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firefox-logo-3-1-betaMozilla announced recently that their next browser, the Firefox 3.1 will be promoted to the 3.5 version. The main reason behind this promotion is that the next TraceMonkey eangine behind Firefox is a huge addition to the browser, which will bring Firefox to the next level. The 3.1 version didn’t pointed that out very well, as Mozilla states, so jumping directly to the 3.5 version is actually an underline of what’s to come.

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flock_logoHey Mozilla, take care of your kids…the voices seem to say. Even if this isn’t fully confirmed yet, TechCrunch switched the target on the social-based Mozilla powered browser, Flock. According to them, Flock might leave its mommy, Mozilla, running in the arms of the Big Daddy, Google. The quoted sources also say that Flock will be  redesigned and build on Google’s own browser, Chrome.

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check_places_bookmarksBelieve it or not, this is the first add-on that does and I’m suprised as you are. You may wonder yourself why the hell you need a Firefox addon that checks and removes bookmarks that lead to dead pages or duplicate bookmarks. Well, it’s simple and actually, I find it brilliant. Why? Well let’s say I have MANY bookmarks and every day, it becomes many +10.

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pixlr_photo_editorIf you never heard of Pixlr, let me introduce you briefly. Pixlr is a fast growing web-based photo editing application, totally free and uber cool. Being properly introduced, let’s see why Pixlr is so special.

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updatenotifier_firefoxWe all like Mozilla Firefox mainly because it has the best community and it allows the creation of unlimited 3rd party add-ons. And the be honest, my Firefox is packed with add-ons, which I really use, but sometimes, it’s a hassle to update them all. This is where Update Notifier comes in and keeps my Firefox fresh.

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downthemallLet’s be honest here, this isn’t the first download manager for Firefox or most likely, won’t be the last. I personally use FlasgGot, the Firefox extension, along with FlashGet. However, DownThemAll drew my curious eyes on the scene and I tried this FireFox extension. At a first glance, DownThemAll feels like other Firefox downloaders such as Video DownloadHelper but with a glimpse of “it’s all that I need”.

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firefox2_retiredMozilla has oficially ended support for Firefox 2 and notified all its users, via the latest automatic update, that this is oficially the last Firefox 2 update. I’m personally amazed that Mozilla took this step this late, with Firefox 3 being a “best-seller” with almost 30 milltion downloads worldwide. I don’t need to cry now, Firefox 3 has everything and more, including your addons.

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