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Mozilla Fennec Alpha 3 Windows Mobile browser is available

As we previously talked about here, Mozilla was planing to launch the Alpha 3 of their Fennec mobile browser in September. So here it is for you to download…

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As we previously talked about here, Mozilla was planing to launch the Alpha 3 of their Fennec mobile browser in September. So here it is for you to download and try on your Windows Mobile devices and tell us what you think : Fennec Alpha 3

Here’s the change log:

Much improved panning/scrolling performance
Improved start-up time
Revised theme
Support for running in full screen
Numerous bug fixes
Improved painting performance
Improved UI polish
Support for touch sensitive directional pad on HTC devices
Improved kinetic panning with directional locking
Ability to scroll frames
Improved zooming support
Support for multiple screen sizes
This builds upon the feature set of the previous releases:

Easy navigation to Web content:

Bookmarks, including tags
Smart URL bar (”awesome bar”)
Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images
Integrated Web search – built into the URL bar
Easy access to multiple search engines
Built in error console
Support for add-ons
Web content:

Maximize content by auto-hiding controls and URL bar
Zoom in and out
Security:

Instant Web site ID (”Larry”)
Password manager
Popup blocker
Clear private data
Devices services integration:

Click on a phone number to initiate a call
JavaScript API to get device location
Also:

Searchable download manager
Preferences pane
Add-ons manager, including ability to directly find and install add-ons

Source: Mozilla via WMPoweruser

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