20090623 Firefox 35 RC Reviewed and Microsoft IE Compared to "Malaria" by Mozilla

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Firefox 3.5 RC Review

With Google's Chrome 2.0 speeded up after dropping its beta and Opera 10 beta claiming a better browsing speed, all eyes are on Mozilla's new Firefox version hyped to touch Amazing feats of speed. Last Friday Mozilla issued the new browser's first release candidate. It seems to be the most stable and polished make after the year-long development process. Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate (RC) was the first milestone following the beta 4 released in late April.

http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/firefox-35-rc-review/ IE is like malaria, says Mozilla VP

Mozilla's VIP of engineering has again likened Internet Explorer to malaria, insisting that although a lot of people have it, most of them wouldn't actively choose it. In a lengthy discussion about the forthcoming Firefox 3.5, Mike Shaver explains that he finds a resurgent browser division at Microsoft a compliment, and insists that all he wants is a fair fight – where browser choice is about suitability and choice and not defaults.

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ie-is-like-malaria-says-mozilla-vp-609930 First results of Electrolysis, multi-process Firefox

A few weeks ago, Mozilla announced Electrolysis, a new project that aims to make Firefox a multi-process application, with separate processes for the user interface (chrome), each tab, and plugins, in order to provide higher stability as a a problem with a plugin or a certain web page wouldn’t bring down the whole session; higher performace, as today’s multi-core processors can handle multiple tasks at a time; and stronger security, as each could run on different security contexts.

http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2009/06/first-results-of-electrolysis-multi-process-firefox/

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Firefox 3.5: What's in a Number?

I had an interesting chat this morning with Mike Shaver, VP, Engineering at Mozilla, about the imminent Firefox 3.5. Its launch takes place against a background where Firefox continues to make gains in the browser market, passing the 50% share in some European countries, and where it has created an unparalleled ecosystem of addons that places it at the forefront of the browser world in terms of capability and customisability.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2281&blogid=14

Firefox 3.5 RC2: A Quick First Look

Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2, which you can download from Mozilla's Web site. Release Candidate 2 is the first version of Firefox 3.5 that average users might want to run, since it's faster and more stable than the beta versions were. Firefox 3.5 boasts a number of significant changes--ranging from new ways to work with the browser features to under-the-hood improvements that Mozilla developers say will make the browser more than twice as fast as Firefox 3. Here are some of the new features you'll find in Firefox 3.5.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/167065/firefox_35_rc2_a_quick_first_look.html

Deactivate Location-Aware Browsing in Firefox 3.5 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/1672/deactivate-location-aware-browsing-in-firefox-3.5/

new firefox logos

If you blog or write articles about Firefox and your blog or publication usually includes a Firefox logo with those stories, please take a moment to head over to the Mozilla Firefox Logos page and get updated artwork.

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2009/06/new_firefox_log.html

Mozilla pushes Firefox 3.5 RC to beta testers

If you've been using the Firefox 3.5 beta, you now get to upgrade to the release candidate for Firefox 3.5.

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10266839-12.html

Firefox 3.5 RC1 emerges

The Mozilla developers have released the first release candidate (RC1) of version 3.5 of their open source Firefox web browser, code named "Shiretoko". The release, currently only available to Firefox 3.5 beta and preview users, includes several new features and performance improvements.

http://www.h-online.com/open/Firefox-3-5-RC1-emerges--/news/113550