| First look: Mozilla Fennec takes browser fight to handhelds |
| By Dimitris S. |
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04/10/2008
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Other , Linux Software Reviews
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"The performance gains that are visible in the benchmarks are quite apparent in regular day-to-day use. We tested Fennec on the Nokia N810 with a number of web sites (including our own) and found that it is noticeably more responsive than MicroB. Performance and a small memory footprint are obviously important for effective mobile browsing, but those are only two pieces of the puzzle. The Mozilla Mobile initiative is also working on creating flexible and intuitive user interfaces that will make Firefox a winner on handheld devices. The Fennec prototype, which is based on one of Mozilla's touchscreen mobile interface proposals, includes the first small steps towards achieving that goal. " Read more here:
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