Mozilla is releasing the first beta version of Firefox Mobile browser(code named Fennec) on Nokia’s N900 and N810 handset, with Firefox versions for Windows Mobile and Android has been released in next year.
The Mozilla claims that Firefox for Mobile will have the fastest Javascript engine of any mobile browser, allowing developers to create apps for the browser instead of creating multiple versions of the same appls for different mobile OSes.
Fennec
The new software has many of the features of the desktop version, such as tabbed browsing, and an address bar that doubles as a search box.
Download Firefox for Nokia N900
Features of Mobile Versions of firefox
Firefox for your mobile phone comes complete with favorite and familiar features that you enjoy on your desktop.
Bookmark with a Touch
Bookmark your favorite sites with one touch. Swipe your finger across the screen to access tabs or install useful add-ons. Double tap to zoom. So smart it’s simple.
Awesome Bar
Forget about typing long URLs, let the Awesome Bar do the searching and get you the sites you love in an instant. The Awesome Bar searches your history, bookmarks and tags to go to your favorite sites instantly.
Add-ons
Add-ons have gone mobile. Personalize your browser and make it your own. Search and install add-ons on your mobile with firefox.
Password Manager
Typing passwords on your phone is just plain hard. Why do it more than once? Choose to “remember” site passwords and forget ever having to endure long and difficult typing.
Fab Tabs
Your tabs are close at hand. Just swipe your finger to the right to see thumbnails of all your open tabs to find what you want quickly.
Local search… Wherever You Are
Looking for the city’s best live music joint? An alternative route to the highway? Get insider info and access maps with Location-Aware Browsing.
Site for Sore Eyes
Tabs and browser controls are stowed away to the sides of the screen. Now you can see what’s been hiding all this time – the entire Web page. Enjoy the view.Also Share your Firefox preferences, history, and bookmarks between your desktop and mobile.
“Anyone who knows JavaScript and HTML can develop a great app without having to learn a specific mobile platform,” Jay Sullivan, vice president of mobile at Mozilla.
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Good news for Firefox fans =)
Definitely very good news. Kudos to Jay Sullivan for another nice output. I’m think Fab Tabs is my favorite among these features.
Hope Fennec will beat Opera Mini and Others.