Mozilla has “unprefixed” a number of HTML5 code. That means, wrote Rosenblatt, the company thinks it has matured enough “to run in the browser without causing instability.” The newly unshackled HTML5 code includes CSS3 animations, transforms, transitions, image values, values and units, and IndexedDB. In addition, the two Web APIs created with Mozilla’s help, Battery API and Vibration API, which are also now unprefixed.
Furthermore, there is now another new command line for Firefox developers. It is designed to simplify keyboard control.
Concurrently, as per the CNET blog, the Android (News - Alert) version of Firefox 16 got a Reader mode, which can be used to streamline the appearance of articles as well as makes it easier to share. When the Reader Mode is available, an icon appears in the location bar. When you tap it, the story or the article you are reading will be reformatted, changing the size of the pictures, making the font bigger, and removing ads.
However, soon after the release the updated Firefox 16 was temporarily removed from Mozilla's installer page. Reports show that apparently there was a serious security flaw in the browser's latest version.
On company’s security blog, Mozilla's Director of Security Assurance, Michael Coates, stated, "The vulnerability could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters." "At this time we have no indication that this vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild," added Coates.
At this time, Mozilla is currently working on a fix for this problem and expects to ship this product to users beginning soon. In the interim, Mozilla is recommending that developers use version 15.0.1, which was unaffected by the flaw.
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Firefox for Android now has expanded its HTML5 video capabilities to include H.264 video playback. Web developers have been using Adobe Flash to play H.264 video on Firefox for Android, but Adobe no longer supports Flash for Android. Mozilla needed a new solution, so Firefox now uses Android’s “Stagefright” library to access hardware video decoders. The challenges posed by H.264 patents and royalties have been documented elsewhere.
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Get your latest Firefox Browser for Android here in Google Play Store
Supported devices
Firefox currently supports H.264 playback on any device running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and any Samsung device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). We have temporarily blocked non-Samsung devices running Ice Cream Sandwich until we can fix or workaround some bugs. Support for Gingerbread and Honeycomb devices is planned for a later release
To test whether Firefox supports H.264 on your device, try playing this “Big Buck Bunny” video.
cheers ...
Furthermore, there is now another new command line for Firefox developers. It is designed to simplify keyboard control.
Concurrently, as per the CNET blog, the Android (News - Alert) version of Firefox 16 got a Reader mode, which can be used to streamline the appearance of articles as well as makes it easier to share. When the Reader Mode is available, an icon appears in the location bar. When you tap it, the story or the article you are reading will be reformatted, changing the size of the pictures, making the font bigger, and removing ads.
However, soon after the release the updated Firefox 16 was temporarily removed from Mozilla's installer page. Reports show that apparently there was a serious security flaw in the browser's latest version.
On company’s security blog, Mozilla's Director of Security Assurance, Michael Coates, stated, "The vulnerability could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters." "At this time we have no indication that this vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild," added Coates.
At this time, Mozilla is currently working on a fix for this problem and expects to ship this product to users beginning soon. In the interim, Mozilla is recommending that developers use version 15.0.1, which was unaffected by the flaw.
via
Firefox for Android now has expanded its HTML5 video capabilities to include H.264 video playback. Web developers have been using Adobe Flash to play H.264 video on Firefox for Android, but Adobe no longer supports Flash for Android. Mozilla needed a new solution, so Firefox now uses Android’s “Stagefright” library to access hardware video decoders. The challenges posed by H.264 patents and royalties have been documented elsewhere.
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Get your latest Firefox Browser for Android here in Google Play Store
Supported devices
Firefox currently supports H.264 playback on any device running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and any Samsung device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). We have temporarily blocked non-Samsung devices running Ice Cream Sandwich until we can fix or workaround some bugs. Support for Gingerbread and Honeycomb devices is planned for a later release
To test whether Firefox supports H.264 on your device, try playing this “Big Buck Bunny” video.
cheers ...
