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Firefox 4 promises to put this excellent explorer back among the best. In the latest version, they have been incorporated notable improvements in graphics acceleration, secure connections via HSTS and a Audio API that can revolutionize the way we relate to the audio of a web page. |
Graphic acceleration
Now Firefox comes enabled with graphical acceleration through Direct2D, allowing efficient use of the hardware resources of each computer to accelerate the processing of web pages.
This improvement is now available by default on computers with hardware compatible with DirectX 10 or higher, in Windows Vista and 7. In Linux we will not have the same luck, due to the absence of DirectX. However, I am wondering if OpenGL could be used instead ...
Secure connections on the network with HSTS
Now with Firefox you will be able to browse more securely with HSTS (HTTP Strict-Transport-Security), a new mechanism that allows websites to tell the browser to establish secure connections, preventing possible attackers from accessing the information during transmission .
@ More information in English about HSTS.
Audio API
Firefox improves the integration of multimedia elements with the web, giving the possibility of using VIDEO and AUDIO elements of HTML5 so that web developers can manipulate them using JavaScript. But, the interesting thing about this new introduction is the possibility of interacting with the audio of the web pages in a radically different way than we are used to (press play, period).
We invite you both to update the browser if you already use the beta; how to download it to test all your new features.
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Before firefox was one of my favorite browsers, but every time it is turning its back on linux users, once I find good replacements to my add-ons I will move to chromium.
Something that I comment a lot with friends is that Firefox does not spoil linux users too much, but we must understand that every company must think about the best strategy to obtain an advantage in the market, that is why (and as much as it hurts) that Windows versions are made first, before Linux. Although it seems to me that using OpenGL in the Linux version should be a goal of the guys at Mozilla.
It is supposed to be the flagship browser of our beloved operating system, so a little attention would not hurt.
Absolutely! But beware that in case of neglecting Linux they would lose an important part of their market share. On the other hand, they would lose an item in which they were already consolidated. If I made the decisions in Mozilla I would be more concerned about losing a market in which I am the leader (Linux) than a couple of points of market share in Windows (in which, on the other hand, IE continues to have a significant share). In short, to be a leader in Linux you need to create an EXCELLENT explorer, push it to its limits. To be a leader in Windows, it is enough that it comes installed by default and makes its uninstallation difficult or confusing, as is the case with IE. 🙁
Cheers! Paul.
You are absolutely right, Firefox needs to consolidate in Linux, because there are many people who look for other options because they consider that Mozilla does not put enough effort.
By the way, in the end it seems that Firefox / linux will bring acceleration:
http://www.muylinux.com/2010/09/09/firefox-4-si-incluira-aceleracion-hardware-para-linux
Totally agree, Mozilla has to consolidate, because other browsers are taking advantage of it, precisely because it is leaving us in second place.
By the way, it seems that in the end Firefox will use acceleration:
http://www.muylinux.com/2010/09/09/firefox-4-si-incluira-aceleracion-hardware-para-linux
Yes, I read it. Great news! Thanks for sharing !!
poor thing, the resentful child. business are business.