As for execution time, Mozilla says 64-bit Firefox is faster because it can access new hardware registers and instructions. This significantly speeds up how quickly JavaScript code can run.

No more! Users running Windows 7 and up can download and install Firefox 64-bit. It’s not clear if Mozilla’s Firefox site is set-up to auto-detect a 64-bit Windows system.

Last month, Mozilla Engineering Manager Benjamin Smedberg quietly announced that the 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows would never see the light of day.

Mozilla is holding off on delivering a 64-bit browser for users to focus on higher-priority projects — for example, Firefox OS, set to debut next year on phones in major markets.

Mozilla has announced that it will launch a 64-bit web browser next spring. Firefox 37 will be available to download on March 31, 2015, putting users in good stead for the launch of Microsoft's ...

Windows 64-bit users meanwhile can only consider Internet Explorer and Opera, since both Chrome and Safari don’t offer 64-bit flavors. We have contacted Mozilla for more information.

Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project. In a message posted to Bugzilla, the company ...

Mozilla has also optimised the software for touchscreen devices, automatically presenting the on-screen keyboard when it's needed. The 64-bit version of Firefox is available to download from the ...

And just like that, Mozilla has ended nightly builds of Firefox 64-bit for Windows. The reasoning behind doing so is logical and was laid out by Engineering Manager Benjamin Smedberg.

Last month, Mozilla announced that they would be killing the 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows due to many bugs and insecurities in the version, coupled with the fact very few users actually ...