Category Archives: May 2017

Mozilla teams up with the BBC to bring concert quality audio over the web

Posted on May 25, 2017 by newsletter-archive

Mozilla and the BBC Team up to Deliver Concert Quality Audio from the Royal Albert Hall over the Web Later this summer radiophiles and audiophiles will enjoy the uncompromised accuracy of lossless audio provided by FLAC thanks to an informal … Continue reading →

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The WannaCry attack exposed our vulnerabilities

Posted on May 18, 2017 by newsletter-archive

Real Vulnerabilities: Cybersecurity and how VEP reform makes us all safer Some of our critical vulnerabilities were exposed last weekend, as a ransomware attack took unpatched systems by surprise. These vulnerabilities put users and businesses at significant risk, disabling computer … Continue reading →

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Quantum up close: what is a browser engine and how does it work?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by newsletter-archive

Quantum Up Close: What is a browser engine and how does it work? It’s pretty easy to see the browser as a single black box, sort of like a TV — data goes in, and the black box figures out … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2017: Debugging web push in Firefox, Firefox 54 release notes, Project Quantum, Web Audio and Video API, and more

Posted on May 4, 2017 by newsletter-archive

Debugging Web Push in Mozilla Firefox One of the challenges with Web Push implementation issues is trying to figure out what went wrong. Web Push has a large number of “moving parts”, systems and components that need to work together … Continue reading →

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