Mozilla push Firefox 7 beta: Focus on improving performance

Beijing Time August 20 news, Firefox 6 just released, Mozilla launched the Firefox 7 Beta, and focus on the performance of the upgrade.

Firefox 7 is a symbol of Aurora, which is now launched for Windows, Mac OS x and Linux. The browser has added a feature called Memshrink, which would like to change the user's memory consumption of the Firefox browser is too big impression. Mozilla says Memshrink can reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 7 to 20% to 50%. Not only can it speed up, but it can also reduce the occurrence of software crashes.

In addition, Firefox 7 enhances the JavaScript garbage collection feature. It not only speeds up the frequency of the function, increases memory release speed, but also improves performance when multiple tab pages are opened simultaneously.

Firefox 7 also deploys the azure Direct 2D for Canvas, which speeds up animation rendering in HTML5. The browser also increases the speed at which bookmarks and passwords are synchronized. Mozilla will also provide developers with tools to help them speed up Web site loading.

In addition to the memory and synchronization features of the Andorid version of Firefox, will also support the mobile site text copy and paste function, and can retain the previous history and label. The new product will also automatically detect Android language settings and provide up to 10 alternative languages.

Windows, Mac OS x and Linux Firefox 7 can be downloaded free of charge from Mozilla. The Android version can be downloaded free of charge from the Android market. The software is expected to be released on September 27.

Meanwhile, Firefox 8 is expected to launch the release process this week. (Book PEI)