Firefox Home Is Now in the App Store (Mashable)
Mashable - We've just learned that Firefox Home [iTunes link] has been accepted to Apple's App Store. This is Mozilla's first submission to the App Store; the app was submitted 15 days ago. Full text
Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World)PC World - A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows. Full text |
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Firefox 4 Gets Second Beta Release (PC Magazine)
OpenSSO, Neglected by Oracle, Gets Second Life (PC World)
Tab Candy: Firefox Invents a Better Way to Manage Tabs [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux (PC World)
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Rackspace, NASA Launch Open-Source Cloud Platform (NewsFactor)
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Study: Most MySQL Users Not Too Worried About Oracle (PC World)
PC World - The MySQL community is mostly neutral or positive about the open-source database's prospects under Oracle's stewardship, according to a newly released study. Full text
SCO Appeals Ruling in Novell Case (PC World)
PC World - Following a final ruling from a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in June, SCO Group on Wednesday filed an appeal in its long-running legal battle with Novell. Full text
Firefox 4 Beta Offers Little in Security Upgrades (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mozilla has released the first beta version of Firefox 4.The striking differences are in the user interface; for instance, tabs default to the top of the window, a la Google Chrome. But security improvements have, for now, taken a back seat. Full text
Hands On: Firefox 4 Beta 1 (PC World)
PC World - Mozilla has released the first beta version of Firefox 4, its updated browser that offers new features like a revised menu layout, more screen space for Web pages, and more HTML 5 HD video support. Full text
Mozilla Releases First of Firefox 4 Betas for Testing (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mozilla has launched an early beta of the Firefox 4 browser and plans to release further betas for testing every two to three weeks. The goal, Mozilla said, is to improve the development process by receiving feedback from developers quickly and getting fixes and changes tested earlier than in previous Firefox development cycles. Full text
Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Beta 1 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mozilla on Wednesday released the Firefox 4 public beta, the latest iteration of the free, open-source Web browser. Full text
New Postgres to Add the Polish (PC World)
PC World - With the impending release of version 9.0 of the open-source Postgres database, due in mid-August, the developers behind the project are hoping that the new features will attract more interest from enterprises. Full text
Early Version of MeeGo for Phones Released to Developers (PC World)
PC World - MeeGo, a Linux project combining Intel and Nokia software, released an early version of the mobile phone OS to developers on Wednesday. Full text
Mozilla Posts First Pre-Release Code For Firefox 4 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The next major version of Firefox looks like Chrome and uses Google's WebM video codec. Full text
