Web browser news as it happens
In: Firefox
9 Jun 2009It appears Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 1 is now expected at some stage this week. Nightly builds of the browser now include the RC1 tag, suggesting that we will see a release some time this week.
Current early Windows builds weigh in at 7.6MB and run on Windows 2000 all the way up to Windows 7.
On [...]
In: Firefox
19 May 2009After weeks of delays associated with the most recent two Firefox 3.5 beta’s, Mozilla is now on track to deliver Firefox 3.5 release candidate (RC) 1 in June.
“We’re setting an aggressive code freeze target of next Wednesday, May 20th for Firefox 3.5 RC” said Firefox Director Mike Beltzner. This puts “the RC release somewhere in [...]
In: Firefox
29 Apr 2009Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 (formerly known as Firefox 3.1) and is available in over 70 languages.
This beta includes a faster TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, enhancements to private browsing, and location aware browsing.
For a full list of changes you can read the release notes.
Existing beta users should have the upload pushed out to them, [...]
In: Firefox
28 Apr 2009Latest nightly builds of Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 include a new recently closed window feature.
The feature is located in the History menu, right below the recently closed tabs feature, and is sure to save people plenty stress after they accidental close a window.
Beta 4 is expected in the next few weeks, but you can test [...]
In: Firefox
21 Apr 2009The latest code freeze for Firefox 3.5 beta 4 (formerly 3.1) deadline has slipped. The reason being due to some remaining outstanding priority 1 issues.
“Code freeze was scheduled for today, but as just announced, some of the P1 blockers have not yet been resolved and so we’ve delayed the freeze to wait for these fixes,” said [...]