While we wait for the official versions of these browsers to come out, let's take a look at what's in store for the world's second-most popular browser.
Firefox 3.6 and 3.7
Firefox 3.6 is currently in its fifth beta iteration, which Mozilla considers a minor update to the browser dealing mainly with stability and speed issues. But there will be two user enhancements to 3.6: browser themes to change the overall look of the browser and tabs, and awesomeformcomplete, a smarter version of auto complete. Under-the-hood highlights include faster JavaScript handling, page load enhancements and optimized session restore.
Firefox 4.0 Weaves Into Your Devices
By next summer Mozilla hopes to have the first beta version of Firefox 4.0 available, which should be the first version of the open-source browser to have a user interface native to Windows 7. Other features include integration with Jetpack (now in Mozilla labs) and a new browser sync tool called Weave. The new sync tool is all about a "seamless experience back and forth from your PC to your mobile phone," Jay Sullivan Mozilla's vice president of mobile recently told the BBC.
Firefox 4.0 Gets Some Chrome
But one of the more interesting things I've noticed about Mozilla, and something that will become much clearer with Firefox 4.0, is its interest in borrowing features from Google Chrome. The most obvious Chrome imitation is the "tabs on top" look that is being considered for Firefox 4.0, which will make Firefox's overall look very similar to Chrome. Another Chrome borrow for Firefox 4.0 will be the separate processes feature that will prevent one crashed tab from taking down the entire browser.
http://pcworld.com/article/185562/
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Firefox 3.6 and 3.7
Firefox 3.6 is currently in its fifth beta iteration, which Mozilla considers a minor update to the browser dealing mainly with stability and speed issues. But there will be two user enhancements to 3.6: browser themes to change the overall look of the browser and tabs, and awesomeformcomplete, a smarter version of auto complete. Under-the-hood highlights include faster JavaScript handling, page load enhancements and optimized session restore.
Firefox 4.0 Weaves Into Your Devices
By next summer Mozilla hopes to have the first beta version of Firefox 4.0 available, which should be the first version of the open-source browser to have a user interface native to Windows 7. Other features include integration with Jetpack (now in Mozilla labs) and a new browser sync tool called Weave. The new sync tool is all about a "seamless experience back and forth from your PC to your mobile phone," Jay Sullivan Mozilla's vice president of mobile recently told the BBC.
Firefox 4.0 Gets Some Chrome
But one of the more interesting things I've noticed about Mozilla, and something that will become much clearer with Firefox 4.0, is its interest in borrowing features from Google Chrome. The most obvious Chrome imitation is the "tabs on top" look that is being considered for Firefox 4.0, which will make Firefox's overall look very similar to Chrome. Another Chrome borrow for Firefox 4.0 will be the separate processes feature that will prevent one crashed tab from taking down the entire browser.
http://pcworld.com/article/185562/
