Mozilla has updated the Aurora Channel with Firefox 7.0. This is a developer’s preview and is NOT intended for everyday use. What’s New in Firefox 7 Aurora: Performance Enhancements: Faster startup time on Mac, Windows, and Linux Optimized Memory Use: Improved memory management: For many users, memory use is reduced by 30 percent or more, responsiveness is enhanced The JavaScript garbage collector runs frequently to free up more memory when Firefox is idle Firefox Sync: Bookmarks and passwords now sync instantly Enhanced Font Rendering: Fonts are rendered clear and sharp More! User who have installed Firefox 6 Aurora (6.0a2) can…

Firefox 8 is now available on the nightly channel. If you are already running Nightly (Firefox 7.0a1), you may be able to update by going to Help > About Nightly. Otherwise you may be directed to the Nightly Download Page on Mozilla Central. Note: At this time, the merge for Aurora from Firefox 6 to Firefox 7 as well as Beta from Firefox 5 to Firefox 6 have not yet been completed. We will post when these merges have been completed.

The merges for Thunderbird 6 onto the Beta Channel, Thunderbird 7 onto the Earlybird Channel as well as Thunderbird 8 onto the daily channel has been completed. You can move to the next version within your channel (Thunderbird 7 Daily to Thunderbird 8 Daily) by going to Help > About Thunderbird (or Earlybird or Daily). If you want to update manually you can get the builds here: Daily/Shredder ( Thunderbird 8 ) Earlybird (Thunderbird 7 ) Beta ( Thunderbird 6 )