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Posts from September, 2011

New Firefox Aurora Available for Download and Testing

Posted by Mozilla

· Firefox, Firefox Aurora

What’s New in Firefox Aurora for Android:

The latest Firefox Aurora for Android has lots of exciting new experimental features that make browsing simpler and more intuitive, especially on tablets. This update also includes technologies that will help developers create more interactive websites and apps.

  • New User Experience for Tablets: Firefox Aurora for Android now has a brand new look and feel for phones and tablets.
    • Tabs: Tab placement is more intuitive for larger screens. Users have the option to swipe and hide tabs to use the full screen for unrestricted viewing.

In portrait mode, users can view tabs in a list on the top left and keep them out of the way until needed.

    • Refreshed Awesome Bar Interface :
      • Users can access Preferences, Add-ons, Downloads and other Android menu options easily from a new toolbar menu.
      • The back and bookmark buttons are also added in the Awesome Bar so users can access them easily.

 

      • The Awesome Bar has a refreshed design, which allows quick access so users can scroll through bookmarks, history, and synced desktop activity smoothly.

 

  • More languages available for download: Firefox Aurora for Android now offers more than 30 languages for download.
  • Faster start-up times: Firefox Aurora for Android has improved start up times, especially on devices with slower file systems. Watch the video below for more.

 

 

What’s New for Developers:

  • Integrating the Camera UI in the browser: Developers can now use a simple input element to use the device’s camera to take pictures directly from a Web page.
  • HTML5 form validation API: Firefox Aurora for Android now supports HTML5 automatic input validation. This feature makes validating certain types of input much simpler for developers.

What’s New for Firefox Aurora for Windows, Mac and Linux:

  • New Type Inference Technology: Firefox Aurora introduces Type Inference, a new JavaScript engine optimization that makes the browser faster than the current Firefox on Kraken and V8 JavaScript benchmarks.
  • JavaScript DNT Detection:Web developers can now use JavaScript to detect if a user has asked to opt out of behavioral tracking.
  • Additional support for Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion): Firefox Aurora updates the new application toolbar and icon styles of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and includes support for the two-finger swipe navigation gesture and improved multi-monitor support.
  • Support for Chunked XHR: Firefox Aurora now supports chunking for XHR requests. This allows websites to display data as it arrives instead of waiting for an entire download to complete.
  • Read more about Firefox features for Web developers.

Try these new experimental features now and start testing!

Download the latest Firefox Aurora and provide feedback. Feedback on these new features helps us determine what makes it to beta and final releases.

Test the New Mozilla Firefox Beta: Making Browsing More Convenient

Posted by Mozilla

· Feedback, Firefox, Firefox Beta, Firefox Beta for Mobile

The latest Mozilla Firefox Beta is now available for testing on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. This beta adds features and user interface elements that make browsing easier and tools that help developers build more secure and innovative Web experiences.

 

New in Firefox Beta for Windows, Mac and Linux:

    • Twitter Search: Firefox Beta adds Twitter as a default search option to make searching #hashtags and @usernames easier. (Currently available in English, Portuguese and Slovenian. More languages will be added in future releases.)

  • Restore tabs on demand: Users can choose to load tabs only when selected, resulting in faster start-up times when windows with lots of tabs are restored. Windows users can find this option in the Firefox Menu, under Options, on the General tab. Mac users can find this option in the Firefox Menu, under Preferences, in the General tab.
  • Enhanced control of add-ons: Users will receive a one-time notification to review and confirm third party add-ons they want to keep, disable or delete. When Firefox starts and finds that a third-party program has installed an add-on, Firefox will disable the add-on until the user has explicitly opted in, giving users better control over their Web experience.
  • Tab animations: Firefox makes it easier to re-order and tear off tabs with animated tab movement.
  • CORS for WebGL textures: Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) enables Web developers to load textures from other domains for WebGL in a secure way.
  • WebSockets updates: Firefox now prevents the use of plaintext WebSockets when created from an SSL page, which improves security for users.
  • HTML5 Native Right Click Menu: Web developers can now add items directly to the Firefox right click menu using simple HTML5 markup.
  • HTML5 media elements: Developers can add a lot of video and audio elements to a website without impacting performance
  • Read more about Firefox features for Web developers here.

New in Firefox Beta for Android:

  • Master Password Support: This feature uses one master password to help users encrypt saved usernames and passwords for increased security.
  • Home Screen Bookmarks: Users can add any bookmarked website to their Android Home Screen and launch it with one click.

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