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   Firefox 16.0.1

   Adam C. Engst

   Shortly after releasing version 16.0 of the Firefox Web browser,
   Mozilla replaced it with [1]Firefox 16.0.1, which addresses a
   [2]security vulnerability that could allow a malicious site to
   determine which Web sites you had visited, and access to their URLs or
   URL parameters. Regardless of the version number, Firefox 16 is a minor
   release. Most notably for Mac users, it now offers preliminary
   VoiceOver support, though Josh de Lioncourt of Mac-cessibility says
   that [3]performance is poor. Mozilla also says that Firefox 16 offers
   initial [4]support for Web apps, defined as apps built using standard
   Web technologies that are installed by a user, are self-contained,
   don't always require the trimmings of a Web browser, and can be built
   to run offline. Mozilla is also working on the Mozilla Marketplace to
   host these Web apps, much like the [5]Chrome Web Store hosts Web apps
   built for Google Chrome. Other changes in Firefox 16 include a new
   developer toolbar, an error count for the Web Console, and a new
   command line for quick keyboard access for developers, plus a few bug
   fixes. Still unresolved for some users is a bug that can cause slow
   scrolling in the main Gmail window. (Free, 33.3 MB, [6]release notes)

References

   1. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/
   2. https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/10/10/security-vulnerability-in-firefox-16/
   3. https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Apps/Getting_Started
   4. http://maccessibility.net/2012/10/09/mozilla-firefox-v16-0-introduces-preliminary-voiceover-support-on-os-x/
   5. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home
   6. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/16.0.1/releasenotes/

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