Our favourite browser is here with a new update, Firefox version 35.0. Released on 13nth January 2015 its latest improvement is that it can now share mobile device Wi-Fi and cellular signals for improved geolocation services and to help support context-aware applications.
Mozilla has also implemented HTTP Public Key Pinning Extensions for enhanced authentication of encrypted connections in the new version of the browser.
Public Key Pinning was introduced in Firefox 32 on the desktop and in Firefox 34 for Android. The security feature links specific domains and services to Certificate Authorities (CAs) so that they are used instead of authorities that are not mentioned.
The Public Key Pinning Extension provides site owners to do the same on their end. It allows them to list acceptable Certificate Authorities that browsers should use during connection to reduce the impact of compromised Certificate Authorities.
Among the HTML5 support features that Mozilla has added to the browser is support for the CSS front-loading API, the implementation of resource timing API, and the default enabling of CSS filters.
For desktop, version 35.0 uses tiled rendering on OS X, built-in support for H264 (MP4) on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and newer, through native, APIs, and Firefox Hello with a new rooms-based conversations model.
Firefox Hello lets you make free video and voice calls directly from the browser. All you need are a microphone, a webcam (optional), and the latest version of Firefox to call friends who are on WebRTC-supported browsers like Firefox, Chrome, or Opera.
The latest version sees a few fixes, including reduced resource usage for scaled images and a number of security fixes.
If you are using Firefox for Android while downloading the update you will notice that the browser requests permissions to access Wi-Fi connection information which it did not require before. The permissions are used to improve the browser's location-based service according to Mozilla.
Mozilla has also added search dialogue to network error pages to the mobile browser, included the use of Android Download manager to keep track of downloaded files, and offered the ability for some devices to view search activity by swiping up or from the search widget.
Along with improved geolocation functionality, the mobile browser also sees Bing now using HTTPS for secure searching.
Overall many changes being done and we cant wait for the next update that is version 36.0 which is expected to be released on February 24rth.
Mozilla has also implemented HTTP Public Key Pinning Extensions for enhanced authentication of encrypted connections in the new version of the browser.
Public Key Pinning was introduced in Firefox 32 on the desktop and in Firefox 34 for Android. The security feature links specific domains and services to Certificate Authorities (CAs) so that they are used instead of authorities that are not mentioned.
The Public Key Pinning Extension provides site owners to do the same on their end. It allows them to list acceptable Certificate Authorities that browsers should use during connection to reduce the impact of compromised Certificate Authorities.
Among the HTML5 support features that Mozilla has added to the browser is support for the CSS front-loading API, the implementation of resource timing API, and the default enabling of CSS filters.
For desktop, version 35.0 uses tiled rendering on OS X, built-in support for H264 (MP4) on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and newer, through native, APIs, and Firefox Hello with a new rooms-based conversations model.
Firefox Hello lets you make free video and voice calls directly from the browser. All you need are a microphone, a webcam (optional), and the latest version of Firefox to call friends who are on WebRTC-supported browsers like Firefox, Chrome, or Opera.
The latest version sees a few fixes, including reduced resource usage for scaled images and a number of security fixes.
If you are using Firefox for Android while downloading the update you will notice that the browser requests permissions to access Wi-Fi connection information which it did not require before. The permissions are used to improve the browser's location-based service according to Mozilla.
Mozilla has also added search dialogue to network error pages to the mobile browser, included the use of Android Download manager to keep track of downloaded files, and offered the ability for some devices to view search activity by swiping up or from the search widget.
Along with improved geolocation functionality, the mobile browser also sees Bing now using HTTPS for secure searching.
Overall many changes being done and we cant wait for the next update that is version 36.0 which is expected to be released on February 24rth.
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