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Mozilla Releases Major Firefox Update Bringing a New Design, New Menu, and More [Video]

Mozilla Releases Major Firefox Update Bringing a New Design, New Menu, and More [Video]

Posted April 29, 2014 at 3:54pm by iClarified
Mozilla has announced a major update to Firefox bringing a new design and the ability to set up Firefox Sync by creating a Firefox account.

We reimagined and redesigned Firefox to reflect how you use the Web today and we are excited to introduce many features including an elegant and fun design, new menu, customization mode and an enhanced Firefox Sync service powered by Firefox Accounts.

What’s New in Firefox:
● Elegant New Design: Sleek new tabs and an overall modern look that makes it easier to experience the Web the way you want.
● Customization Mode: Makes it easy for you to personalize your Web experience to access the features you use the most. You can easily drag and drop your favorite feature, tool or add-on in the menu or toolbar.
● Firefox Menu: Includes popular browser controls, features and add-ons in one place to make it easier and faster to access them. The menu is completely customizable so you can edit or add features you use most.
● Fun and Simple Bookmarks: You can create bookmarks with a single click and manage them from the same place.
● Easy Access to Add-ons Manager: Firefox includes an Add-ons Manager you can access directly from the menu to help easily discover and install add-ons.
● Enhanced Firefox Sync Powered by Firefox Accounts: Just create a Firefox Account and our sync feature makes it even easier to setup and add multiple devices with end-to-end encryption. Firefox Sync gives you access to Awesome Bar history, saved passwords, bookmarks, open tabs and form data across your computers and mobile Android devices.


Web Platform and Developer Tools:
● WebRTC: Firefox supports WebRTC, which enables video calls and file sharing between browsers.
● WebAPIs: There are now more than 30 Mozilla-pioneered WebAPIs, which unlock more functionality and features in the Web platform.
● asm.js and Emscripten: asm.js is a Mozilla-pioneered subset of JavaScript that can run at near-native speed for games and other performance-intensive applications. Specific asm.js optimizations in Firefox mean it currently runs asm.js-style code faster than any other browser. Using asm.js and Emscripten, we helped Epic Games and Unity add the Web as another export option to their hugely popular game engines without the need for plugins.
● Web Audio API: With Web Audio API, developers can now build robust audio engines capable of new features like positional audio and support for effects such as reverb, which can create immersive audio experiences on the Web, which is especially important for game developers.
● CSS Flexbox: The integration of CSS Flexbox in Firefox makes it easier for developers to build user interfaces that adapt to the size of the browser window or to create elastic layouts which adapt themselves to the font size. This is helpful when developers are trying to create a consistent user interface to their Website or Web app across desktop and mobile.
● App Manager: Brings the Firefox Web developer tools to mobile app developers, simplifying mobile Web app development with live prototyping and debugging of apps on Firefox OS phones directly from the desktop.
● Extension APIs: Developers using the Add-on SDK can now use the new button and toolbar APIs to easily integrate their add-on with Firefox’s new customizable toolbar.

Take a look at the video for more details. You can download the new version of Firefox from the link below.

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Mozilla Releases Major Firefox Update Bringing a New Design, New Menu, and More [Video]


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Bill
Bill - April 29, 2014 at 9:54pm
Epic Fail - Doesn't render it's own home page OR Vimeo OR YouTube - Using the Mac version 29 - OS X 10.9.2
Schiwe
Schiwe - April 29, 2014 at 7:58pm
FireFox is the Best browser out there ! Keep up the good work mozilla ;)
PaladinLV
PaladinLV - April 29, 2014 at 4:44pm
Why would anyone use software from a bigoted political organization?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - April 29, 2014 at 4:06pm
But is it fast as safari and uses less energy for loading?
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