Firefox 4 Beta 5 with Better Security & Hardware Acceleration

Firefox has released the latest Firefox 4 beta 5 with it a couple of new features like hardware acceleration for Windows users and a new audio API. Firefox 4 Beta 5 now uses Direct2D by default to speed up page rendering. Firefox 4 Beta 5 also comes with a new security feature which enables sites to force HTTPS connections.
According to Mr. Mike Beltzner, Mozilla's director of Firefox, "The latest update to Firefox 4 Beta brings super fast graphics and incredible new audio capabilities to the Web. Firefox 4 Beta now leverages hardware acceleration to improve graphics performance for Windows users and also allows, for the first time, the visualization of audio data within the browser," he explained.

Hardware acceleration is the main feature for Windows users. Firefox 4 Beta 5 now uses Direct2D by default to speed up page rendering. You will need a graphics card supporting DirectX 10, but the difference it makes, especially for visually intensive web pages, is significant. Mozilla doesn't have an alternative to Direct2D on other platforms, since it's a Microsoft technology, so Linux and Mac users are out of luck for now. The team has said that it is looking at ways of bringing hardware acceleration to all users at some point.

Firefox 4 Beta 5 also has a new audio API. The API gives developers the ability to read and write raw audio data within the browser. It's a pretty powerful API and comes in very handy in a few specialized use cases. However, it is unlikely to make a difference for most users.Firefox 4 Beta 5 will also support for HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS). This new security protocol enables webmasters to request that Firefox always uses HTTPS connections for that site. This way, in the case of a man in the middle attack, which would try to redirect you to a non-encrypted version of that site, Firefox will automatically replace any HTTP URL with HTTPS ones.

Direct Download Links for Firefox 4 Beta 5:

         Firefox 4 Beta 5.exe (for Windows 8.1 MB)

	tar.bz2 (4.0 Beta 5 Development) (Linux 32-bit binary, 11 MB)
	tar.bz2 (4.0 Beta 5 Development) (Linux 64-bit binary, 13 MB)

         Firefox 4 Beta 5.dmg (Mac, 24 MB)

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Google Chrome 6.0 Final is Out Now

Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 has been released to the 1st stable channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The previous beta release was Chrome 6.0.472.51, so the changes are minimal. There is however a big number of security fixes which have only now been revealed. Updates from the previous stable release include: Updated UI, Form Autofill, Syncing of extensions and Autofill data, Increased speed and stability.According to Brian Rakowski, Product Manager for Google Chrome, "Today, we’re releasing a new stable version of Chrome that is even faster and more streamlined. Chrome is now three times faster than it was two years ago on JavaScript performance. We’ve also been working on simplifying the 'chrome' of Chrome. As you can see, we took the already minimalist user interface and stripped it down a bit more to make it easier to use," he listed some of the improvements in the latest stable release.:


"We combined Chrome’s two menus into one, revisited the location of the buttons, cleaned up the treatment of the URL and the Omnibox, and adjusted the color scheme of the browser to be easier on the eyes," he added.

No new features have been added since, the team focused on bug fixes and a little more UI polish. Compared to Chorme 5.0, the previous stable release, there are plenty of changes. The first Chrome 6.0 beta was released less than a month ago. Work on Google Chrome 7.0 has started already and the first releases already available for download at the dev channel. Google intends to accelerate the development process and now plans to release a Chrome stable once every month and a half rather than once every three most like until now. We can hope the release of Google Chrome 7.0 stable very soon.

Download Google Chrome 6.0.472.53: 
here (for Windows)
here (for Linux) 
here (for Mac)  

Download Skyfire 2.3 for Android Available

Skyfire mobile browser released Skyfire 2.3 forGoogle's Android operating system and now available for download here. This released in the Android Market with full version number is 2.3.1.19478, the new Skyfire release comes with a wide range of enhancements and fixes.
Fixes for Skyfire 2.3.1:
    * Fixed streaming performance issues for Droid X and Droid 2 Devices!
    * Proper Streaming support for HTC EVO (found a workaround for EVO device specific issue)
    * Improved overall streaming performance for all FroYo devices

Enhancements in Skyfire 2.3 release:
    * Fixed streaming performance issues for Droid X and Droid 2 Devices!
    * Support for Fix for some Android 2.2 related issues found on the HTC EVO.
    * Video playback: We improved our overall video streaming reliability, thus you should see a much lower occurrence of video timeouts with this new version.  More enhancements are in the works, so video reliability will continue to get better.
    * YouTube: On July 23, YouTube changed some of its APIs, causing YouTube videos to fail occasionally. This release resolves that problem.
    * Desktop/Mobile switch: When switching between Android and Desktop mode of a page we better preserve the original page URL to reduce confusion due to page redirects.
    * Video startup time: Video playback start time improved as much as 5 seconds.

Fixed in 2.3 Release:
    * Startup Crash: For some users, Skyfire would intermittently force close startup. Fixed.
    * Battery optimization, especially when Skyfire is in background
    * Samsung Galaxy S: Better support for Flash 9 to co-exist with Skyfire Toolbar.
    * Find on page: functionality fully working now
    * Exit Skyfire in Android 1.5: On Motorola Backflip and HTC Magic it is now possible to properly exit Skyfire via a long-pressing the ‘back’ key.

According to the company, “Video playback: We improved our overall video streaming reliability, thus you should see a much lower occurrence of video timeouts with this new version. More enhancements are in the works, so video reliability will continue to get better”.

The new Skyfire 2.3 for Android also comes with resolved issues related to some APIs YouTube changed in late July, as well as with better preservation of the original page URL when switching between Android and Desktop mode of a page.

Download Link for Skyfire 2.3.1.19478 for Android: 
Skyfire-Android 2.3.1.19478.apk (1.40 MB) 

Google Chrome 7.0 Released for Dev Channel

Google made available for download the first Chrome 7.0 for all platforms. Google Chrome 7.0.503.1 dev is an incremental update with very few changes for those already using the dev channel builds. The Dev channel has been updated to 7.0.503.0 for Windows, Mac and Chrome Frame; 7.0.503.1 for Linux.
The changes in the first Chrome 7 release are largely dependent on the last version used. Those who follow the dev channel have nothing to be excited about, with an update coming every week or so, the changes are rarely substantial. There is just one fix in the latest release of interest to Linux users: "IP addresses typed into the omnibox now work when offline." 

Recently released the latest Chrome 6 beta, there aren't many noticeable changes in Chrome 7. However, bigger changes are on the roadmap. For one, web apps will be fully supported in Chrome 7. The Chrome Web Store is already live in testing for developers and is now slated for an October launch. The sync capabilities will be extended as well, to include support for web app sync, for obvious reasons, but also tab sync. Later on, password sync and perhaps history sync will be included, but these may not end up in Chrome 7. The stable release is still Google Chrome 5.0 but the Google Chrome 6.0 beta should be available for the stable channel soon.

Download Links for Google Chrome for Windows, Linux and Mac: 

For Windows Download and run the installer for the desired channel:

• Stable channel: http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=win
• Beta channel: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?extra=betachannel
• Dev channel: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?extra=devchannel

For Mac Download the desired channel:

Requirements: Intel CPU; Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later.

• Stable channel
• Beta channel
• Dev channel

For Linux Download the desired channel:

Requirements: Intel Pentium 4 / Athlon 64 or later CPU; 32- or 64-bit Ubuntu 8.04 or later, or 32-bit Debian 5. Support for other Linux distributions is planned; unpacking the .deb files by hand may work.

Note: Installing Google Chrome will add the Google repository so your system will automatically keep Chrome up to date. If you don't want Google's repository, do "sudo touch /etc/default/google-chrome" before installing the package.
Download and install the package appropriate for your system (just clicking on it should do the right thing):

• Stable channel: www.google.com/chrome?platform=linux
• Beta channel (for 32-bit and 64-bit systems): google-chrome-beta_current_i386.deb
• Beta channel (for 64-bit Debian/Ubuntu systems): google-chrome-beta_current_amd64.deb
• Beta channel (for 32-bit Fedora/OpenSUSE systems): google-chrome-beta_current_i386.rpm
• Beta channel (for 64-bit Fedora/OpenSUSE systems): google-chrome-beta_current_x86_64.rpm
• Dev channel (for 32-bit Debian/Ubuntu systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_i386.deb
• Dev channel (for 64-bit Debian/Ubuntu systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb
• Dev channel (for 32-bit Fedora/OpenSUSE systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_i386.rpm
• Dev channel (for 64-bit Fedora/OpenSUSE systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_x86_64.rpm

Google Chrome 7 is Ready Now!

The Google Chrome 6 Beta has just been made available and Google has already started to work for Chrome 7. Yes Google is has started to cocked the Chrome 7 very fast. The first Chrome 7 builds available in the Chromium repositories. Chromium 7.0.497 is the first build to get a major version. There're are minimal and evolutionary changes from the latest Google Chrome 6.0.490.1 dev.
The Chromium 7.0.497 builds continue the UI revamp with some small bug fixes. Chromium 7 also support for web apps and the Chrome Web Store, slated for launch later this year. Chrome 6 already has support for web apps, but it’s not enabled by default.

Chromium 7 also feature the “click-to-play” functionality for blocked plugins which enabled by default. Other features linked to Chrome OS, which is also slated for a fall launch, should be making their way into Chrome 7 as well. 

Google plans to ramp up the delivery schedule. Google aiming to launch a major stable release once every six weeks rather than three months as is the norm now. We hope that Google Chrome 7 stable should be available at the end of September. Google has just released the Chrome 6 beta but the first Chrome 6 stable release should be coming very soon and which has already seen a small update. And the stable builds for Chrome is still Chrome 5. 
Direct Download Link for Chromium 7.0.497.0:
Chromium 7.0.497.0.zip (23.4 MB)  

Firefox 4 Beta 3 with Multi-Touch and Faster JavaScript

The latest update of Firefox 4 Beta is now available for download and testing in more than 30 languages, adding 10 new languages. Firefox 4 beta 3 doesn’t come with much in terms of visual changes, but has some big new features.Firefox 4  Beta 3 support for multi-touch in Windows 7 and faster JavaScript rendering. Mozilla says that the 500,000 or so Firefox 4 Beta users send about 3,500 feedback reports each day using the add-on. 
Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s Director of Firefox, writes on mozilla blog , “The latest update of Firefox 4 Beta is now available for download and testing in more than 30 languages, adding 10 new languages. This update includes multi-touch support for Windows 7 and new JavaScript values to experience faster and smoother graphics. We also have vital feedback from our testers that we will incorporate into future updates”.

Multi-touch support is only available under Windows 7 so far, but it enables users to interact with websites in a more natural way, providing they’re using a touch-enabled device. Touch interfaces are becoming increasingly popular, so far mostly on mobile devices, but recently on larger devices such as tablets, as well.

With a number of Windows 7-based tablets coming, users should appreciate a browser that natively supports multi-touch. The problem with this is that most websites aren’t optimized for multi-touch so even if you have a touch display and Firefox 4, most of the content on the web won't be able to leverage the capabilities.

Hopefully, now that Firefox supports the feature and is providing the necessary tools for web developers to use the capabilities of the device, more websites will implement touch-friendly interfaces.

Changes to the C++ representation of JavaScript enable Firefox to execute heavy, numeric code more efficiently. This sort of code is used to produce smooth, streamlined graphics in modern Web applications. Basically, the change should speed up websites which leverage HTML5 features like Canvas for graphics, but also other computation-heavy JavaScript sites.

The new JavaScript value representation is the result of work done on the JaegerMonkey experimental engine. The project is used to try different approaches in speeding up JavaScript and is separate from the engine used in Firefox 4. The developers borrowed some ideas from WebKit and the LuaJIT and expanded on them, especially for the 64-bit version.

Free Direct Download Links for Firefox 4 Beta 3: 
Firefox 4 Beta 3 (for Windows, 9.1 MB)


Firefox 4 Beta 3 (for Linux, 11.8 MB)
Firefox 4 Beta 3 (for Mac, 21.1 MB)

Software - Lunascape Web Browser 6.0.3 ORION Portable

Software - Lunascape Web Browser 6.0.3 ORION Portable

Lunascape Web Browser - is the first and only Web browser with a triple engine Gecko (used in Firefox), Trident (used in Internet Explorer) and WebKit (used in Safari and Chrome).
Your browser Lunascape realized:

• Ability to quickly switch between the three available engines
• Choice of engine: when you open a Web site, you can specify with - through any of the three engines should open it
• The possibility of adopting a particular page of a particular engine
• Recommendations for the use of the engine, more suitable for displaying a Web page
• The ability to compare maps and the behavior of web pages with different rendering technology
• Multivkladochnost
• Protection from crashes and failures (in the case of an error on any web page, close only one tab, not the entire browser)
• The ability to import settings, Internet Explorer (Firefox extensions are not supported)
• Support for RSS-streams and podcasts
• Support for special mouse movements (gestures) to facilitate navigation
• Autosave input in web forms data
• A library of plug-ins
• A library of visual themes (skins)
• Save screenshot web page format. Png (as a visible part of the web pages and web pages all)
• A lot of other tools to facilitate Web surfing.

Download Link :

Epic Browser Review (First Web Browser for India)

India has now their own browser called Epic Browser. Here is a Epic browser review and Epic browser features. I have already install it on my machine (10MB File) and tested it.

What is Epic Browser? : Epic Browser opens the web pages at lightening speed. Epic’s built is based on Mozilla platform and open source software technology. The main feature of Epic is its Sidebar. It has got many apps/widgets in it. In Epic the user can simultaneously access the apps in the Sidebar while browsing his favorite sites.(First web browser of India).

With the help of Epic, the user can browse the files in My Computer, listen to the Latest Soundtracks, check the News updates, Live Cricket Scores, search for Jobs, Type in any Indic Languages, change the Themes and Wallpapers and more. The main features of Epic are: Maximum Security, Malicious Website Warnings, Anti-Publishing Protection, Fast Browsing and Downloads and many more.

Main Features of Epic Browser.

1. The first-ever web browser for India
2. The world's only sidebar apps browser
3. The world's only antivirus browser
4. Type in different Indian Languages
5. You can Play Games in Epic
6. To Do list with Alert
7. Built-in Anti Virus and Anti Spyware scanning
8. Lots of Skins
9. Windows browser
10. Many more application...

Note:Epic is currently available only for Windows. Mac and Linux versions are in progress. To get an alert as soon as they’re available.

Download Link for Epic Browser
Download Epic Web Browser
ORDownload Epic Alternative Link
ORDownload Epic as a zip File
You’ll need to double-click or “run” the file Epic-setup.exe” which you downloaded. After you double-click or run that file, you’ll be prompted to “Install the Epic Browser”, just click Yes or Next and Epic should get installed on your system!

The Epic Browser is the first-ever web browser for India and the first product from the software companyHidden Reflex.