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Drag and DropZones: A Time-Saving Firefox Extension

Webware has an interesting post with a video up about a very useful Firefox extension called Drag and DropZones. It lets you perform quick, gesture-based searches across a huge array of search engines, and execute commands you would normally use your keyboard for with quick gestures. I've been trying it out, and it looks like a definite time-saver. Here's a screenshot-based tour of how this extensionﾠ works.


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First Look: Mozilla's Fennec browser.....

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Android to get on-screen software keyboard in 2009.....



Minefield: An Alpha Browser with Major Mojo

Kudos to Matt Asay for this post, which turned me on to a very fast and interesting browser for Windows, Mac and Linux users: Minefield. As it turns out, this browser--optimized for speed above all--comes from Mozilla, and is basically an offshoot of Firefox 3.1, which is in beta testing. It is indeed fast, but here are a few things you need to know before you download it.


Mozilla Delivers Firefox 3.1 Beta

Firefox logoMozilla has delivered the much-awaited first beta version of Firefox 3.1, which you can download here. There are also release notes covering what's new in this version, and a list of known issues. Mozilla notes that this beta version is for testing and community feedback, and not yet for use as a primary browser. I'm going to load it and start evaluating it within a virtualized environment. Here's what's new with version 3.1.


Mozilla Launches New Developer Tools Lab

Mozilla has just announced its Developer Tools Lab--headed up by a new group that will focus on the research and development of developer tools for the open web. According to Mozilla officials, the primary initiative of the newly formed squad is to create Web development tools that make life better for Web developers, increase developer productivity, enable compelling user experiences, and promote the use of open standards. Here's more on what to expect.


Mozilla Labs Introduces Geode

Mozilla Labs recently offered a sneak peak and download of Geode. Geode is one of the first applications to use the new W3C geolocation specification API. It is currently available as a plug-in for Firefox 3 (and seems to only support Windows and Mac systems at this time). Mozilla Labs indicates it will likely be a new feature integrated in an upcoming browser release.

Geode uses web-based tracking, which tends to be faster than the traditional GPS geolocation methods. This would enable Firefox to sense the user's location and give information, for example, on local businesses, or quick access to local news.



Is Mozilla's Fennec Mobile Browser Upon Us?

Is Mozilla's upcoming mobile browser, dubbed Fennec (it means small fox), more imminent than we think? That appears to be the case, as JKOnTheRun is taking note of. It seems Mozilla's CEO John Lilly has told Linux Insider that alpha versions of Fennec are only weeks away. This could be a major development for mobile devices based on open source platforms--and not just handsets.