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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2011, 07:57:38 PM »
Mozilla Firefox v.3.6.15 - March 4, 2011

What's New:

Fixed an issue where some Java applets would fail to load in Firefox 3.6.14

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.15/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2011, 04:12:46 PM »
Mozilla Firefox v4.0 - March 22, 2011

Many new features and the look is a lot different than previous versions.

Much more information and download are here
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/?from=getfirefox

Release notes:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2011, 11:06:39 AM »
Mozilla Firefox v.3.6.16 - March 22, 2011


This is for those that do not want to update to 4.0 yet.

What's New:

* Firefox 3.6.16 blacklists a few invalid HTTPS certificates.

More here and download
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.16/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2011, 11:38:48 PM »
Mozilla Firefox v4.0.1 - April 28, 2011

Much more information and download are here
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/?from=getfirefox

Release notes:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0.1/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2011, 07:30:49 PM »
Firefox 5.0 - June 21, 2011

This a major update.

Download
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/?from=getfirefox

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".

Common questions after updating Firefox
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-updating-firefox

Release note:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/5.0/releasenotes/

Note: A number of my own extensions were disabled temporarily because they are not yet compatible with this new version yet. This is just a headsup for any of you that want to wait for the reason.
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2011, 08:05:11 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 6.0 - August 16, 2011

What's New:

    *The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you're visiting
    *Streamlined the look of the site identity block
    *Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
    *Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
    *Added support for window.matchMedia
    *Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
    *Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
    *Improved usability of the Web Console
    *Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
    *Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
    *Fixed several stability issues
    *Fixed several security issues

More information and download
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/6.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".

Answers to common questions after updating
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/common-questions-after-updating-firefox
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2011, 11:57:50 PM »
The Release Notes are a bit deceiving, linking to one Security Advisory.  When following MFSA 2011-29, it becomes apparent that Firefox 6 release includes 8 critical and 2 high security updates.

MFSA 2011-29: Security issues addressed in Firefox 6
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2011, 03:46:42 AM »
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1 - August 31, 2011

What's New:

*Revoked the root certificate for DigiNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance (see bug 682927 and the security advisory)

More links, Download  and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/6.0.1/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #23 on: September 07, 2011, 10:57:21 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2 - September 7, 2011

What's New:

    *Removed trust exceptions for certificates issued by Staat der Nederlanden (see bug 683449 and the security advisory)
    *Resolved an issue with gov.uk websites (see bug 669792)

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/6.0.2/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2011, 08:18:25 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 7.0 - September 27, 2011


What's New:

    *Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases
    *Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
    *Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
    *The 'http://' URL prefix is now hidden by default
    *(Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
    *Added support for the Web Timing specification
    *Enhanced support for MathML
    *The WebSocket protocol has been updated from version 7 to version 8
    *Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox
    *Fixed several stability issues
    *Fixed several security issues

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/7.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2011, 12:50:04 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1 - September 29, 2011


What's New:

Fixed a rare issue where some users could find one or more of their add-ons hidden after a Firefox update (see the blog post)
http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2011/09/28/issue-discovered-with-firefox-add-on-upgrades/

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/7.0.1/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2011, 06:06:57 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 8.0 -November 8, 2011

What's New:

    *Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
    *Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
    *Added Twitter to the search bar for select locales. Additional locale support will be added in the future
    *Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
    *Improved performance and memory handling when using <audio> and <video> elements
    *Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
    *Added support for HTML5 context menus
    *Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
    *Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
    *Improved WebSocket support
    *Fixed several stability issues
    *Fixed several security issues

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #27 on: December 21, 2011, 12:44:31 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 9.0 - December 20, 2011

What's New:

    *Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
    *Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
    *Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
    *Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
    *Added support for font-stretch
    *Improved support for text-overflow
    *Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
    *Fixed several stability issues
    *Fixed several security issues

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/9.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2011, 02:00:39 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1 - December 21, 2011

The release notes posted on what's new page are the same as the 9.0 version that came out on the previous day.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/9.0.1/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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Re: Firefox Updates
« Reply #29 on: January 31, 2012, 07:49:31 PM »
Mozilla Firefox 10.0 - January 31, 2012

What's New:

    *The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back
    *Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default
    *Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented (see bug 615976)
    *CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported (see bug 505115)

More links, Download and information here
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0/releasenotes/

Note: Existing users can update via "Help" >>> "About Firefox">>>"check for updates".
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