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Firefox 15 Released: Silent Updates, Compressed Textures, Add-on Memory Leak Fix
Mozilla released Firefox 15 today, and it brings a number of interesting changes. First, the browser is finally switching to a "silent" update model, like Chrome. (No doubt in answer to endless complaints about their rapid release cycle.) In addition, Mozilla says they have "now plugged the main cause of memory leaks in Firefox add-ons." Add-ons commonly hold extra copies of sites in memory when they don't need to, and the browser now has a mechanism to detect this and reclaim the memory. Another significant improvement is the addition of native support for compressed textures in WebGL, which is a boost for high-res 3D gaming. Here are release notes for the desktop and mobile versions.
They've got to save memory somehow, you know!
"Fixing" Flash properly is beyond the capability of mere mortals.
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"Fixing" Flash properly is beyond the capability of mere mortals.
The only way to fix Flash is to not install it.
Oh please no! High-res 3D "punch the monkey ads" :(
mail me the 1000 bucks for a new laptop asshole
Your laptop has an asshole?
What's wrong with it?
There is no right to feel safe thru security vaudeville at the expense of everyone's freedom, privacy and tax money.
Sounds like it has a case of memoroids!
Some people have a laptop asshole and some have one on the bottom.