There’s something about Firefox that made me take to it like a duck to water the first time I used it – perhaps it was the fact that it allowed tab browsing much before IE worked it into its code, perhaps it was because it was not as bulky as IE, or perhaps it was because I just hated Internet Explorer and was always on the lookout for a suitable alternative. And now, even with Chrome and various other options out there, I still prefer to use this orange-tinged browser that changed the way I used the Internet.
But that’s not to say that there is nothing I wouldn’t change in Firefox – in fact, one thing I hate about this browser is that it tends to crash once too often. Of course, I was always able to retrieve my session because Firefox was thoughtful enough to conveniently save my work before crashing on me. But I still needed to fix the source of the problem, and so I went looking for a solution and found one that seemed to work.
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March 13th, 2010
7 months ago for the first time we heard that Mozilla are likely to develop a version of FireFox for Android. Now from Mozilla’s german society website have emerged that the first Beta version of the browser (which name is Fennec) is being prepared for Android to debut in February. To make it more interesting Google Labs site will organize Labs Night event where Jay Sullivan (Vice President of the Mozilla Mobile) will discuss the company’s strategy in terms of mobile technology and he will demonstrate FireFox beta for Android.
January 28th, 2010
The new version 3.6 of Firefox for Windows which Mozilla released on 21 January is 14.5 percent faster than its predecessor which debuted in June 2009 but still lags behind the speed demons Safari and Chrome, shows recent tests by Computerworld, USA.
Mac version has accelerated even more and now run by about 30 percent faster than Firefox 3.5.
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January 25th, 2010
What’s new in Firefox 3.6:
# Personas: Personalize the look of your Firefox by selecting new themes called Personas in a single click and without restarting
# Plugin Updater: To keep you safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now detect outdated plugins
# Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6 significantly decreased crashes caused by third party software – all without sacrificing our extensibility in any way
# Form Completition: When filling out an online form, Firefox suggests information for fields based on your common answers in similar field
# Performance: Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time
# Open Video and Audio: With the world’s best implementation of HTML 5 audio and video support, now video can be displayed full screen and supports poster frames
What’s New Under the Hood for Developers
# Support for the latest HTML5 specification, including the File API for local file handling
# Font Support: In addition to OpenType and TrueType fonts, 3.6 now supports the new Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
# CSS gradients: Supports linear and radial CSS gradients which allow for a smoother transition between colors
# Device orientation: Firefox 3.6 exposes the orientation of the laptop or device to Web pages
January 21st, 2010
We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.5 or Firefox 3, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.
January 6th, 2010
We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.5 or Firefox 3, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.
December 16th, 2009
Net Applications, a company dealing with network statistics announced this week that Firefox has reached a new record. The Mozilla browser now has a 25% share. The information is based on statistics obtained from nearly 40 000 sites. This is a new record and psychological boundary that crosses the Firefox team hoping for even better performance.
Main competitor – Chrome is now gaining strength. Google’s browser is still a modest 3.9 percent market share but the figure is expected to reach 5% by next spring. Whether this will be at the expense of IE or Firefox has yet to become clear.
Far on top is IE with 63.3 percent.
November 17th, 2009
We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.5 or Firefox 3, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.
November 6th, 2009
We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.5 or Firefox 3, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu.
October 28th, 2009
Tabs can now be previewed from the taskbar directly by just hovering over the Firefox icon. Previews for all windows are displayed at a time and like other Windows 7 applications you can select or close a tab from there.
Second, support for jump lists: right click on the Firefox taskbar icon to get quick access to the most frequently visited sites, create a new tab or window or close Firefox.
October 17th, 2009
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