Mozilla halts development of Firefox for Windows 8

If you have been anticipating a full version of Firefox for Windows 8, then you’re in for a disappointment. Mozilla has cancelled the project citing the lack of testers. They didn’t want to ship a completed version without proper test of the release. The pre-release code is still available though. And Mozilla isn’t ruling out the possibility of working on it in the future.

Source: Engadget

Mozilla Firefox devices crop up at MWC

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The Android-powered devices might overpower Mozilla Firefox’s mobile operating system but there are still some new Firefox handsets out on the MWC floor. Here’s a look at a couple of them.

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Mozilla to introduce ads in new tab page

While the new tab page on Firefox is usually reserved for your most visited sites, Mozilla is planning to introduce promotional tiles into that page. But first they will do so with those who cleared their history or those who are installing Firefox for the first time. The company guarantees they will label the tiles properly. As TechCrunch points out, this could be a trial to see how users will respond to the addition of ads into their space and could eventually be rolled out in a way that all new tab pages will feature some sort of sponsored link.

Goo Technologies & Mozilla Launch Game Creator Challenge

Goo Technologies, the leader in HTML5 high-end graphics for games and interactive visualizations on the web and the company behind the Goo Engine®, today announced that it is partnering with Mozilla to offer fans a Game Creator Challenge this holiday season.

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