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Firefox for Maemo RC 1 [Firefox Mobile ]

Firefox for Maemo RC 1

Mozilla has released the first release candidate (RC1) of Firefox for Maemo, the Debian based platform developed by Nokia for smartphones and Internet Tablets. Fennec ‘Maemo’ is currently supported by Nokia N900 and N810. Users running Firefox for Maemo beta 5 will soon be prompted to update to the more stable release candidate.

Firefox for Maemo RC 1 is a well polished web browser, with better text rendering and new hooks for add-on developers.
Other features include;

Awesome Bar
Easy access to many search engines
Touch-oriented UI
View without obstructions
Quick zoom
One-touch bookmarking
Tabbed browsing
Weave Sync
Less typing
Add-ons support
Location-Aware Browsing
Instant Web site ID (“Larry”)
Password manager
Popup blocker
Clear private data
Customized security settings
Automated Update
Download manager
Spell checker

Unbranded Fennec desktop builds for Windows, Mac, and Linux are also available – for those who do not have a Maemo device but want to give it a try.

Firefox for Mobile 1.0 RC 1 Release Notes