Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Firefox 4 comes to mobile

The program of the fox, which is actually a red panda, released Version 4 for Apple computers, Windows and Linux just a week ago. Since then it has surpassed 42 million downloads. Now launches mobile phone version, currently only for Android and Maemo operating system version of Nokia's most advanced.

For computers appeared in over 40 languages. In the mobile content with 10. In both cases, the Mozilla Foundation's program is free. Although the show's creators wanted to offer a version for iPhone and iPad has not been possible. "I think Apple is because they consider us competitive in this area, why not allow us to upload to the app store," laments Pascal Chevrel, head of the browser in Europe.


The main difference with their default browser phones that work with Android is managing tabs and speed of loading content. This last virtue is due to new engine load JavaScript code to create interaction in the pages. Saved open tabs on the left side of the phone. By sliding the finger are the different active sites.

On the right side are the favorite and the commands to go back and forth. From the lower right corner you can access the configuration in which there are some news. The most attractive is the timing tab. So the user can turn off the computer and follow the same browsing session at the point where I was, from the mobile.

Configuration in this area can be added, as his older brother's computer accessories. Whether to search 11870. com, Google or Wikipedia. Reap the most successful are those that change the size of the text, blocking ads and dedicated to customize the look of the interface. The first feeling you have is familiarity.

It handles very similar. Although few pages that use the possibilities of future web standard, HTML5 code, this program has already been adapted for it.

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