A Faster, Sleeker Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile is Released | Linux Today

A Faster, Sleeker Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile is Released

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 2010

“Even though a bit late, Mozilla is making steady progress with
the mobile phone version of its popular web browser, Firefox. The
latest Firefox 4 beta for mobile brings in a lot of speed
enhancements and it is much lighter as well.

“What’s new in the latest Firefox 4 beta for mobile?

* Reduced memory usage and improved text rendering.

* 60% install size reduction on Android (from around 43 MB to 17
MB).

* On Android 2.2, latest Firefox 4 beta is now 25% faster on the
SunSpider Javascript benchmark than the stock browser.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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