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Mozilla launches 2010′s last Firefox 4 beta

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Mozilla launches 2010′s last Firefox 4 beta

Mozilla shipped Firefox 4 Beta 8, the last preview it will release this year before it makes a run toward a final version in 2011.

Originally slated to appear last month, then delayed until December, Beta 8 of the open-source browser first appeared today, a day later than planned, on Mozilla’s official download site and as updates for existing preview users.

The newest beta includes simplified setup for Firefox Sync, Mozilla’s bookmark, password and open tabs synchronization service; additional Windows and Mac graphics card support for WebGL, the under-development standard for 3-D graphics rendering; and a revamped extension manager that silently updates any installed add-ons .

According to Mozilla, Beta 8 also sports more than 1,400 bug fixes or changes from its predecessor, which launched six weeks ago .

Although Mozilla once said it would wrap up work on Firefox 4 this year, delays this fall forced the company to push the final release date into 2011 . Currently, Mozilla plans to produce at least two more betas — it won’t finalize a timetable for Beta 9 until after Jan. 1 — and then a series of “release candidates” before greenlighting the code.

Beta 8 also was slightly faster than Beta 7 in rendering JavaScript.

According to quick tests run by Computerworld using the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark suite, Firefox 4 Beta 8 is about 5% faster than its forerunner.

Mozilla had previously added other major features to Firefox 4, ranging from a new JavaScript JIT (Just In Time) compiler, dubbed “JagerMonkey,” in Beta 7; hardware acceleration in Beta 5 last September; and a new tab manager, dubbed “Panorama,” in Beta 4 a month earlier.

Alongside Beta 8 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, Mozilla today also issued an updated beta of its mobile browser, which runs on Android-powered smartphones. Changes in the mobile edition of Firefox were more noticeable, and included revisions to the user interface, changes to the add-on discovery process, and like its desktop cousin, streamlined Firefox Sync setup.

Firefox 4 Beta 8 can be downloaded for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from Mozilla’s site.

Source:goodgearguide.com.au

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Chrome OS: The Next Big Thing or Not?

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Chrome OS: The Next Big Thing or Not?

Chrome OS definitely made a noise since its unveiling. Though still in beta, many were already wondering if the operating system can make or break it. Still, it is too early to make a chromey prediction.

After Google unveiled its Chrome OS, many alternating headlines came to the scene. Some says that Chrome OS faces serious risk of failure, while other thinks that the new operating system will succeed. So what will it be?

As Jason Perlow — a technology blogger at ZDnet — puts it: “If you know how to use a browser, you pretty much already know how to use Chrome OS.” If you are using Chrome on your chosen OS, then there’s not really any transition to the operating system. With Chrome OS, the browser is the operating system. So in one way or another, the Chrome OS will succeed. But if you asked whether the world is ready for it, that is another issue.
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Fasten Your Seatbelts – Firefox 4 Beta adds new JavaScript power and faster graphics

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Fasten Your Seatbelts – Firefox 4 Beta adds new JavaScript power and faster graphics

A new release of Firefox 4 Beta is now ready for you to download and test! This release boosts performance in some important ways: it adds the JägerMonkey just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler; adds more support for hardware-accelerated graphics, as well as hardware acceleration for Windows XP and Mac OS X; and enables 3D capabilities, without the need for plug-ins, with WebGL.

This means pages load faster, interactions with websites are snappier and the Web is just a lot more fun. For developers, this means you can build richer high-performance Web applications and explore the world of 3D graphics, inherent to the Web.

Also, the Add-ons APIs for Firefox 4 are now stable, so if you are an add-on developer, now is the time to update your Firefox 3.6-compatible Add-ons to support Firefox 4.

What’s New:

Boosting JavaScript Performance with JägerMonkey
JägerMonkey is an invisible but powerful addition to Firefox 4 Beta. The Firefox SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine now incorporates the new JägerMonkey JIT compiler, which, along with enhancements to the existing TraceMonkey JIT and SpiderMonkey’s interpreter, add up to speeds that really show off today’s rich Web apps. You’ll notice this in faster start-up time, improved page-load speed and the performance of Web apps and games.

Firefox 4 Beta is really fast. Here’s how the latest beta compares with Firefox 3.6 and previous versions of Firefox 4 Beta on various JavaScript benchmark test suites:

Firefox 4.0 Beta Performance Graph

Firefox 4.0 Beta Performance Graph

Boosting Graphics Performance
This update to Firefox 4 Beta incorporates hardware-accelerated graphics into the final rendering of a website — referred to as “compositing.” This enables websites to load and respond faster to rich and interactive content like Web games, apps or photos. On Windows (including Windows XP), hardware acceleration is done using DirectX technology; on Mac OS X, it’s done using OpenGL.
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What Web 2.0 Can Do For Your Business!

Friday, November 19th, 2010

What Web 2.0 Can Do For Your Business!

Isn’t the world wide web phenomenal? With so many positive changes in recent years, it’s really hard not to get excited! The way we use the web and share information has dramatically been revolutionized. This is, of course, referring to Web 2.0, which involves sites and services like Twitter, Facebook, and other new ways to interact with people online. Along with changing the face of personal communication with our friends and family, Web 2.0 has revolutionized the way we handle online commerce, trade, and industry. Internet business opportunities are simply exploding!

It doesn’t matter which product you are trying to promote; you’re going to have to find new ways to get the word of mouth out there. With Web 2.0, you actually have the power of proven social networking for family and friends, and impressive proven business techniques all rolled into one solid package for maximum effectiveness. This article will be talking about Web 2.0 marketing in detail and what elements of this new phenomenon play an important role when it comes to spreading the word about your product.

Now, it’s okay to ask, “Just what is this Web 2.0 thing anyway?”

For every person out there who’s hear of Web 2.0, there’s an explanation as to what it is. In its purest essence, Web 2.0 is just innovative methods to start talking to people online in a more immediate and meaningful way, using new technologies to include more and more people into the Web culture and way of life. So, in mentioning this awesome instrument, and speaking of its vast improvements to internet communication, it would be absolutely wrong not to also bring up the amazing marketing potential it can give your business. Every business seeks to spread the word of whatever they offer to whoever will hear it; Web 2.0 can expand this audience dramatically. Lots of sites online are offering this advantage now, and the social networking “scene” (including comments, blogs, RSS feeds, etc.) is through the roof.
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Opera Mobile Now Available For Android

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Opera Mobile Now Available For Android

Opera has always been the preferred browser for mobile phones since a long time. Opera Mobile for smartphones, and Opera Mini for other phones have established a rich share for Opera in the mobile browser segment. Now, continuing on that trend, Opera has come out with its newest offering – the Opera Mobile browser for the Android platform. This is still a beta release but should make a lot of Android users happy, because they had to be content with Opera Mini till now. This new browser from Opera offers a lot more features than the Mini version, and has better performance compared to the previous Mobile versions of the browser.

As always, the app is free of cost and can be downloaded from the Android marketplace. The first week of the release saw a surge of downloads, indicating that the app is immensely popular and there are a lot of people who are relieved to get back their favorite browser on this new platform. Zooming into pages has become a lot more easier in this newer version, and this is delighting users all over. Earlier, the users had to tap on the screen to zoom in, but now panning in has become a lot more easier and convenient.

Source:.timesoftheinternet.com

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