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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
- Date added: November 06, 2009
- Total Downloads: 292,804
- Downloads last week: 3,520
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 49 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on September 30, 2009
No longer a fledgling upstart, Firefox 3 is full-featured, lightning fast, and an able foe for both the big-dog competitor Internet Explorer and competitors nipping at its heels. Firefox's killer add-ons remain strong, and the latest update makes version 3.5 about two times faster than version 3. However, competition is strong and it can no longer be said that Firefox is the fastest browser available.
Several notable improvements in the latest revamp keep Firefox abreast of current browsing tech. Along with Mozilla's new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine that renders Web applications faster on Firefox than ever before, there have also been improvements to the layout engine Gecko for faster page rendering. The new Private Browsing brings a feature to Firefox that competitors have had for a while: the capability to turn off cookie and history logs. Users also have more granular control over cookies, history, and bookmarks in version 3.5 via the redone Clear Recent History option under Tools. Geolocation courtesy of Google has been activated by default in Firefox, so that generic searches such as "city hall" will come closer to pegging the government offices nearest you.
Web developers should be excited about expanded support for HTML5 local storage, downloadable fonts, and native support for OGG-formatted embedded video. ICC profiles, SVG transforms, CSS media queries, native JSON support, and Web worker threads also get lots of love from v3.5. There's no doubt that Firefox 3.5 is a must-have, but it's an update that's more about keeping the browser current rather that blazing new trails.
Publisher's description
From PortableApps.com :Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
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Version: Firefox Portable 3.5.5
"Open-source Firefox is "Simply the Best " browser"
Pros: Fuller featured than can be ever realized. Open-source means more contributing to provide more and more innovation. It's interfaces with VISTA better than MS Explorer. although for a while certain Microsoft
Cons: For a while in older versions, certain Microsoft Update and Download sites refused to allow Firefox to download. I haven't noticed it happening recently.
Summary: Simply put, this is the only full-featured browser I want to use. It's speed is unmatched except, maybe, for the simple (and getting more usable, but not full featured) Google Chrome. The best Firefox add-on feature, for me, is the bookmark grid,"... read more >>
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Version: Firefox Portable 3.5.5
"Use it instead of the standard Firefox."
Pros: It does not fill your computer up with files and is east to get rid of.
Cons: It's still Firefox
Summary: Instead of using the full install of Firefox 3.5+ just use this instead. Run it in Safemode and be done with the mess that is Firefox.
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Version: Firefox Portable 3.5.5
"Awesome! Wish I hadn't waited so long to install it."
Pros: It seems to be more stable than Explorer. I haven't had a crash yet.
Cons: I can't think of a thing.
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