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Firefox Lorentz: Google Chrome Like Plugin Crash Handling

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Firefox has yesterday released a new beta of Firefox 3.6.3 (a test build) which will be called as Firefox Lorentz, intended to minimize the entire browser crashing due to crashing of a single or multiple plugins.Normally what happens in Firefox browser is that when a single plugins crashes for some reasons, the entire browser goes down in effect which now will no longer be the case.

Google Chrome has implemented similar feature way back in 2008 by isolating the pluigns process from normal browser’s process.So with such out-of-process plugins, only the errant plugin’s process gets damaged keeping the rest of the browser intact.

Download the Firefox Lorentz from the direct download link given below:

Lorentz crash report send

Direct Download Link:

Firefox 3.6.3 Plugin 1 Lorentz [link expired]

Opera 10.50 Beta Available For Download

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Opera has released the beta version of their browser Opera 10.50 which Opera claims as the fastest browser on Earth.The new JavaScript engine that they have included in Opera 10.50 beta release makes it faster than the current version of Google Chrome, according to Opera press release.[Scroll down to the page for download link]

List of new features at a glance:

  • # New clean look
  • # Private browsing
  • # Search right from the address bar
  • # Windows 7 & Vista integration (Windows taskbar Aero support)
  • # New menu bar

Opera 10.50 screen shot

Windows 7 integration [Tabs preview Just like in Internet Explorer 8]:

Opera 10.50 tabbed windows on the dock

Opera fastest browser claim

Download link: Download Opera 10.50 Beta for Windows

Verdict: Although Opera 10.50 may not look like ‘the faster browser on earth’ that Opera is claiming, it has really improved in performance, speed, design and lot of other things.Good work, team Opera !!