News

• Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

  Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in the Beta version of Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies."

• Mozilla, Otoy team on JavaScript video codec

  The Mozilla Foundation and graphic rendering technology company Otoy have built a video codec, written with JavaScript and WebGL, that would eliminate the need for using plug-ins to view video in a browser.

• Google adds IT admin features for Chrome browser

  Google has beefed up the administration and management controls that IT staff have over their users' Chrome browsers.

• Mozilla, Google, Opera introduce new Web browser engines

  There could be big changes coming to the fiddly and sometimes annoying Web browsing experience on cellphones.

• Google revives RSS extension for Chrome browser

  Tech enthusiasts upset over Google's recent decision to scrap Google Reader and other products may have one reason to be happy again: They can still subscribe to RSS feeds through an extension within the Chrome browser.

• IE10 on Windows 8 and RT tile-based interface to run Flash by default

  Microsoft will update the Internet Explorer 10 version built for its Windows 8 and Windows RT "modern" tile-based interface to run Flash content by default, reversing course on its original decision around this issue.

• Mozilla previews Firefox OS with four phone makers and 18 operators onboard

  Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox OS and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans on Sunday at Mobile World Congress.

• Mozilla changes policy to limit risk of subordinate CA certificate abuse

  Mozilla is taking steps to limit the risk of powerful subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates falling into the hands of attackers and potentially being used to issue rogue certificates for use in SSL snooping attacks.

• Opera acquires Skyfire Labs for faster mobile video delivery

  Browser developer Opera Software will acquire Skyfire Labs, which develops technology to speed video delivery over mobile networks, the companies said Friday.

• Samsung takes aim at emerging markets with REX phones

  Samsung Electronics has launched REX, a new series of "smart feature phones" that it will sell in emerging markets.

• Opera moves to the WebKit rendering engine

  Creating some consternation in the Web development community, Opera Software is switching from a home-built rendering engine to the more widely used open-source WebKit, now employed in the Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers.

• Google and Mozilla hail WebRTC interop between Chrome and Firefox

  Developers now can create audio and video communications applications that work across the Chrome and Firefox browsers without the need for plug-ins.

• Google faces legal action in the UK over Safari cookies

  A group of Internet users in the U.K. are seeking damages, disclosure and an apology from Google for its alleged undermining of the security settings on Apple's Safari browser to track online usage covertly.

• New Chrome browser beta adds voice recognition API

  A new beta version of Google's Chrome browser for PCs can run Web applications controlled via user voice commands, so that people will be able to play computer games and compose documents through speech.

• US-CERT: Disable Java in browsers because of exploit

  Internet users should consider disabling Java in their browsers because of an exploit that can allow remote attackers to execute code on a vulnerable system, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) recommended late Thursday.