August 19, 2011

August 2011 Firefox Merges Completed

The merges for Firefox 7 onto the Beta Channel, Firefox 8 onto the Aurora Channel as well as Firefox 9 onto the nightly channel has been completed. You can move to the next version within your channel (Firefox 7 Aurora to Firefox 8 Aurora) by going to (Auroa (or Beta or Nightly) Button > Help > About Aurora (or Beta or Nightly). If you want to update manually you can get the builds here: Nightly (Firefox 9.0a1) Aurora (Firefox 8.0a2) Mobile Version available here as well Beta (Firefox 7.0b1) Mobile Version available here as well

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Firefox 9 Nightly Now Available

Firefox 9 is now available on the nightly channel. If you are already running Nightly (Firefox 8.0a1), you may be able to update by going to Nightly Button/Menu > Help > About Nightly. Otherwise you may be directed to the Nightly Download Page on Mozilla Central.

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Firefox 8 Aurora (8.0a2) Now Available

Mozilla has updated the Aurora Channel with Firefox 8.0. This is a developer’s preview and is NOT intended for everyday use. What’s New in Firefox 8 Aurora (More Info): Users have more control in managing their add-ons Experimental Interface Updates: Tab animations Restore tabs on-demand Channel Specific ‘Firefox Menus’ Experimental Platform Features: Improvements to HTML5 media elements Additional support for HTML5 technologies WebSockets Updates HTML5 Native Right Click Menu Support Support for CORS for WebGL textures New Experimental Features in Firefox Aurora for Android: Master Password Support Add Bookmarks to Your Home Screen Firefox Sync: Bookmarks and passwords now sync…

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