Firefox 3.5.4 was released on October 27th. This release addresses Several security issues and fixed several stability issues. See complete Release Notes for full details. Auto-updates should be occurring in the next 24-48 hours, otherwise users may get the latest update by going to Help menu and selecting Check For Updates. Also, a reminder from Mozilla Developer Network, If you’re still using Firefox 2.0.0.x, this version is no longer supported and contains known security vulnerabilities. Please upgrade to Firefox 3.5 by downloading Firefox 3.5.4 from www.firefox.com.
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Mozilla has released the 15th stability and security update for the Firefox 3 browser. For more information about What’s New in Firefox 3.0.15, check out the Firefox 3.0.15 Release Notes. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.15 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
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) AMO 5.2 launched last Tuesday with support for Personas and new statistics for developers Kicking off Firefox 3.6 compatibility efforts. Currently at 36% Add-on Compatibility Reporter was announced last week Add-ons Meetup at 7pm tomorrow night in Mountain View, RSVP! FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.15 / Firefox 3.5.4 on track for shipping tomorrow (yay) Firefox 3.0.16 / Firefox 3.5.5 proposed schedules available on the wiki mid-December release date… yeah. changing our beta period structure to push the release to beta channel earlier Namoroka (Firefox 3.6) Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 scheduled to be released Wednesday, October 28 nightly and beta users…
With Persona being integrated into the upcoming Firefox 3.6, there is now a dedicated section on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) for Personas. Users can also still visit GetPersonas.com as well to view the current (and always growing) selection of Personas. Source: Mozilla Links
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.0.15 – October 27th Firefox 3.5.4 – October 27th Firefox 3.6b1 – October 28th Future Release Firefox 3.6 – Year-End 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010
You may have noticed a slight change recently on the main site (ffextensionguru.com) with the ‘recent news’ section. This use to be a static list of recent blog post that I would have to go in an update manually. I have since replaced this with a JavaScript application which automatically post from the feed. The application is from Feed2JS and it is free (you can also get and run your own instance of Feed2JS if you have your own server/hosting). I am hoping to be able to do the same thing for the ‘recent updates’ section. This ties into the…
Just in time for the release of Windows 7 on Thursday, Microsoft opened their first retail store in Scottsdale in the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. Microsoft also plans on opening another store soon in Mission Viejo, California next Thursday (October 29th). The store’s design includes four “zones” to show off an array of Microsoft products, including Windows 7 on PCs and laptops, Windows Mobile on smartphones, the Zune HD and the Xbox 360. The walls are lined with widescreen monitors, and an Xbox 360 is hooked up to a 94-inch HDTV in the back of the store, Microsoft said. I…
From the Microsoft Blog. Only at BK Japan, The Windows 7 Whopper!
The new “release date” for Firefox 3.6b1 is now October 28th. I also don’t think a final release in November is going to possible any longer. Stay tuned…
You would think Microsoft would have learned its lesson after all the negative backlash with the Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension. But this is Microsoft we are talking about. Earlier today I got an odd pop-up window from Firefox: The Windows Presentation Foundation plug-in has been disabled for your protection. Several people on Go Firefox! have reported getting the same message. From what I have read this plug-in that allows the embedding of XAML applications (an XML-based UI technology) in web pages, called XBAP and is part of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a security hole was…