According to Softpedia, Mozilla plans to release 4 new versions of Firefox, its open source browser by the end of this year. Since we’ve had Firefox 3 since June 17th, 2008, we’re left wondering, “What’s taking so long? And why wait nearly three years to push out another version, just to release 4 all in one short span of time?” In a Mozilla’s Product Priorities draft document for 2011, Mike Beltzner, Director of Firefoxwrites, “Ship our new technology to users in smaller bundles, more frequently” adding that Mozilla needs to push “four technology shipment vehicles in 2011, including Firefox 4 and achieve a regular cadence for shipping....

Mozilla Firefox recently launched ‘Spark’, a global mobile phone campaign that celebrates Firefox going mobile. Working with New York City’sThe Barbarian Group, the savvy campaign encourages mobile users to play a game in which they “pass the Spark,” sharing the mobile app with other users via social media and QR codes. Here’s how it works:Android users can share the mobile app with other users via social media and QR codes. To get started, download theFirefox app in the Android Marketor scan the QR code to the right....

At the Future of Web Apps conference in London, Mozilla’s ‘Developer Evangelist’Christian Heilmannwas on hand to tell budding developers how to “get excited and build things” for the Web. We caught up with Christian after his keynote to delve a little deeper into some of the subjects he raised, including the importance of passion, the problem with old browsers…and how a Web app is just like Lego. Developer Evangelism and geekery… What exactly is a ‘Developer Evangelist’?...

The iPad has made its way to British Parliament after Labour MP Kerry McCarthy chose to read her speech from the tablet device over the usual medium of printed notes. McCarthy, who is known to dabble in technology, said that while she did have a printed version of her speech, she started playing around with it on her iPad as she was called on late andcontinued to read it from there....

Long before Jestsetter or Brangelina, there wasMr. and Mrs. Smith, a trusted travel publisher and boutique hotel booking service based in London, UK. It’s not your average travel company. Mr. and Mrs. Smith is the epitome of cool. Since its launch in 2003, it’s released fourSomething for the Weekendcompilation albums of chill-out travel music. Its collection includes 850 boutique hotels worldwide, which can be found in the Plan section of the app....