Gavin
February 26th, 2008, 08:52 AM
The latest version of web browser Firefox will make changes to the way people search for information online, says its developer.
Mozilla has told the BBC's World Service that the new browser has been designed around the importance of search to users.
Firefox 3, currently going through its third stage of beta testing, will offer a combined search and bookmark tool via the url bar.
It will also more offline options.
"It's clear that when people are looking for information on the web, a search is the number one activity," she said.
"We've devised ways to bring that power into areas that are closer to your individual life."
'Faster, sleeker'
Typing in, for example, "cameras" into the url bar, will bring up a list of the sites that the user recently visited that have cameras in their names.
"If you buy shoes, that's all you need to remember - we will use search, as you've come to expect it, to help you find the places that you have been visiting," Ms Baker said.
Ms Baker said that other changes have been made that are invisible in terms of look, but will improve overall performance.
"It will be faster, sleeker, and even easier to use," she said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7264622.stm
Mozilla has told the BBC's World Service that the new browser has been designed around the importance of search to users.
Firefox 3, currently going through its third stage of beta testing, will offer a combined search and bookmark tool via the url bar.
It will also more offline options.
"It's clear that when people are looking for information on the web, a search is the number one activity," she said.
"We've devised ways to bring that power into areas that are closer to your individual life."
'Faster, sleeker'
Typing in, for example, "cameras" into the url bar, will bring up a list of the sites that the user recently visited that have cameras in their names.
"If you buy shoes, that's all you need to remember - we will use search, as you've come to expect it, to help you find the places that you have been visiting," Ms Baker said.
Ms Baker said that other changes have been made that are invisible in terms of look, but will improve overall performance.
"It will be faster, sleeker, and even easier to use," she said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7264622.stm