JPEG is a very old lossy image format. By today’s standards, it’s awful compression-wise: practically every video format since the days of MPEG-2 has been able to tie or beat JPEG at its own game. The reasons people haven’t switched to something more modern practically always boil down to a simple one -- it’s just not worth the hassle.

The first mobile phone version of the popular web browser Firefox is "days away" from launch, the head of the project has told the BBC.

What a coup Microsoft has pulled off. After getting millions of people all over the world to shell out for the sugar-frosted turd that was Windows Vista, here we are three years later at the Windows 7 launch, and Microsoft has people practically falling over themselves to pay more money so they don’t have to use Vista any more.

Ensuring browsing safety is one of the major concerns of equally users and browser developers these days. And it’s understandable because let’s face it - a lot of people practically live online. We buy and sell stuff online, we do online banking, we socialize online, and we even get online degrees. With all that going on it’s a must to protect yourself.

Addressing a gathering here organised by Swatantra - Samudaya - Swadeshi Software for Suvarna Karnataka, he said children should have access to the source code, the basic programme of the software which would provide them an opportunity to practically learn the working of a software.

"Mozilla has a great team of QA engineers working on Firefox 3, but it depends on broader community involvement to get the job done. One important way that Firefox users can become a part of the quality assurance process is by participating in test days..."

On June 17th 2008, Firefox decided to set the Guiness Book of World Record for the most downloaded software in 24 hours...If you are one of the people who downloaded Firefox on June 17th, then congratulations !!; You are a part of the Guiness Book of World Records. And the people at Firefox are ever too grateful to forget your valuable contribution.

The New York Times ad…Firefox Flicks…the Firefox crop circle…Operation Firefox…you name it! The Firefox community is always up to some cool, collaborative way to declare their passion for Firefox. What better way to do this than band together to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours?!

Most business entrepreneurs play it safer when dealing with software than in other aspects of their dealings and the launch of Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 has highlighted the issue.