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Elements of Firefox overhaul arrive for testing
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| Mozilla, faced with new competitive
| pressures, has begun work on three separate,
| significant changes to Firefox.
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| First is a new JavaScript engine that--with
| a transfusion from the project behind
| Apple's Safari--should run Web-based
| programs at least 30 percent faster. Second
| is a new graphics engine for Windows that
| will take advantage of hardware acceleration
| for graphics and text. And third is a
| programming tool to help bring to fruition a
| new system for Firefox add-ons.
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| Mozilla made notable gains against the
| dominant Internet Explorer since Firefox's
| launch five years ago, but for much of that
| time, Microsoft's browser barely budged. Now
| Google's Chrome has burst onto the scene,
| Apple is marketing Safari for Windows as
| well as Mac OS X, Opera development is
| moving fast, and, potentially most
| significantly, Microsoft is showing signs of
| serious interest in rejuvenating IE.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000104-264.html
Firefox afterburner for JavaScript
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| JaegerMonkey (also called JÃgerMonkey in
| those parts of the community that do
| umlauts) is to combine the two concepts.
| Before a function is interpreted, the
| compiler converts it into generic assembler
| code. If it detects any loops it hands over
| to TraceMonkey, otherwise it directly
| executes the code and bypasses the slow
| interpreter. First test runs indicate a
| performance increase of 30 (32-bit code) to
| 45% (64-bit code) in the SunSpider
| JavaScript benchmark.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Firefox-afterburner-for-JavaScript-942388.html
Recent:
Firefox 4 â Updates, Roadmaps And Changes So Far
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| Developers and users alike are pretty
| interested these days in knowing what the
| Mozilla developers are up to with the new
| Firefox 4 browser. A product roadmap was
| released by the foundation giving information
| on when to expect the next big thing: Firefox
| 4.
| The report details that Firefox 4.0 is due to
| arrive in either October or November of 2010
| and will bring with it a range of new
| features, such as a new slick user interface
| and multi-touch gesture support. But take
| note that this report is currently classed as
| a âdraftâ and could be open to any number of
| changes.
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http://thetechjournal.com/internet/firefox-4-updates-roadmaps-and-changes-so-far.xhtml
Firefox 4.0 to arrive late 2010
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| Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on
| what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/317641/firefox_4_0_arrive_late_2010?rid=-219
Firefox 4.0 goes Chrome, will arrive with new UI in Q4 2010
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| Mozilla recently updated its product roadmap through 2010. According to the
| first draft, the current browser will see a minor update in Q4 2009 as well
| as Q2 2010. Version 4.0 is headed for an October or November 2010 release and
| will bring a new user interface and browser sync integration.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43810/135/
Design ideas show Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome look
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| Mozilla has released mockups that show how Firefox 4.0 conceivably might
| look, and two words spring to my mind: Google Chrome.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10296609-2.html
First Look at Firefox 4.0 Design Mockups
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| Last week we took a look at initial design mockups for Firefox 3.7, and now
| the busy designers at Mozilla are back with some theme mockups for the
| even-further-into-the-future Firefox 4.0.
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http://lifehacker.com/5324095/first-look-at-firefox-40-design-mockups
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