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.
November has been another standard month, with Internet Explorer bleeding more market share, falling from 64.64% in October to 63.62%, while it looks like most of those users have moved to Firefox, which has gone from 24.07% to 24.72% share.
Safari lost a bit of ground for the month, moving from 4.42% to 4.36%, but rival web kit browser Chrome is up from 3.58% to 3.93%. At this rate, Google Chrome usage will overtake Safari some time in the first half of 2010.
Toping out the major browsers is Opera who also rose for the month, moving from 2.17% to 2.31%.
A big thanks to Market Share by Net Applications for the month’s statistics.
Mozilla have pushed out the latest Firefox 3.6 beta, taking it to beta 4.
The update mostly fixes existing bugs (131 to be exact), but also includes support the HTML5 file API.
A full list of changes for Firefox 3.6 can be found in the release notes, while the browser can be downloaded from the Firefox beta website.
The final release date of November 26 has now slipped, but Firefox 3.6 is still expected before the end of the year.
In it’s third release in two weeks, Mozilla have released Firefox 3.6 beta 3.
The update includes 84 bug fixes, but gone, surprisingly is support for Windows 7 features, including tab preview and jump lists – perhaps the most anticipated feature of Firefox 3.6. The feature is now expected to reappear in Firefox 3.7.
This release is not surprisingly aimed at increasing stability heading into the release candidate phase.
A full list of changes can be found in the release notes, while the browser can be downloaded from the Firefox beta website.
Firefox 3.6 final is expected November 26.
Just 10 days after the release of Firefox 3.6 beta 1, Mozilla have released Firefox 3.6 beta 2.
Over 190 bugs has been fixed since beta 1, dramatically increasing the browsers performance.
A new feature has emerged in this beta, as a new mechanism to prevent incompatible software from crashing Firefox (specifically DLL files in Windows).
A full list of changes can be found in the release notes.
Users of Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 will automatically receive the update, while new beta testers can download Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 from the Firefox beta site.
Firefox 3.6 final is scheduled for November 26.
Today, Firefox turns 5, exactly 5 years since the release of Firefox 1.0.
Firefox has come a long way in this time, currently at version 3.5, with over 330 million users world wide. Available in over 70 languages, and with over 7,000 add-ons for the browser, Firefox is arguably any users browser of choice.
With Firefox 3.6 on it’s way, the browser still has plenty of life left in it.
You too can get involved by helping celebrate Firefox’s 5th Birthday.
Mozilla 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.
Browser market share stats are out for October 2009 thanks to Market Share by Net Applications.
As usual, Internet Explorer was down for the month, dropping from 65.71% to 64.64%, while Opera had a surprise loss, albeit only small, from 2.19% to 2.17%.
Firefox had a small gain, jumping from 23.75% to 24.07%. Safari was also up 4.24% to 4.42%.
Google Chrome share was the biggest winner for October, jumping from 3.17% to 3.58%.
Opera’s drop off is likely from users who were testing Opera 10 and have gone back to their original browser. The jump for Safari suggests strong sales for Apple Mac’s, confirming the bumper year the Cupertino based company has been having.
Mozilla have announced the release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 1. The new release includes a slew of new changes:
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 can be downloaded from the Firefox beta website.
The final Firefox 3.6 is expected late November or early December.
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.