Web browser news as it happens
In: Firefox
7 Jan 2010Mozilla 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 [...]
In: Firefox
16 Dec 2009Mozilla 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: Firefox
7 Nov 2009Mozilla has pushed out a new Firefox 3.5 updating, taking the browser to 3.5.5.
The update is only minor, and fixes several stability issues. A full list of changes can be found in the release notes.
The update will be pushed out to existing Firefox 3.5 users, or can be downloaded from the Firefox website.
In: Firefox
29 Oct 2009Mozilla 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 [...]
In: Firefox
11 Sep 2009Mozilla 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.
In: Firefox
19 Jul 2009Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5.1 which fix several security and stability issues.
One security vulnerability is rated as critical, and could allow a remote attacker to gain control of a users PC.
Firefox 3.5.1 can be downloaded from the Firefox website, and will automatically be pushed out to existing Firefox 3.5 users. A full list of changes [...]
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15 Jul 2009Security firm Secunia are warning of a zero-day securty exploit which has been discovered in Firefox 3.5 allowing a milicious site to execute arbituary code.
“The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing JavaScript code handling e.g. ‘font’ HTML tags and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption” said a spokesperson from Secunia.
No [...]
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3 Jul 2009Firefox 3.5 was downloaded more than 5 million times in 24 hours, but this is still 3 million less than the 8 million downloads when Firefox 3 was released.
With the release of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla have provided real time Firefox download information. Current downloads totals for 3.5 are nearing 9 million in just 2 days.
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1 Jul 2009Mozilla has finally released Firefox 3.5 final, the next installment in the Firefox series.
Firefox 3.5 is more than twice as fast as Firefox 3, and 12 times faster than Firefox 2.
New features includes support for HTML5 audio and video tags, private browsing, faster JavaScript engine and of course better stability and security.
A full list of [...]
In: Firefox
26 Jun 2009Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5 release candidate (RC) 3 overnight, just days after RC2.
The new build fixes a few bugs and increases overall stability. Changes can be found in the release notes.
The browser can be downloaded from the Firefox beta website, and a final release is expected next week.