arstechnica.com — Mozilla has officially announced the release of Firefox 3.1 beta 1. The new version includes Firefox's high-performance JavaScript engine, geolocation functionality, and several other intriguing new features. Ars tests the release and gives you a hands-on look at what it offers.
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frozenshadowOct 15, 2008
i personally like firefox 2 better that 3
tenzerOct 15, 2008
Ta ta, that is already under development: <a class="user" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8631">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/863 ...</a>
magus_melchiorOct 15, 2008
I'm guessing compositing (translucency effects, etc.) in X.org is significantly different from a GDI+ call; it'll probably get tucked into a later version if not a later beta or the final release.
criss7Oct 15, 2008
Wow it looks great =D.... Firefox is the best navigator in the history!!!!
pyrobabyOct 16, 2008
Does it make a lot of difference? I use Firefox on Vista and I've had to uninstall/reinstall Flash on a multiple-times-a-day basis for a while now. I just got 10 today, hoping I don't have to do it anymore.
sufehmiOct 25, 2008
Why not stop replicating code, merge all the teams and create one highly efficient ultra fast javascript engine ?That WAS the thing that happened. We were stuck with bloated and slow browser for quite a while. Forgot about it already huh ?Then suddenly Google Chrome popped up. Then, SUDDENLY Firefox 3.1 got a MAJOR speed boost over Firefox 3.0Gotta love competition