Firefox 9 beta hits the web

Posted on Monday, November 14 2011 @ 21:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Mozilla published the first beta version of Firefox 9, you can give it a try over here. The new release promises yet another major boost in JavaScript performance, some new Mac OS X features, stability fixes and improved standards support.

The latest version of Firefox Beta has the following changes:

Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
Added support for font-stretch
Improved support for text-overflow
Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
Fixed several stability issues

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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