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Firefox 9.0 for Android Available Now!

Firefox has introduced version 9.0 of their browser to the Android market to support Android tablets running Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. Firefox has a new experience for tablets that leverages the large screen size and makes mobile Web browsing more intuitive. Along with intuitive controls via the  Awesome Bar, when in landscape mode it shows [...]

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Firefox for tablets sneak peek shows design highlights, UI enhancements

Avid Android tablet users will no doubt prefer using one of the staples of a good Web browsing experience when they are trying to enjoy the Internet on the go. That is, more people are probably relying on today’s most popular Web browser, Firefox, to spruce up their Web surfing experience no matter what time [...]

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Mozilla plans to roll out new web-based OS with Boot to Gecko

Soon, Google’s Chrome OS won’t be the only web-based OS in town. If things go according to plan, Mozilla is set to launch its own web-based OS for handheld and other mobile devices with the help of HTML5. Mozilla plans on doing this through a project called “Boot to Gecko” (B2G) which they announced today [...]

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BrowserLinux, An Ultralight Browser OS

Google’s Chrome OS might not yet be upon us but we have a nice alternative in the form of BrowserLinux. This Linux distribution is based on Puppy Linux, in itself a very light OS, which was made even lighter by only including the most basic features of a web browser via Firefox, music player and [...]

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Firefox 3.6 to detect orientation of accelerometer-equipped devices

The next update to Firefox will enable the browser to detect the orientation of any accelerometer-equipped device on which it is running. This way, the browser itself can actually actively adapt to the orientation being used and possibly offer a few advantages, among which are automatic rotation in order to match the current orientation and [...]

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