Firefox 14 For The Desktop Released With HTTPS Searching and OS X Lion Full-Screen Mode

A month has gone by which means that there is a new version of Firefox. The latest version is now Firefox 14 and Mozilla released it bang-on time - about six weeks after the last version. There is a number of different changes that have been in the works for some time. One of the biggest new features shipped with Firefox 14 is probably the implementation of HTTPS searching in Google. Some people (especially end users) will not really notice a difference, but search results will now be from data-gathering services. Mac OS X Lion users will see a significant change because now the browser finally supports Lion's native full-screen mode.

Another feature that probably everyone has wanted for a long time in Firefox, is that the browser's "awesome bar" now supports autocomplete, and also a new Pointer Lock API built-in that is supposed to help smooth out mouse movements in apps that "require signifiant mouse input to control movements. Highly visual applications and those that run in first-person are prime candidates to benefit from the new API.

Mozilla did not forget gamers either. The Pointer Lock API keeps the mouse within the confines of the app you're using, so you don't accidentally click outside of the app and jump to another app or your desktop. You can get all of this, plus a number of the usual bug fixes, from Mozilla Firefox's website.

Source: Mozilla