Fennec releases Alpha 2
Fennec, the mobile version of Firefox for Nokia Internet Tablets has been released by Mozilla.
The new features in this version includes:
Faster panning
Faster zooming
Improved responsiveness while pages are loading
New content manipulation hooks for extension authors
Look and feel improvements to improve usability
You can see a screenshot here.
Visit their website to download a version you can play with; [...]
Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
This is Part 2 in the series on browser shortcut keys. Part 1 covered Internet Explorer.
The shortcuts below have been referenced from The Mozilla Support website and is specific to Windows. You can visit the same page for keyboard shortcuts for Linux and Mac.
Firefox 3.0.5 released. Supports Bengali and Hindi
Firefox 3.0.5 has been released and it officially introduces support for two Indian languages – Bengali and Hindi, besides several other international languages.
The release also has several bug fixes. Also, the End-User License Agreement has been replaced with a new “Know Your Rights” [...]
Firefox 3.0.4 released
Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.4 today. This version incorporates several bug fixes.
You can visit the What’s New page to get a complete list of fixes done in this release.
Download Firefox.
Dark Themes for Firefox
Mozillalinks has a published a set of dark themes for Firefox. If you like such themes head over and get them right away!
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 available
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is available for download. This version introduces some very interesting features:
TraceMonkey JavaScript Engine which will make JavaScript rendering much faster than what other browsers offer currently
Improving tab switching. If you cannot wait till Firefox 3.1 is out, use FoxTab for now.
Support for ogg videos without requiring any additional plugins
Support for Geode [...]
FoxTab makes tab switching enjoyable in Firefox
FoxTab is a Firefox extension that provides a new fascinating and elegant method for tabs management in Firefox.
The tab switching experience is somewhat similar to what you will experience in Windows Vista Aero, with the exception that FoxTab takes it to a completely different level by providing 5 modes to choose from!
Even though this add-on [...]
Firefox Mobile Version Screenshots
Firefox has been working on a mobile version of its popular browser. The code name for the project is Fennec. The project has been under development for a while, but a couple of days ago a few screenshots were made available by one of its developers.
The overall goals for Mobile Firefox as captured on their [...]
Geode: Location aware Firefox
Geode is an experimental Firefox add-on that brings geolocation capabilities to Firefox. Geode provides a rudimentary implementation of geolocation for the current version of Firefox uses a single hard-coded location provider to enable Wifi-based positioning conforming to the W3C Geolocation specification so that developers can begin experimenting with enabling location-aware experiences today.
Why would I want to [...]
