FIREFOX 3.5 NEW VERSION EXPECTED TO APPEAR ON JUNE 30

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
29.06.2009 17:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It looks like Mozilla will just meet its prediction
of a June release for Firefox 3.5. The new version of the open-source
browser is expected to appear on June 30.

Three release candidates for Firefox 3.5 have already appeared in
rapid succession, the most recent in the middle of last week.

Features include a new version of the Gecko rendering engine; a new
JavaScript engine (TraceMonkey) promising better performance and
stability; support for new features of HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript and
other technologies; private browsing (aka ‘porn mode’); local storage
for web applications; and provision for location-aware browsing.

These developments mean, for instance, that Firefox 3.5 can handle
embedded Ogg and WAV content without requiring any plugins, and that
web sites are (with the user’s permission) able to deliver information
customized to the user’s location with the aid of Google Location
Service or a similar service.

Versions will be available for Windows (2000, XP, Server 2003, and
Vista), Mac OS X (10.4 and later), and Linux.

According to Net Applications’ Market Share figures for May 2009,
Firefox accounts for approximately 23 percent of web use, behind
Internet Explorer on 66 percent.

Safari follows on 8 percent, with Chrome on 2 percent. No other
browser’s share exceeds 1 percent.

It remains to be seen whether the arrival of Firefox 3.5 will result in
a shift from earlier versions (the bulk of Firefox users are already
on version 3.0), or whether it will attract more people from Internet
Explorer and other browsers, iTWire reported.

More than 70 languages are supported by Firefox 3.5. Armenian version
is not envisaged.