TraceMonkey and Private Browsing.
They sound dirty, don’t they?
Firefox 3.1 beta 2 incorporates both. TraceMonkey is, of course, a JavaScript engine that is, or isn’t, the fastest around, depending on who you ask.
Private Browsing, as Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Google Chrome and Safari users know, enables users to browse the Web without having their online activities tracked.
For those who found the spy icon to be a bit ironic and a bit of a giveaway on the Chrome browser, breathe easy – there is no obvious icon on Firefox 3.1 beta 2, though the title bar does indicate private browsing.
TraceMonkey appears to be about 8 percent faster than
Firefox 3.1 beta 1.
For those who fell in love with the visual tab-switching display, beta 2 does not include the feature that some found nifty in beta 1.
Mozilla said there will be at least one more beta of Firefox 3.1.
According to NetApplications, as of Monday evening, Firefox claimed 20.78 percent of the browser market. It trails Internet Explorer, which had 69.77 percent of the market.
Safari held 7.13 percent of the market, while Chrome held 0.83 percent of the browser market.
Sources:
http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10118813-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0
Jason Hahn
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