Mozilla firefox one of the largest open source web browser.
After the long wait mozilla firefox is going to release the latest version of its web browser firfox 3.5, Having one of the latest features to enhance the performance of this web browser.
As we know that there has been a lot of security threats availavle on the internet, to tackle these threats several security aspects are also added to this browser.
Speed :
There are several features in firefox, which maked it special but speed is the most exiting feature, Mozilla firefox 3.5 is 2 times more fast as compared to its predecessor.This enhanced speed in firefox 3.5 is due to TraceMonkey JavaScript Engine.
Geo-awareness:
With Firefox 3.5, a web app that wants to know where you are can now just ask Firefox. Once you provide a web app with permission to do so (Firefox’s geolocation abilities are opt-in, as they should be), the application can use the browser to determine your location.
This means developers can provide more accurate local search results and other geo-aware functionality without the user having to install any special software or having to manually enter location data, like a ZIP code.
Google and Mozilla have partnered for Firefox’s geo-aware features — the underlying code will use Google’s Location Service as its default location provider. This is the same web service that powers all of Google’s geolocation applications, including Google Latitude and the location finder in Google Toolbar.
Privacy:
Firefox 3.5 brings private browsing mode, that restricts cookies and personal informatin to collect in web browser.ie while browsing under privacy mode this will rejects cookies,URl are kept out of the browser history, forms are not autofilled and pages are cached.
Search on steriod:
This firefox 3.5 version interduces "Awesomebar" feature that turned the perviously negleted URL bar into a powerfull history and bookmark search tool.


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