The Next Web

Firefox beta gets WebRTC on by default, OdinMonkey JavaScript optimizations, Web Notifications API, and more

Following the release of Firefox 21 juts two days ago, Mozilla on Thursday announced updates to its Firefox Beta channel, which is now on version 22, on desktop as well as Android. The former now has ...
The Next Web

Firefox 18 gets up to 25% faster JavaScript with IonMonkey, Retina and preliminary WebRTC support

Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched Firefox 18 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The improvements include a new JavaScript compiler, preliminary WebRTC as well as Retina support (on Macs). The ...
Bit-Tech

Firefox to get JavaScript boost

Firefox's occasionally lacklustre JavaScript performance is set to be a thing of the past thanks to a new engine under development: JägerMonkey. JägerMonkey - also known as JaegerMonkey - is a ...
Ars Technica

New Firefox JavaScript engine is faster than Chrome’s V8

One of the most impressive features in Google's open source Chrome web browser is V8, a high-performance JavaScript virtual machine that was developed by a team of specialists in Denmark. Although ...
Ars Technica

Firefox 9 slinks onto the scene with fancy JavaScript optimizations

Another six weeks have gone by, and another version of Firefox has been released. Still not officially "live," Firefox 9 improves on Firefox 8 with a JavaScript engine that's up to 30 percent faster ...