Mozilla Keeps Track With The Questions
You have probably already heard of Mozilla’s Are WeFastYet web site which keeps tracking the performance of web browser engines. Turns out, this site is not the only one.
AreWePrettyYet informs users about the future Firefox versions appearance while CanWeShipYet displays the number of blockers, which of course should be 0 (like it is now).
Thanks, Blake!
Download Google Chrome 11 Beta
With the release of Firefox 4 and IE9 Final, Google has also made some changes and pushed a Google Chrome 11 build (11.0.696.16) to the beta channel.
What’s so great about this build?
It now includes the speech to text capabilities (see demo page), thanks to HTML5 speech input API.
Google Chrome 11 now also supports a GPU accelerated 3D CSS which will make at least some developers happy.
Firefox 4: 5 Million Downloads in 24 Hours
Just last week, Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded 2.35 million times in the first 24 hours.
Well, it looks like Mozilla has doubled the numbers with 5 million Firefox 4 downloads in the same time period and has now passed 7 million downloads mark.
Firefox 3 on the other hand did even better and was downloaded more than 8 million times.
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Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile Discontinued
Today is a sad day for all Windows Mobile 6.5 and 6 users, as Opera Software has decided to drop WinMo OS support and has no plans to release any new browser versions in the future.
According to Dag Olav Norem post, there were no new devices launched for quite some time and OS market share is shrinking fast.
As a result, Windows Mobile can no longer supply Opera Software with the revenue potential that would justify further investment.
Download Firefox 4 Final
Although the final version of Firefox 4 web browser is yet to be announced, it’s already available on the official Mozilla servers and can be downloaded here.
Firefox 4 marks the end of slow release cycles as both, Firefox 5 and 6 are set for this year’s launch.
What’s New?
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Download Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11
As promised, Opera Software has released quite a few new versions of Opera Mini and Opera Mobile web browsers that include an enhanced user interface, session restore support and more.
Opera Mobile 11 is now available for Android, Symbian/S60, Maemo, MeeGo and Windows (not Windows Phone or Windows Mobile) platforms as well as Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mini 4.3 for J2ME devices.
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Mozilla: We Support 10 Year Old OS
Hate the web browser.
Johnathan Nightingale, Mozilla’s director of Firefox web browser has criticized Microsoft for abandoning a 10 year old Windows XP operating system and releasing IE9 for Windows 7/Vista only.
He said:
For me, the most interesting thing is not the quibbling about what browser [boasts] full hardware acceleration. What surprises me the most is that acceleration is not available for Windows XP.
Weekly Browsers Recap + Bonus Links, March 21st
FavBrowser.com
- Internet Explorer 10 is Touch Optimized, Windows 8 – A Major Update
- Upgrade From IE 1.0 to IE9 (Video)
- Download Internet Explorer 9 Final
- A Year of Internet Explorer 9 Video
- IE9: 2.3 Million Downloads in 24 Hours
- Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) in Windows 8
- Firefox 4 to Release on Tuesday
- How Would You Change Google Chrome
- Google Chrome: Meet the New Logo
- Download Opera 11.10 Beta
- Opera Mobile for Windows Phone 7
- Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Coming
IE9 Mobile
The upcoming Windows Phone 7 update codenamed Mango is set to include the new version of Internet Explorer Mobile and bring quite a few new things to the table, such as: HTML5 support, performance improvements, slightly revamped UI and possibly social sites integration.
Folks at PocketNow have captured some of the IE9 Mobile magic in the video below for you to check out.
