Mozilla have pushed out two updates for Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.
The updates are merely bug fixes, resolving issues that could crash the browser. A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.7 and Firefox 3.0.17 release notes.
The updates will be pushed out to existing Firefox users, or can be downloaded manually from the Firefox website.
Mozilla have pushed out updates to users of Firefox 3 and 3.5. The updates include several security and stability fixes.
Firefox 3.5.6 fixes 3 critical, 1 high, 2 moderate, and 1 low level security vulnerabilities.
Firefox 3.0.16 fixes 1 critical, 1 high, 2 moderate, and 1 low level security vulnerabilities.
A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.6 and Firefox 3.0.16 release notes.
The update will be pushed out to existing users, or can be downloaded from the Firefox website.
Mozilla have released Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 with a basket full of bug and security fixes.
Firefox 3.5.4 closes 11 security issues, 6 of which were rated as critical, 3 moderate, and 2 low. A total of 124 bugs were fixed for this release. A full list of changes can be found in the release notes.
Firefox 3.0.15 closes 10 security issues, 5 of which were rated as critical, 3 moderate, and 2 low. A list of changes can also be found in the release notes.
The two updated will be pushed out to exsisting Firefox 3 and Firefox 3.5 users, or can manually be downloaded.
Mozilla has updated both Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3 to close several security holes, 3 of which were rated as critical.
A full list of changes can be found in the Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 release notes.
The update will be automatically pushed out to current users, or can be downloaded directly from the Firefox website.
For those that are still using Firefox 3, Mozilla has updated the browser to close 9 security holes, 4 of which were rated critical.
A full list of changes can be found in the release notes, and the update is recommended for all Firefox 3 users.
The update will be pushed out to existing Firefox 3 users in the next 24-48 hours or can be updated from the Help menu.
Mozilla has pushed out another update to Firefox, taking it to version 3.0.11. The latest release fixes 9 security vulnerabilities, 4 of which as rated as critical, along with a large list of other bugs.
The update will be automatically downloaded for existing Firefox 3 users, or can be downloaded directly from the Firefox website.
Google, as promised, has turned off the anti-phishing tool used in Firefox 2 as of 20th January. The anti-phishing tool would block sites suspected of hosting identity theft scams.
Recent Firefox build 2.0.0.19 and 2.0.0.20 have had this feature removed, but there are still thousands out there using earlier versions.
Mozilla is urging Firefox 2 users to upgrade to Firefox 3 as soon as possible. Firefox 3 includes a newer version of the anti-phishing protocol provided by Google.
Firefox 2 users can upgrade to Firefox 3 by selecting ‘Check for updates’ in the help menu, or can download the update manually from the Firefox website.
There are many cool little Firefox tweaks that users often don’t know about, all hidden away and editable from a special link within Firefox. These following tweaks will make your Firefox quicker and more efficient for today’s broadband connection.
To get to this special menu, in the address bar type about:config and then press enter. Firefox 3 presents you with an extra button asking you to “promise and be careful” which you can safely click.
Now you should be presented with a list of options that you can change to improve Firefox’s performance. Below are some common settings that can be changed. Simply click on the filter box and search for the following settings and change their values as below:
These little gems will help your Firefox fly faster. Pipelining allows multiple HTTP 1.1 requests to be sent before any responses are received from the browser, hence allowing you to ask for more data at once. Give it a go and try it out – you’ve got nothing to loose!