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Mozilla: Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1
News It says TraceMonkey will speed JavaScript apps dramatically, making browsing snappier and opening new horizons for Web applications.
Tags: Browser, Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., 3D, Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, software, processor
Browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript
Insight news analysis All Microsoft's browser rivals are scrambling to speed up JavaScript, trying to get ahead as the Web expands into a foundation for programs.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
News The latest Chrome and Firefox versions edged ahead in performance, but Chrome edged more. Could Google's Native Client project make the test obsolete?
Tags: Java, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance, software
Zero-day flaw found in Firefox 3.5
News Mozilla warns of critical vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 Web browser's Just-in-time JavaScript compiler.
Tags: Network security, Security, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, JIT, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, blog, Network security
Firefox counters Google's browser speed test
News Mozilla fights back against Chrome, saying the upcoming version of Firefox beats Google's browser in a JavaScript race.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, performance, Microsoft Windows XP, JavaScript, CNET Networks Inc.
Google's 64-bit Chrome starts emerging on Linux
News Some heavy lifting has been done to move Chrome to the 64-bit world. It's Linux-only for now, though, and don't expect doubled performance over 32-bit versions.
Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, V8, 64-bit, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows
Mozilla issues first Firefox 3.6 alpha version
News An early version of an update to the browser is starting to emerge. Mozilla touts faster JavaScript, new style features, and more rapid delivery than with Firefox 3.5.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Browser Company, CSS, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, performance, Programming, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, JavaScript
New beta paves way for Firefox 3.5
News Mozilla says the third beta has better JavaScript, better page-display speed, and better private browsing. The final Firefox 3.1 now will be called 3.5.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Apple Safari, JavaScript
Firefox 3.5 released for download
News The major upgrade to the popular open source browser provides private surfing, location awareness and support for HTML 5 features such as open standards video.
Tags: Web browsers, Web services, Web Browser, Clear, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Internet Service Provider
Mozilla testing near-final Firefox 3.5
News Release Candidate 1 for Firefox 3.5 still could be weeks away, though a widespread testing day to debug the updated browser was held on May 29.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Application, Mozilla Firefox, QA, Apple Safari, JavaScript, CNET Networks Inc.
Second Firefox 3.1 beta brings significant changes
News A large swath of new features are arriving in the second beta of Firefox 3.1, including video support, private browsing, and background processing.
Tags: Web browsers, Video, Mitchell Baker, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox
With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
News By showing first glimpses of technology in Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also showing it's serious about building competitive browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Acceleration Feature, Direct2D, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Graphics, Microsoft Internet Explorer, performance, Hardware, JavaScript
Mozilla says next Firefox likely months away
News Organization behind the open-source browser chose to add more features instead of shipping in early 2009. A final Firefox 3.5 looks to be two to three months away.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Open Source, Video, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, software, JavaScript
Chrome takes new tack for faster JavaScript
News Google is working on faster regular expression handling for faster JavaScript in Chrome. Translation: faster Web apps.
Tags: Web browsers, Java, Web services, Web 2.0, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Programmer, Open Source, regular expression
