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Mozilla launches Firefox 54 with multi-process enabled for all

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 02:12:01 +0000

Mozilla has released Firefox 54, which comes with multi-process switched on for all users. The new feature moves Firefox from using a single process to multiple processes helping to prevent crashing. Read more...

Mozilla is working on a new 'performance settings' tab for Firefox

Paul Hill — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:58:01 +0000

Mozilla is working on a new performance preference for its settings menu which should come with or before the launch of the new Photon UI. The tab will let users alter the number of content processes. Read more...

Multi-process enabled Firefox will jack up RAM utilization by up to 20%

Boyd Chan — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 01:02:01 +0000

After nearly seven years of development, test results of Electrolysis, a forthcoming multi-process technology for Firefox, have revealed an increase in overall browser memory utilization. Read more...

Lorentz beta brings out-of-process plugins to Firefox

Benjamin Rubenstein — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:52:01 +0000

Mozilla has officially let Lorentz loose to the public in beta form. Lorentz is Firefox version 3.6.3 with a much appreciated update. The beta allows Firefox to compartmentalize plugins, such as Adobe Flash, so that... Read more...

Firefox to get added stability with multi-process browsing

Sam Symons — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:13 +0000

Multi-process browsing is quite handy; it is already enabled in Google's Chrome browser and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, and it means that each page runs in a separate process which leads to added security and... Read more...