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Mozilla Releases Firefox Shiretoko Alpha 2

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Mozilla Releases Firefox Shiretoko Alpha 2

Firefox has released the second alpha version of Firefox 3.1 browser. Given the curious title of Shiretoko Alpha 2, it’s intended for developers and testers at this stage.

A company blog offers insights into its features, which include support for HTML 5 video, the ability to drag and drop tabs between browser windows, support for CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties. Mozilla announced:

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“The second developer milestone of the next release of Firefox – code named Shiretoko Alpha 2 – is now available for download. Shiretoko is built on pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform, which forms the core of rich internet applications such as Firefox.”

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However, JavaScript engine TraceMonkey isn’t included in the release. According to Vnunet, that is available as an individual download. The browser should hit beta by the end of September, with a full release next month.

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