Monday, January 20, 2025
HomeNews

Firefox 4 Web Browser Beta Release Announced by Mozilla

By HTMLGoodies Staff

Mozilla today announced the release of an an early beta of its upcoming Firefox 4. This release includes many improvements, including additional support for HTML 5 and CSS 3, the still-emerging web standards which promise to shape the future of the web.


Firefox 3.0 was released two years ago, while version 3.5 came out in 2009. This recent release includes the Websocket API, which allows web-based applications to access servers using additional protocols.


Most interesting for developers, this release includes support for HTML 5 video playback using the Google WebM video codec, which is also open source. The beta release can be downloaded from Mozilla’s website.

Previous article
Web Developer Class: Understanding and Utilizing Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Next article
Editing Your Video: YouTube Video Editor to the Rescue
HTMLGoodies Staff
HTMLGoodies Staff

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends & analysis

Popular Articles

Featured

The original home of HTML tutorials. HTMLGoodies is a website dedicated to publishing tutorials that cover every aspect of being a web developer. We cover programming and web development tutorials on languages and technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. In addition, our articles cover web frameworks like Angular and React.JS, as well as popular Content Management Systems (CMS) that include WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. Website development platforms like Shopify, Squarespace, and Wix are also featured. Topics related to solid web design and Internet Marketing also find a home on HTMLGoodies, as we discuss UX/UI Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and web dev best practices.

Advertisers

Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on HTMLGoodies and our other developer-focused platforms.

Advertise with Us

Menu

Our Brands

Property of TechnologyAdvice.
© 2024 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.