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   Firefox 34.0

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Mozilla has updated its [1]Firefox Web browser to version 34.0.5 with
   the addition of the new Firefox Hello communication client (which is
   still in beta). The Skype-like, Web real-time communication (WebRTC)
   feature enables you to make voice and video calls without having to set
   up an account (though signing up for a Firefox account provides
   one-click calling), and calls work with any WebRTC-enabled browser such
   as Chrome and Opera (but not Safari). To [2]initiate a call, click the
   Hello icon in the Firefox menu (the three-lined 'hamburger' button at
   the far right side of the toolbar), and then copy or email the
   [3]generated link to a contact. (If the Hello icon is not immediately
   visible, click the Firefox menu button, then click Customize and drag
   it from Additional Tools and Features to the Firefox menu tray.) The
   update also adds the capability to use Yahoo as your default search
   engine, changes the default search engine for Belarusian, Kazakh, and
   Russian locales to Yandex, and uses HTTPS for secure searching of
   Wikipedia. (Free, 68.6 MB, [4]release notes, 10.6+)

   [5]Image

References

   1. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/
   2. http://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2014/10/16/test-the-new-firefox-hello-webrtc-feature-in-firefox-beta/
   3. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/34.0.5/releasenotes/
   4. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/where-firefox-hello-button
   5. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-12/firefox-34-hello.png

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