With Fennec Firefox Comes to Mobile Phones

The latest version of the world's most popular browser Firefox has just been released and the downloads are expected to the tune of millions. Behind all the hype of Firefox 3.5 there is a new budding mobile browser from the creators of Firefox. Fennec is the web browser, currently in beta version, crafted specially for mobile devices like cellphones, PDAs.

What makes Fennec so special is the fact that this browser is built on the same technology as the good old Firefox and therefore is supposed to be as quick and smart as its desktop counterpart. Some of the features are tab based browsing, lots of add-ons to customize the browser, easy bookmarking and above all an interface that makes it perfect for touch screen mobiles phones that are a craze these days. Moreover, the new browser has Google Location Services support which means it can enhance the web-browsing experience according to your current location.

So far as developers are concerned, since Fennec builds on the same platform as Firefox, it has the scope to create feature rich mobile applications and add-ons. What is more, the buzz is that with the release of Native Developement Kit by Google for Android, Mozilla is considering bringing Fennec development to Android platform.

With all these features and support for various development platforms, Fennec is likely to repeat what Firefox did in the arena of desktop web browsing. Here is a video that gives an overview of the browser :

Firefox 3.5 Latest Features

As the release of web browser Firefox 3.5 draw nearer, excitement is mounting. The latest version of Mozilla Firefox can be said to be nothing short of revolutionary. The new browser introduces some really great features. The most talked about feature is the support for open video and HTML 5. Then comes online privacy that allows you to selectively erase your tracks say for last one hour, for a website or entire history.Moreover, the new version is said to be way faster than its predecessors (and counterparts). Firefox 3.5 include a new JavaScript engine, downloadable fonts and more. Here is a video by Mike Beltzner, Director of Firefox Development.



You can download the latest release candidate here.

Firefox 3.5 Coming Up With Revolutionary Video Player

As the release of Firefox 3.5 draws nearer, the excitement is beginning to mount about its exciting new features. One thing that has got the most attention is the video playing features of this new browser. The new version of Firefox has a built in video player and thus requires no addon like flash to play videos. Embedding a video will be much easier using HTML 5 tags.

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 version supports Ogg video codec maintained by xiph.org. Ogg is an open source codec and a powerful one.

The videos in the new browser will be interactive in true sense. One can select an element from video, manipulate it using javascript and more. To get an idea of new video capabilities of next version of Firefox watch the clip below.



It adds a new level of interactivity to videos. Imagine clicking on an object in the playing video and finding more about that in right click. This opens up a new world of possibilities where video will not be a separate element on a web page as it now is but it will be just like any other element that can be handled in a now unimaginable way. What is more, putting web elements like links right on the video will be possible.

There are talks in industry, that the new web browser will give serious competition to Adobe Flash which is the most popular video format used on the webpages today. Some even say that Flash may become a history that seems to be far-fetched a bit as Firefox has to gain a larger user base to make a noticeable impact. But one thing is sure, the browser is going to revolutionize the web browsing experience.

Internet Explorer 8 Viral Videos

With the launch of next version of Apple's web browser Safari and Firefox 3.5 just around the corner, Microsoft has started pushing its latest browser Internet Explorer 8 even harder. For that, the software giant has released some videos highlighting the features of the browser. Here are the videos :

The first one is about web slices that act as live bookmark in the browser and informs user when the website it points to is updates.



And the next one is about sharing stuff easily you find on the web.