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Mozilla Fennec Alpha 2: Faster & Smoother

Dec 24th, 2008 | By Premnath Sah | Category: Mozilla, Software, browser

Mozilla has rolled out Alpha 2 release of this Next Gen. Mobile / MID browser. It is available for both Desktop (Linux / Windows / Mac) and Nokia N810.

  • Faster panning
  • Faster zooming
  • Improved responsiveness while pages are loading
  • New content manipulation hooks for extension authors
  • Look and feel improvements to improve usability

Easy navigation to Web content:

  • Bookmarks, including tags
  • Smart URL bar (”awesome bar”)
  • Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images
  • Integrated Web search – built into the URL bar
  • Easy access to multiple search engines

Web content:

  • Maximize content by auto-hiding controls and URL bar
  • Zoom in and out

Security:

  • Instant Web site ID (”Larry“)
  • Password manager
  • Popup blocker
  • Clear private data

Devices services integration:

  • Click on a phone number to initiate a call
  • JavaScript API to get device location

Also:

  • Searchable download manager
  • Preferences pane

Alpha 2 packs more performance and smoother navigation when compared to its predecessor.

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