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[News] Firefox Attracts Developers Even Before Release

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First extensions arrive for mobile Firefox browser

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| Fennec still has some serious performance issues that have to be addressed 
| before it will be ready for mainstream adoption, but it shows a lot of 
| promise.  
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2008/11/05/first-extensions-arrive-for-mobile-firefox-browser

My Most-Useful Firefox Add-ons 

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| There are almost as many Firefox extensions as there are Firefox users but 
| some of those extensions seem a little esoteric to me: It is like someone has 
| looked through the list of existing add-ons and thought "What's missing, what 
| can I do that no one else has done?".   
| 
| While I admire the creativity behind that thinking - it is part of what makes 
| the Free/Open Source Software world so vibrant - it does not really add a 
| great deal in terms of improving the functionality of Firefox.  
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-most-useful-firefox-add-ons.html


Recent:

Review: Firefox 3.1 Beta Leaves IE in Ashes

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| Firefox 3.1 is the fastest version yet. One of our favorite sites to use for
| testing is papervision3d.org because it is so graphics heavy. Firefox 3.1
| took 25 seconds to fully load. Compare this to our last Firefox 3 review on
| the same machine, Firefox 3 took 45 seconds to load the site's 3D image.
|
| The browser is unquestionably fast. It also comes with some new features,
| many of them under-the-hood and dealing with advanced CSS capabilities, but
| there are some new interface features as well. For instance, Cntrl-tab has
| been added as a shortcut to quickly switch between tabs. Also, tabs can be
| dragged and dropped between Mozilla windows, a feature that works well and
| smoothly.
|
| [...]
|
| The performance in this version is superb. It will be interesting to keep an
| eye out to see if any security exploits are discovered.
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http://www.crn.com/software/211201754


Hands on: Fennec alpha 1 puts Firefox on your handheld

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| I tested the Fennec alpha on my Nokia N810 running Diablo, the latest stable
| version of the Maemo platform. Mozilla is currently using the Nokia Internet
| Tablet devices as the reference platform for public testing of Fennec. Users
| who do not own one of the Nokia devices can also download a version that runs
| in a window on regular desktop computers, much like an XULRunner application.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081020-hands-on-fennec-alpha-1-puts-firefox-on-your-handheld.html


Mozilla Firefox 3.1 on Its Way to Setting Web Video Standard

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| Firefox has a huge user base and acceptance from web developers, which
| theoretically makes Mozilla less vulnerable to submarine patent lawsuits, as
| companies would risk in terms of image if such actions were taken, as
| Mitchell Baker commented at the Products and Technology Roadmap Mozilla
| Summit session. Mike Shaver, Mozilla’s Interim VP of Engineering,
| added, "Somebody had to do it. It’s good it was us."
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Firefox-3-1-on-It-039-s-Way-to-Setting-Web-Video-Standard-91432.shtml


Mozilla Debuts Mobile Browser Alpha

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| Mozilla late Thursday released the first public preview of its mobile
| browser, and took the unusual step of offering it in versions for desktop PCs
| and Macs to collect feedback.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/152426/mozilla_alpha_browser.html?tk=rss_news


Firefox for Mobile: What you need to know

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| How would you like to be among the first to get touchy-feely with the next
| mobile browser everyone's talking about? Mozilla's release of the Firefox for
| Mobile alpha code, code-named Fennec, grants that wish to users of the Nokia
| N810 and N800 Internet tablet (installation details here).
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http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10069208-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Firefox for Mobile: first screenshots!

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| The Awesome Bar, which lets you search for pages intuitively and directly, is
| prominent, though can clearly be tidied away for a more screen estate for the
| web page itself.
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http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/firefox-for-mobile-first-screenshots--475458


Mozilla plans mobile Firefox, plus 'public resource' usage data

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| Mozilla's chief has set goals for the development of the open source project
| over the next two years, including the release of a mobile version of Firefox
| by 2010.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/19/moz_mission_statement/


Mozilla's Mobile Firefox Targets Summer Release

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| You are one of 8 million users who just downloaded Firefox 3.0. But are you
| ready for Firefox for mobile?
|
| Later this summer, Mozilla hopes to unveil an alpha release of a mobile
| version of the popular desktop Web browser. A beta release could be available
| by year-end.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148279/mozillas_mobile_firefox_targets_summer_release.html
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