Browsers
Firefox 3.6.10
Firefox 3.6.10 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6: Fixed a single stability issue affecting a limited number of users Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.6.9 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.
Firefox 3.6.9
Firefox 3.6.9 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6: Introduced support for the X-FRAME-OPTIONS HTTP response header. Site owners can use this to mitigate clickjacking attacks by ensuring that their content is not embedded into other sites. Fixed several security issues. Fixed several stability issues. Please see the complete list of changes [...]
Firefox 3.5.13
Firefox 3.5.13 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.5: Fixed a single stability issue affecting a limited number of users Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.5.12 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.
Firefox 3.5.12
Firefox 3.5.12 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.5: Fixed several security issues. Fixed several stability issues. Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.5.11 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.
Google releases Chrome 6 beta.
In this latest release is a 15 per cent speed improvement on the V8 and SunSpider javascript benchmarks, as well as a few of the new features including Autofill, a streamlined upper toolbar, made the Omnibox more approachable, and condensed all of the options into a single menu.
Firefox 4.0 to be silently updated
Firefox is hoping to add an auto/silent update feature to Firefox 4.0, which will be enabled by default, but can be turned off. The major update dialog box will only be used for changes like version 4 to 4.5 or 5 according to Alex Faaborg on the “mozilla.dev.apps.firefox” forum. Users will still see the updating [...]
97% of Chrome users running the latest version compared to 85% for Firefox and 53% for Safari
According to “Why Silent Updates Boost Security” (download PDF), 97% of Chrome users were running the latest version of the browser within 21 days of the last update’s release. By comparison, 85% of Firefox users were up-to-date in the same span, while only 53% Safari users could say the same. The Chrome browser is auto [...]
Firefox 3.6.8 released
Security Advisories Fixed in Firefox 3.6.8: MFSA 2010-48 Dangling pointer crash regression from plugin parameter array fix From http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html
User Agent string for Firefox 4.0 beta 1
This is what Firefox 4.0 beta 1 describes itself as: “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:2.0b1) Gecko/20100630 Firefox/4.0b1″
Firefox 4.0 beta 1
Firefox 4 Beta 1 includes an updated Windows interface that’s sleeker and easier to use. (Mac & Linux are coming soon!) New Tab Location Switch to Tab Firefox Button Under the Hood WebSockets Developers will be able to build real-time online interactions like gaming and chatting. Stylin’ Pages with CSS3 With support for new CSS3 [...]
