"Firefox 18" official version downloadable, speeding up with a new JavaScript engine

ByMera

It has further speeded up with the new JavaScript engine "IonMonkey"Firefox 18The official version of "can be downloaded now. As a change in this version, in the desktop versionWebRTCInitial support of Mac OS X 10.7 and later, Retina display support, Improved image display quality, Improved performance when switching tabs, Invalid reading of insecure content on HTTPS page, Android version with Safe Browsing function ,Google NowIntegration of search widget,Search SuggestIt is an opt-in implementation etc. of it.

Next-generation browser Firefox Fast, secure, customizable free browser
http://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/

Firefox 18 beta release notes
http://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/18.0/releasenotes/

Android browser Firefox Android version appeared in that popular browser
http://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/android/

Firefox 18 beta version for Android release notes
http://www.mozilla.jp/firefox/android/18.0/releasenotes/

◆ Desktop version download
We are upgrading it freely by automatic update function, but when you download Firefox 18 right now it is possible from the following.

· Windows version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-18.0&os=win&lang=ja

· Mac OS X version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-18.0&os=osx&lang=ja-JP-mac

· Linux version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-18.0&os=linux&lang=ja

◆ New JavaScript engine benchmark results
With the newly installed JavaScript engine "IonMonkey", you can see how much the performance has improvedBenchmark resultsIs from below.

As a result of Kraken benchmark, Firefox 18 improved about 26% better than Firefox 17.


As a result of Google V8 benchmark, Firefox 18 scores 7% higher than Firefox 17, 20% higher than Firefox 15.


Changes in Firefox 18
The release notes for the desktop version of Firefox 18 Beta are as follows.

○ New functions
· Support Retina display in Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
· Initial support of WebRTC.
· Built-in PDF viewer.

○ Change
· Improved the HTML enlargement algorithm to improve the display quality of images.
· The performance at the time of tab switching was improved.

○ Developer
· CSS3 Flexbox was implemented.
· Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio.
Support for @supports rule of CSS
- We improved the handling of certificates of signed extended functions and shortened startup time

○ HTML5
· We implemented the W3C Touch event. Traditional MozTouch events are obsolete.

○ Correction
· We have disabled reading unsafe content on HTTPS page. (Bug 62178)
· Improved responsiveness in user environment using proxy. (Bug 769764)

The release notes for Firefox 18 beta version for Android are as follows.

○ New functions
· It becomes the first mobile browser that activated Safe Browsing.
· We have integrated the Google Now search widget.
- We improved Updater and improved the behavior when updating Firefox.

○ Change
- Firefox now comes with a new font and can load it.

○ Developer
· CSS3 Flexbox was implemented.
· Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio.
Support for @supports rule of CSS

○ Correction
· We have disabled reading unsafe content on HTTPS page. (Bug 62178)
· Search suggestion activation opt-in was implemented when entering text into the smart bar. (Bug 586885)
· Android 4.2: Fixed an issue in which TalkBack notifies completion of page loading when touching the screen after completion of loading, not when the page loading was completed. (Bug 812480)

The release schedule of "Firefox 19" is February 19, 2013.