Mozilla organization announced the release of Firefox 1.1 Beta 1 for Maemo. In this release it concentrates on UI features. Firefox is the first mobile Web browser to support add-ons. With add-ons, you can customize your Firefox by adding features that help make your browser your own. Add-ons like AdBlock Plus, URL Fixer, TwitterBar, language translators, and geo guides become especially handy. There are currently more than 40 Firefox add-ons available for mobile
Firefox 1.1 beta is built on the same browser engine as Firefox 3.6 for desktop computers with extensive under the hood work to optimize for mobile. For the 1.1 release, we’ve listened to your feedback to help improve the browsing experience.
In Beta 1.1 it comes withupdates like
Use volume rocker to zoom in and out on the Nokia N900
Download, First Run and Start page redesign to help you find and use your favorite Firefox features
Add-ons now auto update and view full add-on gallery from the Add-ons Manager
Portrait mode support on the Nokia N900
Form assistant improvements, including autocomplete
Context Menu with Open in New Tab and Save Image
Manage site preferences (clearing passwords and others)
Site Menu improvements and additions including Save to PDF, Forget Password and Add Search Engine
Web content theme update
Note to Ovi Store Customers: If you installed Firefox 1.0 from the Ovi Store, you will not be able to upgrade to Firefox 1.1 Beta 1 (either from the N900 Application Manager or by downloading the software from Mozilla). We are working to solve this for future releases so that anyone can participate in our Beta programs. Don’t worry, though, if you got Firefox 1.0 from either the Ovi store or directly from Mozilla, you will be updated to Firefox 1.1 (final) when it is released.Download Firefox 1.1 beta for the Nokia N900 by visiting http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/betaTaken from
http://maemoarena.com/2010/04/mozilla-firefox-beta-1-1-is-out-for-nokia-n900/
