For those unfamiliar with HTML5, it is going to be the next big update for the HTML coding standard. Some of the new elements in HTML5 include: Canvas Element: allows rendering of graphics (including those used in games) on the fly. What is nice about Canvas is this is done without the need for troublesome plugins such as Flash. On a side note about Flash, Apple CEO Steve Jobs hates Flash and loves HTML5 Video Element: allows embedding of video without the need for clunky plugins such as the open source Adobe Flash and Apple’s QuickTime. HTML5 is going to…
June 2010
Get one of these? ” As part of its regular Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update for its various toolbars, and this update came with more than just documented fixes. The update also installs an add-on for Internet Explorer and an extension for Mozilla Firefox, both without the user’s permission…It’s also not really clear what the installed extension actually does. “ Microsoft hides mystery Firefox extension in toolbar update Source: Microsoft hides mystery Firefox extension in toolbar update Rest of story http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/06/microsoft-slips-ie-firefox-add-on-into-toolbar-update.ars Gary
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.5.10 – Early June 2010 Firefox 3.6.4 – Early June 2010 Future Release Firefox 4.0b1 – June 24, 2010 Tentative Firefox 4.0rc1 – October 2010 Tentative
For those of you expecting an update for the Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 builds today, you will still need to wait. The upcoming releases continue to be postponed. No word yet on an updated release date other than ‘early June’. Thanks to alin for the news update.