Mozilla has released the next version of Firefox on June 21, 2011 for desktop and mobile. Firefox 5 includes these updates and new features: Added support for CSS animations The Do-Not-Track header preference has been moved to increase discoverability Tuned HTTP idle connection logic for increased performance Improved canvas, JavaScript, memory, and networking performance Improved standards support for HTML5, XHR, MathML, SMIL, and canvas Improved spell checking for some locales Fixed several stability issues Fixed several security issues See the release notes for more details. Firefox 5.0 replaces Firefox 4.0.1 which as now reached end of life support. Next release…
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Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.6.18 - June 21st Firefox 5 Final Release - June 21st Firefox 5 for Mobile Final Release - June 21st Future Releases Firefox 6 Beta - July 5th* Firefox 6 Final Release - August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release - August 16th Firefox 7 Aurora - August 16th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See this post for more details.
From Mozilla Developer’s News: As part of Mozilla’s new rapid release development process the beta development channel has been updated with a Firefox release candidate. For detailed information about the changes please visit: Firefox: https://www.mozilla.com/firefox/5.0beta/releasenotes/ Firefox mobile: https://www.mozilla.com/mobile/5.0beta/releasenotes/
Firefox 5 Desktop and Mobile are scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 21st. This will be the first Firefox version released under Mozilla’s new Rapid Release Process.
It was announced during Monday’s Mozilla Weekly Update meeting, Firefox Mobile 4.* has broke 1 million active Android users. Also, for those who are interested Firefox 5 Beta 4 has been released. Simply scan the bar code link below to be taken to Mozilla Firefox Mobile page. Swipe down to the Want to test the latest features? Download Beta for Android link.
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Releases Firefox 3.6.18 - June 21st Firefox 5 Final Release - June 21st Firefox 5 for Mobile Final Release - June 21st Firefox 6 Beta - July 5th* Firefox 6 Final Release - August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release - August 16th Firefox 7 Aurora - August 16th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See this post for more…
Quit Firefox for Mobile allows user to quit Fennec (Firefox for Mobile) by closing all open tabs or selecting ‘Quit’ from the Firefox for Mobile menu. This add-on is more for developers as most Android users should not need to have to ‘quit’ Firefox as the Android OS automatically pauses applications when they are in the background, and closes them when free memory is needed. However, they may be times you want to quickly exit Firefox (such as to wanting to start a fresh session). Quit Firefox for Mobile works with Firefox for Mobile 4.0 or newer. The add-on can…
Bigger Text is a Firefox for Mobile extension that makes the display text larger via a Menu options. Unlike the zoom method which increase image and text size, this extension only increases the text size. The extension can be customized by tapping Bigger Text in the Firefox For Mobile add-on manager. Default text size - Big or Normal Ignore mobile sites - Yes or No Big size - 12, 16, 18 or 24 Minimum size - None, 10, 12, 14 or 16 Double-tap size - 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 Bigger Text works on Firefox for Mobile 4.0 and…
While we did say that we had ‘no big plans’ for this year we are launching a new category, Firefox for Mobile. This category is going to be reserved for release and support information as well as extension reviews for the Firefox for Mobile browser aka Fennec. We have also created a ‘mobile friendly’ version of the blog at https://blog.ffextensionguru.mobi. For added convenience there is a mobile barcode link on the sidebar. Please note: content is automatically transferred from the traditional blog to the mobile friendly blog. However, there may be up to an 1-hour delay in new content appearing on…