Topic: firefox

SD Times news digest: November 3, 2014—Mozilla’s developer browser, Windows 8 market share climbs, and the APItools Middleware Contest

Mozilla is creating a developer-dedicated browser. In a vague announcement on The Mozilla Blog, the company teased how it has unleashed the developer tools team on the entire browser to “rethink how Firefox can debug the whole Web.” “We’ve redesigned the browser by looking at it through a completely new filter to put developers’ interests … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Sept. 25, 2014—Harvard’s soft robotics toolkit, Apple’s iOS 8.0.1 workaround

Harvard’s DIY soft robotics toolkit A Harvard University lab is making it possible for everyone to build “soft” robots. (Soft robots are modeled after biological systems and use soft, flexible materials. They can be used in jobs that interact with humans, such as helping with daily activities, according to the Harvard Biodesign Lab.) The lab … continue reading

SD Times news digest: Sept. 22, 2014—Kony Visualizer, Google’s Dart API client libraries, and Watson Analytics for Big Data

Kony announces Kony Visualizer Kony is releasing a new mobile app design and development solution for Android, iOS, Windows and the Web. Kony Visualizer allows business users, designers and developers to collaborate, create native and Web mobile app experiences, and cut development time by half, according to the company. “We’ve heard from our customers that … continue reading

SD Times news digest: July 23, 2014—One huge Windows platform, Privacy Badger, Firefox 31, and more

All major versions of Windows to merge into one Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that the company has plans to unify all major versions of Windows into one operating system, according to Business Insider. “This means one operating system that covers all screen sizes,” Nadella said to analysts on the quarterly conference call, according … continue reading

Mozilla implements W3C EME specification in Firefox

The W3C EME specification is required in order for users to watch content restricted by DRM on Firefox … continue reading

SD Times Blog: Mozilla’s Chris Beard named interim CEO

Mozilla announces insider Chris Beard will be joining the board of directors and be acting as interim CEO … continue reading

Mozilla halts development of Firefox for Windows 8

Due to “flat adoption,” Mozilla is choosing not to ship Firefox 1.0 for Windows 8 “Metro” Modern UI … continue reading

The maturation of Web-based IDEs

While they’re not exactly a hot topic yet, these IDEs are starting to become usable, especially for cloud-based developers … continue reading

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