Use the web engine of your choice to search by typing directly into the box
Save on Exit - Now when you open Firefox, your tabs and windows look just like they did when you closed it down
Tabbed Browsing - Makes it possible to view many web pages in one browser window
Drag & Reorder Tabs - Simply arrange the order of your tabs by dragging them with your mouse
Universal Customization - Depending on where you live, you’ll see things like BBC headlines tailored to your region
The Language of Firefox - Firefox speaks your language like no other browser. Over 40 different translations
Improved Text Rendering - Read your language as it’s written. With a new graphics engine, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi and other script languages now render in a remarkably seamless way
Advanced Graphics - The rendering of text and graphics, including SVG and Canvas, is faster, sharper and more true-to-life than ever before
Online Application Support - Choose a Web mail client (like Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo! Mail) to launch when you click on an email address
Support for Advanced Web Technologies - Support is now available for CSS, ACID2, MathML, ECMAScript 4, Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) and Microformats, and more
Live Support - Chat with knowledgeable Firefox community members who troubleshoot via our live chat site

Firefox Resources

Firefox’s support website
Firefox's support website has a searchable knowledge base of articles, plus forums and tutorials full of solutions and tips for a better experience.

Mozilla is a framework for building web applications.

2009-04-20T06:23:00.000-07:00

What is Mozilla?

Mozilla is not a web browser.

Mozilla is a framework for building web applications using web standards like CSS, XML, RDF.

Mozilla code is used in Netscape 6 and 7, and in other web browsers such as Firefox and Camino.

Mozilla is an open-source web development project developing the program code used in the Mozilla Application Suite (also known as SeaMonkey).

The Mozilla Application Suite is a complete set of web applications (browser, email client, news client, chat client and more).

Browsers based on Mozilla code (Mozilla, Firefox, & Camino) are the second largest browser family on the Internet today. Mozilla browsers are known to have very good web standards support.

The Mozilla Project

The Mozilla Project was created to continue developing Netscape as an open source project.

In November 1998 AOL (America Online) purchased Netscape.

The development of the core engine for Netscape was moved to an open source project called "The Mozilla Project".

The project was renamed to "SeaMonkey" in April 2006, with the Mozilla Foundations main intention of phasing out the Mozilla suite and shifting it's main focus to the Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey projects.

The Mozilla Foundation

The Mozilla Foundation was created in July 2003, when AOL laid off the employees involved in the Mozilla open-source browser team.

Mozilla Foundation's Roadmap

The Mozilla project decided to make a new roadmap for the development. Some of the points in the roadmap are listed below:

Focus on standalone applications (like the Firefox browser and Thunderbird mail/news application)
Make Firefox and Thunderbird the premier products of Mozilla
Maintain the SeaMonkey application suite for enterprises and organizations with large Mozilla deployments
Maintain the Mozilla 1.4 branch as the "distributor/vendor" branch used by organizations with year-long lead times
Fix crucial Gecko layout architecture bugs. All Mozilla applications benefit from such Gecko improvements
Prefer quality over quantity

Products of Mozilla

Mozilla - the application suite
Firefox - a standalone browser
Thunderbird - an email and newsgroup client
Camino - a web browser for Mac
Composer - a web page editor

Products can be downloaded from: http://www.mozilla.org

Confusing Mozilla Names

The very first Netscape browser had a code engine called Mozilla. Netscape 1.0 was powered with a code engine called Mozilla 1.0. Netscape 2.0 used Mozilla 2.0, Netscape 3.0 used Mozilla 3.0, and Netscape 4.0 used Mozilla 4.0.

In 1998 the source code of Netscape 4 was made public - and the development of Netscape 5 was made an open source project.

The open source project for creating Netscape 5 was called "The Mozilla Project". Strangely enough, the code engine for the Mozilla Project was called Gecko.

Unfortunately it took Netscape more than three and a half years after the release of 4.0, to produce its next generation browser. This delay destroyed Netscape's possibilities to remain a credible alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Microsoft released IE 5.0 just after the Mozilla project had started, and was ready with IE 6.0 before Netscape managed to release a workable browser.

Netscape 6.0 based on Gecko M18 (Milestone 18) was released in November 2000.

After the release of Netscape 6.0, the Mozilla Project started to work on Netscape 7 based on an engine called Mozilla 1.0 !!.

Netscape 6 and 7 are built on Mozilla and Netscape and Mozilla are nearly an identical suite of applications.

The current version of Netscape 7 claims to have a code engine called Gecko 1.0 !!

At the moment the Mozilla Project is developing a new web browser called Firefox. Firefox was previously called Mozilla Firebird (which was previously called Phoenix, which claimed to be a new version of Mozilla).

Confused? I am.

The confusing name changes must have something to do with legal issues (I think).

Mozilla Releases

The Mozilla Foundation has released the following versions of Mozilla:

Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 5 November 22, 2004

Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 4 September 28, 2004

Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 3 August 18, 2004

Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 2 July 14, 2004

Mozilla 1.8 Alpha 1 May 20, 2004

Mozilla 1.7.3 September 13, 2004

Mozilla 1.7.2 August 4, 2004

Mozilla 1.7.1 July 8, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 June 17, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 RC3 June 8, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 RC2 May 17, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 RC1 April 21, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 Beta March 18, 2004

Mozilla 1.7 Alpha February 23, 2004

Mozilla 1.6 January 15, 2004

Mozilla 1.6 Beta December 9, 2003

Mozilla 1.6 Alpha October 31, 2003

Mozilla 1.5.1 November 26, 2003

Mozilla 1.5 October 15, 2003

Mozilla 1.5 RC2 September 26, 2003

Mozilla 1.5 RC1 September 17, 2003

Mozilla 1.5 Beta August 27, 2003

Mozilla 1.5 Alpha July 22, 2003

Mozilla 1.4.1 October 10, 2003

Mozilla 1.4 June 30, 2003

Source: http://www.mozilla.org/releases/

Netscape is Officially Dead

2009-04-20T06:22:00.000-07:00

Netscape is Officially Dead

On December 28, 2007, Netscape developers announced that AOL would discontinue their web browser on February 1, 2008, due to low market share.

http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape

Netscape development director, Tom Drapeau, wrote: "AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported Web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be."

AOL acquired Netscape in a $4.2 billion deal in 1998. In 2003 the Mozilla Foundation separated from Netscape and AOL with its former parent providing a $2 million dollar parting gift.

Netscape had been based on Mozilla code since Netscape version 6.

The Netscape Problem

Netscape's 4.x series of browsers had a poor support for CSS and no support for XML.

It took Netscape nearly three and a half years after the release of 4.0, to produce its next generation browser. This delay has clearly hurt Netscape's possibilities to dominate the browser market.

Our browser statistics are showing that Netscape is losing the browser war.

Netscape Navigator 9

Netscape Navigator 9 was released in October. It is based on Mozilla Firefox 2.

New features in Netscape 9:

Firefox Features - full support for all Firefox add-ons and plugins
URL Correction - automatically correct common typos in URLs
Link Pad - A sidebar feature allowing you to save URLs without cluttering your bookmarks
Sidebar Mini Browser - Bookmarks and links can be opened in the sidebar
Resizeable Textarea - Drag the bottom-right corners of text fields in forms to add more typing space
Tab History - Opening a link in a new tab will give the new tab the same history as the source tab
OPML Support - import and export your bookmarks in OPML format
Combined Stop/Reload button

Netscape 8

Netscape 8.1.2 was released in September 2006. It is based on Mozilla Firefox.

Netscape 8 allows you to adjust the security level (Java, JavaScript, cookies settings), and also allows you to switch to use Internet Explorer's engine to render pages when necessary.

New features in Netscape 8:

Site Controls (dual rendering engine)
Multi-Bar (dynamic toolbar)
Form fill/passcard
Live Content
Improved tabbed browsing
Adware & Spyware protection
Dynamic Security Center

Older Netscape Versions

Netscape 7 (released in 2002). Based on Mozilla 1.0.1. and fine-tune of Netscape 6.

Netscape 6 (released in 2000). Based on Mozilla. Support for CSS and XML.

Netscape 5.0 - Netscape skipped the version number 5.

Netscape Communicator 4.0 (released in 1997) Too old. Don't use it.

Netscape Navigator 3.0 (released in 1996). Too old. Don't use it.

Netscape Navigator 2.0 (released in 1996). Too old. Don't use it.

Netscape 1.0 (released in 1994). Too old. Don't use it.

Internet Explorer

2009-04-20T06:18:00.000-07:00

Internet Explorer is a free web browser from Microsoft, and it is one of the most popular internet browsers in the world.

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Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 was released on March 19th 2009.

Microsoft claims that their new browser is faster, safer, and has better support for W3C standards.

New features in Internet Explorer 8:

Accelerators - quick access to web services. On a restaurant web site, for example, you can click within the page to get maps, news, information about the restaurant, blog about it, or share it on Facebook
Web Slice - keep up with changes to the sites you care about most
Compatibility View - for web pages designed for older browsers
Search Suggestions - get suggested content as you type
New Tab features - allow you to open accidentally closed tabs, and group related tabs together using color codes
Tab isolation - prevents a faulty web site from crashing the whole browser. Only the tab with the faulty page will close
InPrivate - browsing the web without saving any data (like passwords, cookies, browsing history, etc.)
SmartScreen - protects you against installation of malware, or malicious software which can compromise your data, privacy, and identity, and also damaging your computer and valuable data

Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 8 will interpret web pages according to strict W3C standards by default.

Previously, Microsoft announced that IE 8 would use the "IE7 standard" as default, and that interpreting web pages according to strict W3C standards would be a secondary option. This created strong reactions in the web developer community, as the "IE 7 standard" does not completely conform to W3C standards. However, Microsoft have now reversed this decision, and it looks like Internet Explorer 8 will be truly standards-compliant.

IE 8 has full support for CSS 2.1. In addition, it has fixed many cross-browser inconsistencies such as get/set/removeAttribute, default attributes, Attribute object and the tag.

Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7.0 was released in November 2006, and became the standard browser in Windows XP with Service Pack 2.

Internet Explorer 7 provides tabbed browsing, web search from the toolbar, advanced printing, easy discovery, reading and subscription to RSS feeds.

New features:

Advanced printing (automatically scales a webpage for printing)
Instant Search box
Favorites Center
RSS feeds (automatically detects RSS feeds)
Tabbed browsing (view multiple sites in a single browser window)
Quick Tabs
Tab Groups
Page zoom

Internet Explorer 6

Internet Explorer 6.0 was the standard browser in Windows XP. It was released in August 2001.

Windows XP is built on Windows 2000 and is the successor to Windows 98, Millennium, and Windows 2000.

Older Internet Explorer Versions

The older versions of Internet Explorer are no longer in use by any majority of users. Web developers will ignore them. Their functionality is outdated.

Version 5.5 (released in 2000) Support for XML/XSL, CSS, print preview and HTC behaviors.

Version 5.01 (released in 1999) Primarily a bug fix for 5.0.

Version 5.0 (released in 1999) The first major browser with XML support.

Version 4.0 (released in 1997). Support for CSS and DOM.

Version 3.0 (released in 1996) is now used by less than 0.1%.

Version 2.0 (released in 1995). It is too old. Nobody uses it.

Version 1.0 (released in 1995). Does anyone remember it?

Internet Explorer for Macintosh

Version 5.1.7 is the latest version of Internet Explorer for Mac OS 8 and 9. It was released in July 2003.

Version 5.2.3 is the latest version of Internet Explorer for Mac OS X. It was released in June 2003.

Note: version 5.2.3 requires special features in Mac OS X. Mac OS 8 and 9 users must download and install version 5.1.7.

Internet Explorer for Mac is no longer available for download!

In June 2003, the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit announced that Internet Explorer for Mac would undergo no further development, and support would cease in 2005. Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31st, 2005. Accordingly, as of January 31st, 2006, Internet Explorer for the Mac is no longer available for download from Microsoft. It is recommended that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple's Safari.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Resources

Microsoft's Support Site
Microsoft's searchable knowledgebase. Download Center. FAQ by product. Assisted support directory.

Google Chrome: a new web browser for Windows

2009-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:00

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier

Search from the address bar

Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.
Thumbnails of your top sites

Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.
Private browsingOpen an incognito window when you don't want to save your browsing history.

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2009-04-13T16:12:00.001-07:00

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Firefox 3 launch press coverage

2009-04-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

By Tristan on Thursday 19 June 2008, 14:18 - en - Permalink
With more than 8 million downloads, the Download Day is an amazing success. Firefox 3 market share, measured in real time by Net Applications is North of 6%, just 36 hours after the launch. But besides download numbers, the idea of setting a Guinness book record was immensely effective to get the word out. It was super effective in mobilizing our 180 million users and the members of the press. Press coverage has been amazing in all countries, including US&UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain (there is no Google News in Poland). Not only the coverage is beyond amazing, it has also enabled Mozilla to reach a new level in terms of Open-Source visibility for itself, for the Mozilla Manifesto (our all of our values) and for the whole Open-Source / Free Software world. For all these reasons, I'm super proud to be part of it. Thanks a 8.3 million to all of you who have made this possible. To quote Schrep:
If you've filed a bug, translated a string, written code, worked on an add-on, supported the development infrastructure, or helped to explain Firefox to someone else, you were part of making Firefox 3 a success.
But back to the topic I wanted to address, with a very short list of big media that have published content about Firefox[1]:
Belgium
Le Soir: Firefox pour un record mondial ;
La Libre Belgique : Firefox : version 3.0, 180 millions d'utilisateurs ;
France
France Info : Jérôme Colombain ;
Radio Classique ;
Le Point : Firefox 3 arrive ce soir, Opera 9.5 est déjà là ;
Le Point : Interview - Nitot (Mozilla) : "Firefox 3 déjà téléchargé 6,33 millions de fois" ;
Le Point : Firefox 3 : un raz-de-marée ;
Les Echos : Mozilla prêt à lancer Firefox 3 ;
Libé/Ecrans.fr : Firefox 3, mode d’emploi ;
Libération (also on paper) : Firefox 3, tout nouveau, tout beau
Le Figaro : Sortie de Firefox 3 ;
Le Figaro : Firefox 3 vers les 10 millions ? ;
01Net : Firefox 3 : cinq questions à Tristan Nitot, de Mozilla Europe ;
Metro : Firefox 3 : un nouveau record de téléchargement en vue ;
Metro : Firefox 3 est sorti ;
Metro : Firefox 3 arrive... ;
20 minutes : Firefox 3, une version de vieux renard ;
20 minutes : Firefox se prépare à rentrer dans le livre des records ;
Challenges.fr :Mozilla menace Microsoft ;
Nouvel Obs : Mozilla espère battre un record avec "Firefox 3" ;
AFP : Sortie de la nouvelle version du navigateur internet Firefox 3 ;
Europe 1: La chronique du Web
Le Monde : Tristan Nitot (Mozilla) : "Le logiciel libre progresse à pas de géant" ;
Italy
La Repubblica: Il web accoglie il nuovo Firefox 3 browser da Guinness dei primati ;
La Repubblica: E' il "Download Day", debutta in rete Firefox 3 ;
La Stampa: Schroepfer: la community è la nostra forza ;
La Stampa: Firefox 3, l'open source nel Guinness ;
La Stampa: Firefox 3, browser da record ;
Il Sole 24 ore: Firefox 3, ecco le novità del nuovo browser Mozilla ;
Corriere della Sera: Baker con Firefox ora punta alla rivincita sul colosso di Gates ;
Panorama: Firefox 3 esce il 17 giugno e vuole entrare nel Guinness dei primati ;
Germany & Austria
Spiegel: Firefox erfindet einen Weltrekord ;
Der Standard: Mehr als acht Millionen Firefox-Downloads in 24 Stunden ;
Sueddeutsche: Neuen Firefox 3 jetzt kostenlos herunterladen ;
Sueddeutsche: Geckos in Cairo ;
Sueddeutsche: Massenhafte Fuchs-Jagd ;
Heise: Download Day: Firefox 3 bereits 6,5 Millionen Mal heruntergeladen ;
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Mozilla greift Microsoft an ;
ORF: Firefox 3 knackt Achtmillionenmarke ;
Welt: Das kann der neue Mozilla Firefox ;
Focus: Internetbrowser Firefox 3 lässt Server kollabieren ;
Golem: Über 8 Millionen Downloads von Firefox 3 an einem Tag ;
ZDF TV: Aufpolierter Firefox 3.0 geht ins Netz ;
Spain
El Mundo: Firefox 3, a por el récord de descargas ;
BBC Mundo: El nuevo Firefox busca un récord ;
BBC Mundo: Firefox cerca de récord pero con problemas ;
BBC en Espanol : El culto de la zorra
Cinco Dias: Mozilla desafía al Explorer de Microsoft con su navegador Firefox 3 ;
Cinco Dias: Firefox logra 8,3 millones de descargas en un día ;
El Pais has a series of 5 articles:
El Pais: El Guinness espera a Firefox 3 ;
El Pais: Las ventajas del F3 ;
El Pais: "Tenemos más éxito en Europa que en Estados Unidos porque reflejamos sus valores" ;
El Pais: El navegador Firefox 3 nace para acabar con el dominio del Explorer ;
El Pais: La aplicación que ayudó a popularizar Internet en los hogares ;
AFP: Nueva versión del navegador de internet FireFox 3 ;
Publico: Firefox 3 logra batir el récord Guinness que no existía ;
Publico: Llega la versión 3 del navegador 'libre' Firefox ;
Switzerland
Le Temps : Le Temps
Radio Suisse Romande : Interview de Tristan Nitot ;
Le Matin : Et voilà le nouveau Firefox 3 ;
NZZ Online: Neue Runde im Wettstreit der Internet-Browser ;
Le Temps : Plus rapide, Firefox reste le meilleur navigateur ;
UK
Sky News : Get The Lowdown On Firefox 3 Launch ;
BBC: Behind the scenes of Firefox 3.0 ;
BBC: Firefox aims for download record ;
Telegraph: Must have: Firefox 3 ;
International Herald Tribune: Firefox 3 breaks Mozilla browser download record ;
Financial Times: A bolder, brisker browser ;
USA
Wall Street Journal: Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Is the Best Browser for Web — For Now ;
Forbes: Why Firefox Matters ;
Motley Fool: Mozilla Matters More Than Ever ;
San José Mercury News: Mozilla's open-source model represents valley at its best ;
Washington Post: Building a Better Browser: Firefox Keeps Innovating ;
USA Today: Firefox 3 browser is nifty and packed with handy features ;
Associated Press: Firefox 3 browser downloads strong in first day ;
Comedy Central: The Colbert Report ;
CNN: Firefox fans download 9,000 copies a minute, including the home page! ;
CNN International: Mitchell Baker on TV! (in Korea, see full photo album) ;
Thanks a bunch for the people who made this possible from a PR standpoint (on top of the amazing product): Mitchell, John, Schrep, Beltzner, Paul, Mary, Melissa, Nicole, the Outcast team, Anne-Julie, Jane, Giuliano, Francesco, Pascal, Abdulkadir, Victoria, Dominique, Sian, Ben, Ralf, Thomas, Pierre, Hélène, Antoine, Juan, Belen, Nukeador, Guillermo, Diana, Giuseppe, Zbigniew, Agnieszka, Magda, Piotr, Jolanta, Stas and every community members[2] that have been involved in the PR part of this amazing launch...
At Mozilla, we're inventing something BIG. What's cool is that the world is starting to notice!
Notes
[1] I may update it if I find time...
[2] feel free to suggest names in the comments, there are so many people involved that I have certainly forgot to mention key people!