Firefox 3.5 released E-mail
by Stephen Withers   
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
When active, Private Browsing prevents pages from being added to the History list and files from being added to the Downloads list. It also forgets anything typed into text boxes, and doesn't store passwords, cookies or cached files.

Location Aware Browsing (by default using the Google Location Service) makes it possible for web sites to display information relevant to the user's location. This is an opt-in, per-site feature, and users can give permission on a one-off or ongoing basis.

The location is determined from the computer's IP address and any Wi-Fi access points that are within range. The result is said to be accurate within a few metres in some places, but elsewhere may only give the right city.

Firefox 3.5 supports HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements, and can play Theora video and Vorbis audio without the need for plug-ins.

HTML 5 local storage and offline application storage is also supported (useful for web applications), along with other web technologies such as downloadable fonts (web pages may be displayed in the fonts the designer intended even if they're not installed on your computer), colour correction of images with colour profiles (photos are more likely to appear onscreen in their original colours),

Firefox is now internationalised for more than 70 languages, although several - Bangladeshi Bengali, Kazakh, Malayalam, Mongolian, Oriya, Romansh, Chilean Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Tamil, Sri Lankan Tamil, and Turkish - are still in beta.

Firefox 3.5 is available for Windows (2000, XP, Server 2003 or Vista), Mac OS X (10.4 or later), and Linux (various prerequisites).
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