An anonymous reader writes Mozilla has released version 31 of its Firefox web browser for desktops and Android devices. According to the release notes, major new features include malware blocking for file downloads, automatic handling of PDF and OGG files if no other software is available to do so, and a new certificate verification library. Smaller features include a search field on the new tab page, better support for parental controls, and partial implementation of the OpenType MATH table. Firefox 31 is also loaded with new features for developers. Mozilla also took the opportunity to note the launch of a new game, Dungeon Defenders Eternity, which will run at near-native speeds on the web using asm.js, WebGL, and Web Audio. "We're pleased to see more developers using asm.js to distribute and now monetize their plug-in free games on the Web as it strengthens support for Mozilla's vision of a high performance, plugin-free Web."

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More than 100 families relocated from Tower of David, unfinished 45-storey building in Caracas, home to 3,000 people.

More than 100 families relocated from Tower of David, unfinished 45-storey building in Caracas, home to 3,000 people.

Ett självmordsattentat i den irakiska huvudstaden Bagdad har krävt 22 dödsoffer, uppger polis på tisdagskvällen.

SD-politikern och nämndemannen skriver på Facebook att han vill ”diskriminera muslimer” och förbjuda deras religion. Partiet uttrycker att det inte ställer sig bakom hans åsikter. I väntan på utredning blir han nu avstängd från sitt uppdrag som nämndeman i Göteborgs tingsrätt.

A crowdfunding campaign for potato salad takes the cake. But will anyone be able to reproduce the recipe?

 

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Ben Blair is CTO of MarkITx, a company that brokers used commercial IT gear. This gives him an excellent overview of the marketplace -- not just what companies are willing to buy used, but also what they want to sell as they buy new (or newer) equipment. Ben's main talking point in this interview is that hardware has become so commoditized that in a world where most enterprise software can be virtualized to run across multiple servers, it no longer matters if you have the latest hardware technology; that two older servers can often do the job of one new one -- and for less money, too. So, he says, you should make sure you buy new hardware only when necessary, not just because of the "Ooh... shiny!" factor" (Alternate Video Link)

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Ben Blair is CTO of MarkITx, a company that brokers used commercial IT gear. This gives him an excellent overview of the marketplace -- not just what companies are willing to buy used, but also what they want to sell as they buy new (or newer) equipment. Ben's main talking point in this interview is that hardware has become so commoditized that in a world where most enterprise software can be virtualized to run across multiple servers, it no longer matters if you have the latest hardware technology; that two older servers can often do the job of one new one -- and for less money, too. So, he says, you should make sure you buy new hardware only when necessary, not just because of the "Ooh... shiny!" factor" (Alternate Video Link)

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Dela Centralafrikanska republiken i en kristen och en muslimsk del, annars blir det inga fredsförhandlingar. Det var budskapet från de huvudsakligen muslimska Seleka-rebellerna under tisdagens fredssamtal i Kongo-Brazzaville.

Någon bytte namn på 23-årige Robin Lidvall mot hans vilja, skriver Expressen. Ett brev från Skatteverket damp ner i brevlådan och meddelade att hans namnbyte till Slobodan Vladislavus Larva Dick Robin Lidvall hade gått igenom.