Mozilla has released the 16th stability and security update for the Firefox 3 browser. For more information about What’s New in Firefox 3.0.16, check out the Firefox 3.0.16 Release Notes. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.16 manually via the Check for Updates… option from the Help menu. Automatic upgrade (for those who have this feature enabled) should occur within the next 24-48 hours. Alternatively, users may also download Firefox 3.0.15 directly via getfirefox.com wp-login.php?action=auth&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fffextensionguru.wordpress.com%2F%2Fwp-admin%2F
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Yes, you read that correct Mozilla Exec, Asa Dotzler is recommending Firefox users to use Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine. Apparently this was sparked by some comments made regarding Google’s privacy by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. “I think judgment matters,” said Schmidt. “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Dotzler then links to the Bing add-on for Firefox, stating that Bing’s privacy policy is better than Google’s (and notably fails to mention Yahoo at all). Schmidt was talking about laws in the US, but the way he…
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.6b5 — ?? Firefox 3.0.16 – December 15th Firefox 3.5.6 – December 15th Future Release Firefox 3.0.17 – February 2010 Firefox 3.5.7 – February 2010 Firefox 3.6 – Year-End 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010
Mozilla Messaging has released Thunderbird 3 which has been under development for the past two years, and contains many new features we’re excited about and we think users will enjoy. Some of the new features: Thunderbird 3 is available in 49 languages – get your local version. Tabbed Email. The new search experience is much faster, and new search tools will help you narrow down your search. A new Message Archive folder system will help you organize your email. Lots of user experience improvements: main toolbar has been simplified, new search widget, new Mail Account Wizard, Smart Folders, Activity Manager, one-click…
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.6b5 — ?? Future Release Firefox 3.0.16 – December 15th Firefox 3.0.17 – February 2010 Firefox 3.5.6 – December 15th Firefox 3.5.7 – February 2010 Firefox 3.6 – Year-End 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010
The Thunderbird 3.0 (Release Candidate 2) is now available for download, containing fixes based on the feedback obtained from the previous release candidate. New features in Thunderbird 3 that require feedback include: New Search Tools Tabbed Email Message Archiving New Mail Account Setup Wizard Improvements for Developers Source: Mozilla Developers News
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) 3.6 compatibility up to 58% Engaging with a number of high probability authors who will bump this number by ~10% or more when they flip to 3.6. Blog from Jenny Boriss on redesigning the Add-ons Manager FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.16 / Firefox 3.5.6 builds started today planning to go to beta this week, after QA spot checks on track for mid-December ship date Firefox 3.0.17 / Firefox 3.5.7 schedules posted early February release target any feedback on these? Firefox 3.0.15 -> 3.5.5 Prompted Major Update (PMU) overall crashes in 3.5.5 are down from 3.5.3 and 3.5.4 thanks to CrashKill…
Animation Playhouse Mozilla Released Beta 4 of Firefox 3.6 late Wednesday afternoon. Mozilla Links’ Percy provides this brief review: As expected, a fourth beta for Firefox 3.6 is now available, this time it adds support for HTML 5 file API, which enables some new insteresting functionality: for example you would be able to load a bunch of local images to a web app without actually uploading them to the server. You would be able to edit them locally, save them locally, and optionally upload them once they are ready. The Beta of Firefox 3.6 / Gecko 1.9.2 introduces several new…
The Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate is now available for download. This milestone is focused on providing a preview of the functionality provided by the new features and changes that will be included in Thunderbird 3.0. New features in Thunderbird 3 that require feedback include: New Search Tools Tabbed Email Message Archiving New Mail Account Setup Wizard Improvements for Developers Source: Mozilla Developers News
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) 3.6 compatibility up to 58% Engaging with a number of high probability authors who will bump this number by ~10% or more when they flip to 3.6. Blog from Jenny Boriss on redesigning the Add-ons Manager FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.16 / Firefox 3.5.6 QA is currently testing should give a go to build in a week Firefox 3.0.17 / Firefox 3.5.7 should have a schedule this week likely targeting late January release Namoroka (Firefox 3.6) there are still over 80 blockers left to be fixed for Firefox 3.6 many are fixed on other branches and need to be moved…