Firefox 3.0 opens door to Web apps, Mozilla says
Posted by: [NT] on: 02/28/2007 11:55 AM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ] · 947 views
When Firefox 3.0 is released later this year, the open-source browser is likely to contain a host of new features, including offline support for Web applications and new bookmark and search features. Mozilla released the second alpha version of Firefox 3.0 earlier this month.
While the final feature set hasn't been determined, Firefox 3.0 will also contain elements for its 4.0 release and beyond, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president for engineering for Mozilla, during a stop in London on Tuesday. The browser is due out in the second half of the year.
"What we're trying to do with all of these things is lay the foundation," Schroepfer said. Read on at InfoWorld
While the final feature set hasn't been determined, Firefox 3.0 will also contain elements for its 4.0 release and beyond, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president for engineering for Mozilla, during a stop in London on Tuesday. The browser is due out in the second half of the year.
"What we're trying to do with all of these things is lay the foundation," Schroepfer said. Read on at InfoWorld
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Rosco Member Posts: 24 Joined: 2005-02-09 |
#66059 Posted on: 02/28/2007 02:46 PM
Sounds nice, but I'm still waiting for Seamonkey to adopt some of the features of Firefox and Thunderbird. Then the Suite will be perfect once again. |
