As reported, in Firefox for Windows 10 Mozilla developers will use the new approach to designing applications, which has been named as the «Great or Dead», which translated into Russian means about “greatness or death.” The principle of this approach is that any browser functionality will be worked out to perfect or it should not be administered at all. Mozilla also waives the development cycle lasting 18 weeks, so Firefox for Windows 10 will receive the latest features much more often.

The beginning of work on a new Firefox for Windows 10, the company announced last week. However, yesterday was presented the first design concepts that give us an idea of how Firefox will look like in Windows 10. As expected, the difference between an ordinary PC Firefox and Firefox for Windows 10 will be minimal, but Mozilla says confidently about that its new browser will be able to fully compete with and surpass the standard Web browser in Windows 10, that is, Microsoft Edge, shown in January, named Project Spartan.

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Operator KDDI announced Japan’s first smartphone running Firefox OS. All the features and characteristics of the device you will find under the cut.

The largest Japanese mobile operator KDDI launches brand called «au». The first smartphone in the line will be freshman fx0, which is running an operating system Firefox OS. Why is this announcement attracted the attention of the media outside of Japan? Japanese operators and manufacturers have always been famous for their unusual design smartphones. In the era of inconspicuous monoblock Sharp, for example, produces Aquos Crystal. Though fx0 and gives the impression of a smartphone from the future, subject to «geek porn» he still is.

The thing is that the body of this smartphone is made of transparent plastic. Thus, au fx0 shows the user all its ins and outs. Seemingly simple, the idea embodied in the life of the Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. In 2004, the telephone, the design of which is also being developed, he was exhibited in New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

In addition to the transparent housing fx0 is distinctive by the fact that it is the front of the gilded button «Home»  logo Firefox OS. In KDDI say that openness and transparency are key qualities Firefox OS, and that is what they wanted to show in the housing au fx0. A logo of Firefox OS on the “Home” tells us about the identity and uniqueness of the device, as this is the first smartphone running Firefox OS, released in Japan. KDDI partner for the production of fx0 is from LG.

The vast majority of devices running  fx0 refers to the budget class. Earlier this year, Mozilla has even shown a smartphone costing only $ 25. But au fx0 budget just will not name – now it is mid-end smartphone. Diagonal of its IPS-display is 4.7 inches, and resolution – 1280 x 720 pixels. Inside mounted quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 400, clocked at 1.2 GHz. RAM is 1.5 GB, the user – 16 GB, you can expand it using memory cards format microSD. Resolution main camera – 8 megapixel, front – 2.1 MP. Naturally, the smartphone has all modern wireless modules: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth v4.0, NFC and LTE. Battery capacity – 2370 mAh. Dimensions device  is 139 x 70 x 10.5 mm, weight – 148 g

In support of the phone (and Firefox OS in particular), the operator KDDI has launched a special website, which offers developers participate in the expansion ecosystems Firefox OS. Also with au fx0 KDDI introduced a special bumper cover and film for the device and the label for the button “Home”.

Sales of the limited number of au fx0 will begin on December 25 to buy a smartphone in the whole of Japan will be only 6 of January. Its price will be 50,000 Japanese yen ($ 415).

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Web technology WebRTC (Web with Real Time Communications) moves Google, Mozilla and Opera with one purpose – to make possible video conferencing on mobile devices and websites directly in the browser, without the need to install any add-ons for this. Unfortunately, the recent development of WebRTC stalled due to the contradiction between the two companies, which were divided into two camps: one in every way promote an open standard free Google VP8, while others, thus pushing for more support H.264. Cisco may help the two camps to reach a compromise.

It became known that Cisco has decided to open its own implementation for the H.264 codec is licensed under BSD. In the near future OpenH264 video codec will be available for free download in the form of binaries for all popular platforms possible. In other words, any project or application, including WebRTC, will be able to use ready-made modules H.264 from Cisco. At the same time pay royalties MPEG LA does not have to. It is worth noting that the pay is not got to do is for the use of ready-made modules, while the source code for the application of the codec will have to pay royalties.

Mozilla community in the face of technical director Brendan Ike supported the initiative and promised to implement a Cisco support module from Cisco H.264 in Firefox at the beginning of 2014. The report said that the Firefox browser will automatically install the OS is compatible with the version of the module OpenH264, if this feature will not be disabled by the user in the settings. H.264 Support Firefox users to provide access to content without the need for H.264 decode it.

On November 7, the Internet Engineering Council (IETF), engaged in the development of protocols and the architecture of the Internet, is going to decide on the video codec standardized for use in WebRTC. At the moment, there is no guarantee that their decision is closely linked with the plans Cisco. True, H.264 is now one of the most popular video codecs and its application in WebRTC along with VP8 will allow users to think less about the devices and software that they use for video conferencing.

We recall not so long ago, Google and Mozilla had a chat with browsers with support for WebRTC .

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Besides the fact that Apple has released the final version of iOS 7, the company has also updated and some other programs. Moreover, in this case we are talking about software for Windows.

In particular, the iCloud Control Panel for Windows an opportunity to not only synchronize bookmarks with Internet Explorer, but also with Chrome and Firefox. Although it will have to set the appropriate browser extensions have also recently released Apple. It’s funny that in OS X until a feint of alternative browsers and bookmarks iCloud can be done.

In addition to bookmarks iCloud Control Panel allows you to synchronize between Windows, OS X and iOS contacts, mail and calendar events.

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Mozilla company prepared to release a new version of the Firefox browser at number 24 for the platforms Windows, Mac and Linux.

In Firefox 24 adds support for the new style scrollbars for Mac OS X 10.7 and later and added function “Close tabs to the right.” It will speed up the process of closing unnecessary tabs. The chat window can now be placed in any location by simply moving the mouse. It also reported on the improvement of the browser with the tabs attached, the fragmentation and scaling images. Has been refined and unified console browser, which will simplify troubleshooting. In addition, support has been implemented WebRTC, added the ability to share your open tabs between different devices with support for NFC, improved illumination for night reading.

Version of Firefox 24 will be available for download from the official site of the project in the near future. Now it can be downloaded from the FTP-server . Users of previous versions will be updated automatically.

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, Mozilla said that the development version of Firefox for the new (plate) of the interface of Windows 8 is not as fast as previously planned. Because release the final version of the program is delayed.

Previously, Mozilla had planned to release the Firefox browser for the new interface of Windows 8 to December 10 this year. Now, as an example the term exit program is called the end of January 2014. However, on Tuesday is expected to appear pre-release – Preview Release. The main goal of releasing this version – collecting feedback and identifying errors. On the basis of these data, developers will be able to improve the program for the final release.

It should be noted that the output of the Firefox browser for the new interface of Windows 8 is postponed is not the first time. First as an exit date of the program was called in January 2013. But in May of this year, developers said that the release will take place in the time interval between 2 October 2013 and 20 March 2014. The most likely period was called in November 2013. Later, the date was announced on December 10.

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Earlier Geeksphone already released Firefox-smartphones – Peak and Keon , but they were designed for software and games for the new platform (which, in general, it would not hurt to buy them and others interested). However, new development, Peak +, is aimed at the mass market.

As the name implies, the device is an improved version of the Peak. In fact, the upgrade is not particularly noticeable – a 2-fold increase in the amount of system memory (512 MB to 1 GB), and the smartphone is already running on the latest Firefox 1.1, which fixes bugs found in the first version of the system, and reduces system boot time.

Other specifications include a Firefox-smartphone dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 8225 processor with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz, 4.3-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, two cameras – 8-megapixel primary and 2 MP front, 4 GB of internal memory, expandable with microSD, modules Wi-Fi N, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, FM, GPS, and a standard set of wireless sensors.

Battery capacity – 1800 mAh. The smartphone works in networks of the second and third generations. The important point is the low cost of the device, which is Android-standards devaysom average – just 149 euros (6,300 rubles at current exchange rates). Geeksphone promises to deliver the ordered sets in mid-September.

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