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Firefox 10 Released

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

A new version of Firefox has been released:

  • The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back
  • Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default
  • Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented
  • CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported
  • New <bdi> element for bi-directional text isolation, along with supporting CSS properties
  • Full Screen APIs allow you to build a web application that runs full screen
  • We’ve added IndexedDB APIs to more closely match the specification
  • Inspect tool with content highlighting, includes new CSS Style Inspector
  • Mac OS X only – after installing the latest Java release from Apple, Firefox may crash when closing a tab with a Java applet installed
  • Some users may experience a crash when moving bookmarks

Release Notes Firefox 10

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The last bunch of updates for the year, Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011:

  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639417)
  • Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2618451)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2648048)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2652016)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2607702)
  • Vulnerability in OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2624667)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639142)
  • Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640045)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2620712)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2633171)
  • Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2618444)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011 has been released:

  • Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2588516)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2620704)
  • Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2630837)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Denial of Service (2617657)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2011

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

It’s patching time:

  • Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2604930)
  • Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2586448)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Active Accessibility Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2623699)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Media Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2604926)
  • Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2567053)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway Could Cause Remote Code Execution (2544641)
  • Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2592799)
  • Vulnerabilities in Host Integration Server Could Allow Denial of Service (2607670)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2011

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Firefox 7.0.1 Released

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

A new version of Firefox has been released:

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Firefox 7.0 Released

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Oh for gods sake Mozilla, the latest version of Firefox has the following changes:

  • Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases
  • Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
  • Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
  • The ‘http://’ URL prefix is now hidden by default
  • Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
  • Added support for the Web Timing specification
  • Enhanced support for MathML
  • The WebSocket protocol has been updated from version 7 to version 8
  • Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues

Firefox 7.0 Release Notes

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011 has been released:

  • Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2571621)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2570947)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587634)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2451858)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011

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Firefox 6.0.2 Released

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Another update, more root certificate changes & a fix for .gov.uk domains:

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Firefox 6.0.1 Released

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

This is a small update to remove a root certificate:

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Firefox 6.0 Released

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Firefox 6 has been released with the below listed changes:

  • The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
  • Streamlined the look of the site identity block
  • Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
  • Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
  • Added support for window.matchMedia
  • Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
  • Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
  • Improved usability of the Web Console
  • Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
  • Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues

Entire list of Changes in Firefox 6

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