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Firefox for iPhones now stops websites from tracking you

Mozilla makes a privacy-protecting option the new default for its web browser running on iOS devices.

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Password-free web security is coming to Chrome, Firefox, Edge

The nightmare of remembering passwords is, hopefully, finally coming to an end with support for two-factor options in browsers.

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Spotify's big stock debut, Mozilla releasing AR/VR Firefox

Today's major tech stories include Spotify's soaring stock debut, Mozilla's AR/VR version of its Firefox browser and HTC Vive VR headset update reviews.

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<p>Mozilla's Firefox Reality browser is for exploring WebVR content and later the more elaborate WebXR, too.</p>

Mozilla's Firefox Reality browser is where VR meets the web

The new Firefox Reality will run on several leading headsets, but it's not clear yet how well the web will spice up today's virtual reality.

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<p>Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, California, shows the takeoff of its overhauled Quantum version of the Firefox browser.</p>

Mozilla's radical open-source move helped rewrite rules of tech

A gamble 20 years ago unleashed the source code for the browser that became Firefox. The approach is now core to Facebook, Google and everyone else.

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Firefox extension keeps Facebook from tracking you on the web

Mozilla releases a tool called Facebook Container to improve privacy during a time when the world is suddenly more aware of how much Facebook has eroded it.

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COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: A Best Buy sign is displayed on the exterior of a Best Buy store September 15, 2008 in Colma, California. Best Buy announced today that it will purchase digital music company Napster for $121 million.

Best Buy breaks up with Huawei, Mozilla drops Facebook ads

Today's major tech stories include Best Buy avoiding Huawei phones, Mozilla stopping ads on Facebook and Trump pushed for a tech and science cabinet position.

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<p>Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, California, shows the takeoff of its overhauled Quantum version of the Firefox browser.</p>

Firefox might wipe out annoying website pop-ups

With a new generation of distractions flashing in our faces, one browser maker is considering ways to cut the clutter.

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<p>The basic attention token, developed by browser maker Brave Software, uses blockchain to oversee online ad payments that can flow among advertisers, publishers and anyone using its browser.</p>

Now you can try Brave's publisher donation system on Chrome, too

An independent programmer extension for Chrome and Firefox taps into Brave Software's system anonymous payments to websites and YouTubers.

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Firefox 59 speed trick pits your PC against your network

Mozilla's browser sets up mini competitions to find the fastest way to display websites. Also new: testing a business-friendly Firefox.

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<p>These three images, each compressed to a size of 28KB, compare JPEG, the HEVC encoder used in Apple's HEIC format, and an experimental photo format based on the forthcoming AV1 video technology.</p>

Photo format from Google and Mozilla could leave JPEG in the dust

Apple's got one idea for next-gen photo technology, but a rival approach based on the new AV1 video compression tech could go a step further.

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<p>Firefox Quantum sports a simpler logo than earlier versions of Mozilla's browser.</p>

3 awesome features coming to Firefox that you can get right now

The upcoming Firefox 59 will help you stop sites from asking for permission to send you notifications and know your location, but you can stop these right now in the current build of Firefox with a little digging.

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