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Firefox update brings speed increase of up to 25 percent, more secure browsing

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http://www.talkandroid.com – Firefox may not be the browser of choice for a lot of Android users out there, but that may change soon if what Mozilla claims turns out to be true. Mozilla claims that due to their JavaScript compiler called IonMonkey, performance increases of up to 25 percent can be experienced on their Firefox Android browser. Along with the boost in performance, the Android version also brings a search suggestion and is also integrated into Google Now. This is a feature that you’ll have to opt in for which is conducted over a secure connection. Speaking of secure, Firefox will also offer new phishin (IT news)

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Right on schedule, Mozilla released the latest stable version of its Firefox browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Firefox 18 is the first stable version to feature Mozilla’s new IonMonkey JavaScript compiler.

Today is beta-release day at Mozilla, and the organization is launching new beta versions of Firefox for the desktop and Android. This time around, the desktop version is set to get the most interesting updates, including the new IonMonkey just-in-time JavaScript compiler, as well as support for Macs with Retina displays and W3C Touch Event support for machines with touchscreens.

Thursday marked yet another chapter in the short, rocky history of Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browser, as the foundation released a security update a little more than two weeks after unveiling it. Firefox 3.5.1 fixes a JavaScript vulnerability in version 3.5 that exposed users to so-called drive-by attacks.

Mozilla announced today the availability of its Firefox for Android browser for a slew of new devices including the HTC Status, HTC ChaCha, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Motorola Fire XT, LG Optimus Q and many more. Before today, Mozilla’s mobile browser only supported devices utilizing an ARMv7 processor.

Its logo depicting a wily flame-colored fox encircling the globe suggests that nonprofit Mozilla aims to set the world on fire with every new version of its free, open source Web browser Firefox, released in its fourth incarnation Tuesday.

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Now you will almost have same experience for using Firefox but now in mobile devices with different operating systems ” Maemo, Android, Windows Phone”, Mozilla mobile also known as Mozilla Fennec has many things on common with Mozilla Firefox web browser.

It’s a busy day for Mozilla. The company just announced that its Firefox OS Simulator, which it officially launched three weeks ago, is now stable enough for a formal 1.0 launch. In addition, Mozilla also just announced that it is bringing per-window private browsing to Firefox.

Mozilla, la fondazione che sviluppa il noto web browser Firefox, in questo periodo sta puntando molto sullo sviluppo di Firefox OS e del suo Marketplace ovvero un prodotto simile al Play Store di Android dove vengono sviluppate applicazioni in HTML5, CC3 e Javascript che possono essere usate sia su PC che su smartphone usando Firefox. Qualche giorno fa Mozilla per dimostrare quanto afferma ha reso

A couple of days back, we reported that Firefox 5.0 was available ahead of its scheduled release date in Mozilla’s FTP server. Well, today it has landed in the firefox-next PPA that Mozilla maintains for early adopters.