Firefox 3.1 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering engine. Firefox 3.1b1 New Features: Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine Added support for CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties A new tab-switching shortcut that shows previews of the tab you’re switching to Improved control over the Smart Location Bar using special characters to restrict your search Support for new web technologies such as the <video> and <audio> elements, the W3C Geolocation API, JavaScript query selectors, web worker threads, SVG transforms and offline applications. Suggested Readings: Firefox 3.1b1 Release Notes The “Firefox 3.1 For Developers” article Mozilla Links: Firefox…
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New with the latest nightly builds of Firefox 3.1 is an improved (with a minor flaw) crash recovery. In the past you had two options, either reopen the last sessions as it was prior to the crash or start with a clean slate. I’ve had this happen usually due to a temperamental site that causes Plugins to malfunction (Flash & QuickTime, etc). Problem is if you try to restore your session prior to the crash and close the offending tab fast enough, you end up having Firefox crashing again (and again). This has all changed now… Click for full-sized image…
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) AMO 4.0.2 – Status: Pending Code Freeze/Release Verified 6 bugs Worked with Wil Clouser on a test plan for revising our Add to Firefox detection mechanism. Schedule Code-Freeze: 11:59 PM Oct, 13th Release: Oct. 16. FIREFOX/GECKO Fx 2.0.0.18 & Fx 3.0.4/Gecko 1.8.1.18 & 1.9.0.4 – Status: In Triage No Report Schedule Code freeze: October 24th @ 11:59 PM PDT Builds start: October 28th QA starts: October 29th Release to beta channel: November 5th Final Release: November 12th Fx 3.1b1 (Shiretoko)/Gecko 1.9.1b1 – Status: Pending Release New features (planned/in progress) Major items of interest this week: About to land…
With Yahoo’s stock plummeting to $12.29 a share on Friday (October 10), a Yahoo investor is urging Yahoo to sell itself to Microsoft for $22 a share. From Reuters: Under the proposal by investment fund Mithras Capital, Microsoft would unload Yahoo’s Asian assets and non-search businesses, extract $3 billion worth of cost savings and receive $2.8 billion of tax benefits, meaning the software giant would pay $10.3 billion for Yahoo’s search business. A quick refresher on Yahoo’s stock: Closed at $19.18 per share on January 31st, the day before Microsoft made the offer Closed at $28.38 per share (up 47%)…
Just Released No New Releases This Past Week Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.1b1 – October 14th Tentative Shredder (Thunderbird) 3.0a3 – October 14th Tentative Future Release Note: MU Releases are special releases which allow users to upgrade to the next major version (e.g. Fx 2 to Fx 3) automatically without having to manually download and install the newer version. Firefox 2.0.0.17 > 3.0.2 MU – TBD Firefox 2.0.0.17 – November 12th Firefox 3.0.4 – November 12th
Nearly 4 months since the deal was called off, a research report from Rob Sanderson with American Technology Research today indicates that it is “increasingly likely” that Microsoft would make another bid for Yahoo at a “significantly lower” price. However, two Bank of America analysts don’t see this happening in the near future. News Source: The Microsoft Blog
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) AMO 4.0.2 – Status: In Triage Current Bugs Code Freeze: October 13th push already resolved/fixed bugs on October 7th FIREFOX/GECKO Fx 2.0.0.18 & Fx 3.0.4/Gecko 1.8.1.18 & 1.9.0.4 – Status: In Triage No Report Schedule Code freeze: October 24th @ 11:59 PM PDT Builds start: October 28th QA starts: October 29th Release to beta channel: November 5th Final Release: November 12th Fx 3.1b1 (Shiretoko)/Gecko 1.9.1b1 – Status: Code Freeze New features (planned/in progress) Beta 1 Freeze completed, all blocking 1.9.1+ P1s have been completed and the last one or two are being landed as we speak. For beta…
I have signed up to become an official tester for Thunderbird 3. Got an email from them the other day saying they were getting ready to test Thunderbird 3 Alpha 3. Don’t have a release date, yet but testing is suppose to begin as early as Sunday.
Just Released No New Releases This Past Week Schedule this Coming Week No Release Current Scheduled For This Coming Week Future Release Note: MU Releases are special releases which allow users to upgrade to the next major version (e.g. Fx 2 to Fx 3) automatically without having to manually download and install the newer version. Firefox 2.0.0.17 > 3.0.2 MU – TBD Firefox 2.0.0.17 – November 12th Firefox 3.0.4 – November 12th Firefox 3.1b1 – Early October 2008 Shredder (Thunderbird) 3.0a3 – October 2008
I have signed up to become an offical tester for Thunderbird 3. Got an email from them the other day saying they were getting ready to test Thunderbird 3 Alpha 3. Don’t have a release date, yet but testing is suppose to begin as early as Sunday.