New Firefox Aurora Uses Less Memory
The latest Firefox Aurora release is now available for users. Mozilla says that the new release is focused on delivering performance enhancements and optimizing memory utilization.
It also includes new Web and server technology and tools that will allow developers to build performance tests directly into the browser to help Firefox become even faster.
New in Firefox Aurora:
- Performance Enhancements: Faster startup time on Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Optimized Memory Use:
Improved memory management: For many users, memory use is reduced by 30 percent or more, responsiveness is enhanced
The JavaScript garbage collector runs frequently to free up more memory when Firefox is idle
- Firefox Sync: Bookmarks and passwords now sync instantly
- Enhanced Font Rendering: Fonts are rendered clear and sharp
New platform features and developer tools:
- Telemetry: Users can opt-in for automatic memory usage, performance testing and reporting to help improve future versions Firefox
- Web timing spec: Measure performance characteristics of websites as users experience them
- Azure Direct2D for Canvas: Canvas-based animations on the Web are faster
- Support for CSS3 Text-Overflow: ellipsis: New way to display text content that has overflowed its given layout area
You can get the latest Aurora http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/channel/.
New in Firefox Aurora:
- Performance Enhancements: Faster startup time on Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Optimized Memory Use:
Improved memory management: For many users, memory use is reduced by 30 percent or more, responsiveness is enhanced
The JavaScript garbage collector runs frequently to free up more memory when Firefox is idle
- Firefox Sync: Bookmarks and passwords now sync instantly
- Enhanced Font Rendering: Fonts are rendered clear and sharp
New platform features and developer tools:
- Telemetry: Users can opt-in for automatic memory usage, performance testing and reporting to help improve future versions Firefox
- Web timing spec: Measure performance characteristics of websites as users experience them
- Azure Direct2D for Canvas: Canvas-based animations on the Web are faster
- Support for CSS3 Text-Overflow: ellipsis: New way to display text content that has overflowed its given layout area
You can get the latest Aurora http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/channel/.