Technology content trusted by users in Australia and around the world.
4,957 Articles | 29,924 Posts
Select Your Edition:  
Tweakipedia
A wealth of
tech information!

TRENDING NOW: Xbox One - Just what is Microsoft thinking?!
AU EditionYou are located: Home > All News > Internet Browsers News > Firefox for Honeycomb beta available

Firefox for Honeycomb beta available

By: (more) | Internet Browsers News | Posted: Sep 15, 2011 2:30 am

A beta build for developers of Firefox for Honeycomb is available for you to try. With developer Lucas Rocha saying on a blog post:

 

It has now reached a functional state that is good enough for getting some early feedback. Keep in mind that this is very early stage work. There are lots of rough edges and design is continuously evolving.

 

firefox_for_honeycomb_beta_available

 

The design continues the keep the elements of the smaller-screen smartphone version, with tab switching that is accessed bu pulling out from the left side and other options that can be accessed by pulling from the right side. The bigger screen adds forward and backward navigation buttons, an address bar, and buttons for reloading and bookmarking. Firefox on smartphones is well underway, so Mozilla are now beginning to focus on Android-based tablets, in particular, Honeycomb.

 

Mozilla is banking on Android as a way to keep its browser relevant in the fast-growing mobile world. With MeeGo and Windows Mobile 6.5 riding into the sunset, Windows Phone 7 not having the necessary low-level access to permit Firefox to run, and the dominant mobile OS, Apple's iOS, only permits browsers that put a new interface on Apple's WebKit browser engine.


SOURCE #1

Related Tags



Further Reading: Read and find more Internet Browsers news at our Internet Browsers news index page.

TweakTown News RSS FeedDo you get our news RSS feed? Get It! Got a news tip? Tell Us!

Post a Comment about this news



Check out our
RSS feeds!
  • Upcoming Content: MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming Series (Intel Z77) Motherboard Review
  • Upcoming Content: HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 2.5" Hard Drive Review
  • Upcoming Content: Western Digital My Passport Edge for Mac 500GB External HDD Review
  • Upcoming Content: PQI Air Card 4GB Wi-Fi SDHC Review
  • Upcoming Content: LaCie CloudBox 1TB Personal NAS Review
  • Upcoming Content: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season Three (1989) Blu-ray Review
  • Upcoming Content: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Blu-ray Movie Review
  • Upcoming Content: Whatever happened to Comodo Time Machine?
  • Upcoming Content: SuperSpeed RamDisk Plus 11 Software Review
  • Upcoming Content: ADATA DashDrive Elite UE700 USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
  • Upcoming Content: MyDigitalSSD BP4 240GB mSATA Review


Internet Browsers News Posts

View More Internet Browsers News Posts


TweakTown Web Poll

Question: What new stuff are you most excited to see at Computex Taipei 2013?

Cases, Coolers & PSU’s

CPU's

Gadgets

GPU's & Video Cards

Keyboards & Mice

Laptops, Tablets & Phones

Motherboards & Chipsets

New Tech

SSD's & Memory

Booth Babes

or View the Results

View More Polls

Forum Activity

View More Forum Posts

Internet Browsers Press Releases

View More Internet Browsers Press Releases