Firefox 3.5 – review of new possibilities
Метки: English, HTML5, Mozilla, Браузеры
New version of popular web browser Mozilla Firefox 3.5 has been released yesterday, on the 30th of June. Probably you already heard about developers’ announce that new Firefox has such many innovations that they even decided to give number 3.5 to this release (before Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.0.11 was released). It’s time to find out whether it is fairly or not.
Outwardly browser didn’t change a lot. Only the button of new bookmark strikes the eye that is located on the right side from the last tab, the same as in IE, Opera and Google Chrome. Right after installation (or updating) Firefox opens web page on Mozilla web site that informs about new changes in the browser.
The first that developers attempt to mark is HTML5-tags <video> and <audio> support by this browser. In other words Firefox 3.5 became first browser that allows viewing video in the Internet without third-party plug-ins usage. On the same page it is offered to review demo video. It is possible to see roughly how it looks like on screenshot:
New Mozilla Firefox 3.5 has got HTML5-tags audio and video support.
It is important to mention that quality of pictures and download speed are really exciting! High degree of compression is attained at the cost of Theora and H.264 video endecs usage. It is time to beat an alarm for Adobe Company %)
It is approved that because of new technologies use running speed of browser was increased essentially. Technical specifics can be found on project’s web site. Specifically at the expense of running speed increasing of images color correction in five times this function of Firefox 3.5 became enabled by default. It was available in Firefox 3 but it worked slow and was disabled by default. Specifics with case history can be found here.
Possibility to inform web sites about your physical location revealed itself in the new Firefox. For example, you can log in to the web site and swiftly find out schedules of the nearest cinemas or addresses of restaurants in N kilometers ratio. Of course before sending thus information to Internet browser will ask for permission from you! If you’ll agree it will gather information about the nearest Wi-Fi points and your IP address, send i to Google Location Services and will be able to inform web site about your location. People that would like to stay anonymous and paranoiacs shouldn’t worry because of this possibility.
By the way, there are good news for them! Private Browsing function emerged in Firefox 3.5. It can be enabled/disabled by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P. While using this mode browser does not save entered passwords, history of downloads and visited web sites, cookies, filled forms and does not cashe web pages.
Perhaps, this is the list of main innovations that have appeared in Firefox 3.5. More specific information can be obtained from mozilla.org. Firefox 3.5 really has got new and useful functions, however the browser remains to be fast (and becomes faster!) and at the same time rather simple. Installation file that has 8 Mb size can be downloaded from the web site of Mozilla Company – http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
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