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Fire Fox supporters are organizing launch parties around the world today, and Mozilla is trying to set a world record for most software downloads in a 24-hour period. Mozilla will try to set a Guinness World Record: the most downloads of software in the first 24 hours of its release, A.K.A “Download Day”. Mozilla has received over 1 million pledges to download the software on the day of its release. This day is Ten years in the making. The Mozilla project is a global group who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet.

“March 31, 1998 is the date that Mozilla was officially launched. It's the date the first Mozilla code became publicly available under the terms of an official open source license and a governing body for the project the Mozilla Organization began its public work.”

I am very happy with FF2 (Firefox) but as far as I can see F.F 3.0 is a worthy successor to the current version. Phishing sites are now blocked before the pages are even loaded, so your computer is never in danger, unlike Firefox 2 loaded the page. F.F keeps track of all reported malware sites, protecting you by blocking them before the pages even load, ensuring that your system. And there are fifteen thousand changes since the introduction of Firefox 2.0.

And lets face it with more and more computing moving online, net browsers are the most critical piece of software on our desktops.

Mozilla has met a major milestone:Firefox 3

Mozilla announced Wednesday that it plans to release the final version of Firefox 3 on Tuesday, June 17, less than a week away. Here the twist. they have a goal of breaking the Guinness World Record on June 17th, becoming the most downloaded software in a single day. Over one million people so far have pledged so far to download the software in the first 24 hours it's available. Firefox 3 has been in development for three years, and has been worked on by thousands of people. Firefox browser is produced by one of the greatest open source communities in the world..developers, designers, localizers, testers, marketers, and documentation writers around the world all for a common goal.

Firefox 3 keeps track of all reported malware sites, protecting you by blocking them before the pages even load, ensuring that your system. How cool is that? Firefox 3 also has improved Phishing protection. The phishing sites are now blocked before the pages are even loaded, so your computer is never in danger, unlike Firefox 2 loaded the page, then warned you that it was a reported phishing site. Phishing is the emails you see every day telling you that your bank accounts will be closed for some reason unless you log in right away. Of course, the link in the email doesn’t take you to your bank, but to a clever forgery that steals your information, and then uses it to steal your money.

The Firefox 3 people say that this is best browser ever, big shock huh? Users of the new browser will see up to fifteen thousand changes since the introduction of Firefox 2.0

Flash Player 10

Adobe Systems today rolled out a beta version of its Adobe Flash Player 10 (formerly called Astro) browser plug-in, which adds features to help designers and developers create special effects and cinematic Web experiences.

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Asus Eee PC $399

For several months before its release, the Asus Eee PC was one of a handful of small, inexpensive PCs that had tech types buzzing with anticipation. While the other systems, the Intel Classmate and the One Laptop Per Child XO, are aimed at the educational needs of children around the globe and not generally available to consumers, the Eee holds no such highbrow pedigree--it's for sale directly from Asus to the laptop-buying public.

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Alpha 400 $250

A Hong Kong-based manufacturer is shipping a Linux-based ultra-mini PC (UMPC) laptop for only $250 ($180 in volume), which appears to give it the lowest price yet for a Linux laptop. Bestlink's Alpha 400 offers a 400MHz CPU and a 7-inch, truecolor display.

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Acer's $380 Aspire

The world's third-largest PC vendor has announced a "netbook" based on a 1.6GHz Intel Centrino Atom processor and Linpus Linux. Acer's $380 Aspire One offers 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 8GB flash, an 8.9-inch, 1024x600 display, WiFi, webcam, and an optional 80GB hard drive.

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