Mozilla ha annunciato l'inserimento della nuova versione del suo browser Firefox nel canale Aurora (il "Dev channel" di Firefox). Il download è possibile da questo link firefox-6.0a2.it.win32.installer.exe.

The new features in Firefox Aurora give users and Web developers more control over their browsing and development environments while improving overall performance.

Features include:

• Data Management Window is an experimental feature that provides control over the the access that specific websites have to your browsing data, including cookies, passwords and location information. To start testing this feature type “about:permissions” in the Awesome Bar (URL Bar).

• Add-ons Manager with Plugin Check quickly verifies the compatibility of installed plugins directly from the Add-Ons Manager.

• Panorama Groups on Demand improves browser startup time and overall experience by allowing power Panorama users to load saved tab groups only when using Panorama.

Web developers will also find a new set of tools in this release like Scratchpad, Web Console, Web Developer Menu and more.

• The Scratchpad lets developers quickly build and test JavaScript snippets in the browser.
• Web Console adds the ability to move the console to other parts of the window or break out into a separate window.
• Web Developer Menu provides access to developer tools from the Firefox Aurora Menu Button

Firefox Aurora has additional support for HTML5, DOM level 3, server-sent events, networking technologies and other tools that make it easier for developers build advanced Web apps.

Dopo Google, che ha introdotto nella versione 13 Dev del suo browser Chrome la possibilità per gli utenti di nascondere la barra degli indirizzi, anche Mozilla si appresta a fare altrettanto. Mozilla ha introdotto una apposita estensione per Firefox, LessChrome HD. Una volta installata l'estensione, disponibile per Firefox a partire dalla versione 4.0, la barra degli indirizzi viene automaticamente nascosta, e tornerà ad essere visibile quando si passerà il mouse sull'etichetta della scheda aperta

Mozilla procede sulla strada che porterà al rilascio della versione finale di Firefox 5 il prossimo 21 giugno rilasciando la seconda beta

The latest version of Firefox Beta has the following changes:

• Added support for  CSS animations
• Added support for  switching Firefox development channels
• The  Do-Not-Track  header preference has been moved to increase discoverability
• Improved canvas, JavaScript, memory, and networking performance
• Improved standards support for HTML5, XHR, MathML, SMIL, and canvas
• Improved spell checking for some locales
• Improved desktop environment integration for Linux users

Le note di rilascio sono disponibili a questa pagina, il download è possibile da questa pagina.

Mozilla ha rilasciato la nuova versione del suo browser Firefox 4 per Android e Maemo.  Firefox per dispositivi mobili è offerto in oltre 10 lingue, il download per dispositivi Android è possibile su Android market, per Maemo è possibile a questa pagina.

Firefox is up to three times faster than the stock browser on Android. Major enhancements to the JavaScript engine make everything from page load speed to graphics to overall performance snappy in Firefox.

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What’s New in Firefox for Android and Maemo:

Streamlined Interface

• Focus on Web content: Features like tabs, one-touch bookmarking and browser controls that stow away when not in use help users focus on the websites they visit

Browse More, Type Less

• Awesome Screen: Type less with easy access to history, bookmarks and open tabs
• Save to PDF: Capture important websites, like directions or a boarding pass, to view offline
• Share Page: Share websites via apps like email, Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader and more
• Add Search Engine: Customize your search engine list

Private and Secure Synchronization

• Firefox Sync: Access Awesome Bar history, bookmarks, open tabs, passwords and form data across multiple computers and mobile devices with secure end-to-end encryption

Most Customizable:

• Firefox offers thousands of ways for users to customize the features, functionality and look of their mobile Web browser with Firefox Add-ons

Cutting Edge Tools for Web Developers:

• Firefox improves existing tools like CSS, Canvas and SVG to enable developers to make exciting Web pages
• HTML5 support in Firefox for Android and Maemo includes Location-Aware Browsing, device orientation, accelerometer, desktop notifications and more
• The JavaScript engine incorporates the new JägerMonkey JIT compiler, along with enhancements to the existing TraceMonkey JIT and SpiderMonkey’s interpreter for faster page-load speed and better performance of Web apps and games

Mozilla ha annunciato il rilascio di Firefox 4, la versione finale arriva dopo il rilascio di 12 versioni beta e due release candidate.

Mozilla, a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to making the Web better, is proud to release Mozilla Firefox 4, the newest version of the popular, free and open source Web browser.

Secondo Mozilla la versione 4 è la versione più veloce di Firefox, Firefox 4 è da due a sei volte più veloce di Firefox 3.
Firefox 4 è dotato anche di un nuovo add-ons manager, supporto per HTML5, App Tabs. Il motore JavaScript incorpora il nuovo compilatore JägerMonkey JIT. Con Firefox 4 un eventuale problema con Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime o Silverlight di Microsoft non causerà il blocco del browser. Se uno di questi plugin si dovesse bloccare non influenzerebbe il resto di Firefox, sarà sufficiente ricaricare la pagina per riavviare il plugin.
Firefox 4 è disponibile in oltre 80 lingue per sistemi Windows, Linux, Max OS X. Il download è possibile da questa pagina.

What’s New in Firefox 4:

Fastest Firefox Ever

• Performance: Firefox is up to six times faster than the previous release. With improved start-up and page load times, speedy Web app performance and hardware accelerated graphics, Firefox is optimized for rich, interactive websites.

Streamlined Interface

• App Tabs: give a permanent home to frequently visited sites like Web mail, Twitter, Pandora, Flickr.
• Switch to Tab: easily find and switch to any open tab from your Awesome Bar without opening duplicate tabs.
• Panorama: drag and drop tabs into manageable groups to save time while navigating many open tabs.

Private and Secure Synchronization

• Firefox Sync: access your Awesome Bar history, bookmarks, open tabs, passwords and form data across multiple computers and mobile devices.

Most Customizable

• New Add-ons Manager: easily discover and install more than 200,000 add-ons to customize the features, functionality and look of Firefox.

Private and Secure

• Do Not Track: Firefox is leading the Web towards a universal standard Do Not Track feature that allows users to opt-out of tracking used for behavioral advertising.
• Firefox puts privacy first, fixing flaws in some Web standards to prevent others from accessing your browser history.
• HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS): automatically establishes secure connections to stop "man in the middle" attacks and keep sensitive data safe from interception during the log-in process.
• Content Security Policy (CSP): prevent cross-scripting attacks by allowing sites to explicitly tell the browser which content is legitimate.

Cutting Edge Tools for Web Developers:

• The JavaScript engine incorporates the new JägerMonkey JIT compiler, along with enhancements to the existing TraceMonkey JIT and SpiderMonkey’s interpreter for faster page-load speed and better performance of Web apps and games.
• HTML5 support in Firefox includes hardware accelerated, high-definition video (WebM), 3D graphics, offline data storage, professional typography, touchscreen interfaces and the Mozilla Audio API to help create visual experiences for sound and more.
• Firefox 4 also improves existing tools like CSS, Canvas and SVG to enable developers to make exciting Web pages.
• Firefox provides uninterrupted browsing when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If one of these plugins crashes or freezes, it won’t affect the rest of Firefox. Simply reload the page to restart the plugin.

Mozilla ha rilasciato la seconda release candidate del suo browser Firefox

Firefox 4 RC is based on the Gecko 2.0 Web platform.
What's new in this Firefox 4 RC

• Blacklisted a few invalid HTTPS certificates
• Updated localizations for 29 locales
• Added Vietnamese localization, bringing the total languages available in Firefox 4 to 83

Download da questa pagina. Note di rilascio disponibili a questa pagina. Il rilascio della versione finale di Firefox 4 è attesa per il prossimo 22 marzo.

Mozilla ha annunciato il rilascio della terza alpha di Thunderbird, il suo client di posta elettronica.

Miramar Alpha 3 is built on top of Gecko 2.0 and includes tab reordering and drag and drop into new windows, a revised account creation wizard to improve setup, and numerous other bug fixes.

Note di rilascio disponibili a questo indirizzo.

Notable changes in Miramar Alpha 3 from Miramar Alpha 2

• Tabs can now be reordered and dragged to different windows
• Revised account creation wizard, offering improved set-up
• Plugins can now be loaded in RSS feeds by default
• and numerous other bug fixes

Mozilla potrebbe rilasciare la nuova versione del suo browser, Firefox 4, il prossimo 22 marzo. Secondo un post sul Google Group mozilla.dev.planning scritto da Damon Sicore, Mozilla Senior Director of Engineering, la data di rilascio per la versione stabile di Firefox 4, il prossimo 22 marzo, è stato approvato da Mozilla.
Attualmente l'ultima versione stabile di Firefox è la 3.6.15, mentre qualche giorno fa è stata rilasciata la release candidate di Firefox 4.

Mozilla ha rilasciato la release candidate della versione 4.0 suo browser Firefox.

Mozilla Firefox 4 for Windows, Mac and Linux has exited the beta cycle and is now available as a release candidate in more than 70 languages.

Thanks to our community of add-ons developers, more than 70 percent of Firefox Add-ons are now compatible with Firefox 4.

Download a partire da questa pagina.

Annunciato il rilascio del LiveDVD di Gentoo Linux 11.0

The LiveDVD features a superb list of packages, some of which are listed below.

• System packages include: Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (with Gentoo patches), Accessibility Support with Speakup 3.1.6, bash 4.1, glibc 2.12.2, gcc 4.5.2, binutils 2.21, python 2.7.1 and 3.1.3, perl 5.12.3, and more.
• Desktop environments and window managers include: KDE SC 4.6, GNOME 2.32, Xfce 4.8, Enlightenment 1.0.7, Openbox 3.4.11.2, Fluxbox 1.3.1, XBMC 10.0 and more.
• Office, graphics, and productivity applications include: OpenOffice 3.2.1, XEmacs 21.5.29 gVim 7.3.102, Abiword 2.8.6, GnuCash 2.2.9, Scribus 1.9.3, GIMP 2.6.11, Inkscape 0.48.1, Blender 2.49b, XSane 0.997, and much more.
• Web browsers include: Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13, Arora 0.11.0, Opera 11.0, Epiphany 2.30.6, Seamonkey 2.0.11, and other favorites.
• Communication tools include: Pidgin 2.7.10, Quassel 0.7.1, Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.7, Claws Mail 3.7.8, Qtwitter 0.10.0, irssi 0.8.15, and many more.
• Development applications include: KDevelop 4.2, KDESvn 1.5.5, qt-creator 2.1.0, Bluefish 2.0.2, and many more.
• Multimedia applications include: Amarok 2.4, MPlayer 1.0_rc4, DVDAuthor 0.6.14, LAME 3.98.4, ffmpeg 0.6, GNOME-MPlayer 1.0.0, SMPlayer 0.6.9, and several others.

Il LiveDVD è disponibile in due versioni, una versione ibrida x86/x86_64, e una versione multilib x86_64. Download a partire da questa pagina o direttamente da questi link:
livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-11.0.iso (2.351 MB, torrent),
livedvd-amd64-multilib-11.0.iso (2.574 MB, torrent).