The upcoming Fx 3 M8 (Milestone) release due out later this month will allow users to not only pause and resume downloads, but do so across sessions. Currently, if you are downloading a large file and need to shut-down Firefox your choices are either wait until the file is done downloading or shut down Firefox and lose the file you were downloading. With Fx 3, users will be able to pause the download, shut down Firefox, restart Firefox later resume the download right where they left off. New Source: Mozilla Links

Mozilla has finally updated the page Firefox displays when you launch for the very first time (or start with a new profile). According to Percy at Mozilla Links, “But it happens to be very important for Mozilla’s goal to increase user retention, so a team was formed to improve the previous version and create a new one that highlights a small number of Firefox features: the search bar, extensions, security and tabs.” Percy goes on to say, “I guess everyone has its preferences but I am not sure if tabs should be the first one listed. If it’s interpreted by…