Following the new rapid release process, Mozilla has pushed Firefox 7 on to the Beta Channel. Users already using Firefox 6 Beta can move to Firefox 7 via Firefox Button > Help > About Firefox. Or a fresh copy of Firefox 7 data for desktop or mobile may be obtained here.
August 2011
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Stylish 1.2.1 which will work with Thunderbird (and Firefox) 6.0 is currently stuck in the AMO approval queue, so users who are updating to Thunderbird 6 are finding that Stylish 1.2 is being disabled. User can install Stylish 1.2.1 via this link, just click the yellow Download Now’ button and click through the warning. Looks like they submitted the updated on August 15th, the day before Thunderbird 6 was released. Likely will be approved by the end of the week and those have add-on update checking enabled will see it as an update when they restart Thunderbird.
Stylish 1.2.1 which will work with Firefox (and Thunderbird) 6.0 is currently stuck in the AMO approval queue, so users who are updating to Firefox 6 are finding that Stylish 1.2 is being disabled. User can install Stylish 1.2.1 via this link, just click the yellow ‘Add to Firefox’ button and click through the warning. Looks like they submitted the updated on August 15th, the day before Firefox 6 was released. Likely will be approved by the end of the week and those have add-on update checking enabled will see it as an update when they restart Firefox.
Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has released the next version of Thunderbird 3.1, 3.1.12 on August 16, 2011. New stuff in Thunderbird 3.1.12 included several fixes to improve performance, stability and security, see the Security Advisory. Check out the complete release notes for full details. Users can update to Thunderbird 3.1.12 by going to Help > Check For Updates.
Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has released the next version of Thunderbird, 6.0 on August 16, 2011. New stuff in Thunderbird 6.0 is listed below, be sure to check out the complete release notes for full details. The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes: Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 6 engine Several theme improvements for Windows 7 Support for Windows 7 Jump lists Several fixes when importing email from Microsoft Outlook Default mail client check now works with newer Linux distributions Various other user interface fixes and improvements Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance, stability and security…
Mozilla has released the 18th update for Firefox 3.6 on June 21st. This update fixed several security issues & stability issues. See release notes for full details. Users can get the update by going to Help >> Check For Updates. Support for Gecko 1.9.2/Firefox 3.6 will continue. Next release will be Firefox 3.6.21, with a release date likely to be around September 27, 2011. Firefox 3.5 has reached end of life support as of April 2011, depending on your operating system you should upgrade to Firefox 3.6 or 6.0
The next version of Firefox, 6.0 has been released by Mozilla on August 16, 2011. The desktop version of Firefox 6.0 supports the same versions of Windows, Mac OSX and Linux as did Firefox 5.0 and can be downloaded via getfirefox.com or users may be able to update by going to Firefox Button > Help > About Firefox. Firefox 6.0 Mobile supports Android and iPhone. What’s New In Firefox 6.0? Below is just some of the new stuff in Firefox 6.0, be sure to check out the complete release notes. The address bar now highlights the domain of the website…
Just Released Thunderbird 6 Beta 2 – August 2nd Thunderbird 6 Beta 3 – August 10th Coming Soon Thunderbird 3.1.12 – August 16th Thunderbird 6 Final Release – August 16th Thunderbird 7 Beta – August 16th* Thunderbird 8 Early Bird – August 16th* Future Releases Thunderbird 7 Final Release – September 27th Thunderbird 8 Beta – September 27th* Thunderbird 9 Early Bird – September 27th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several…
Introduced in Firefox 6 is a new permissions manager that allows users of the web browser to define permissions on a per-site basis. Permissions? Currently restricted to the following settings: Store Passwords, Share Location, Set Cookies, Open Pop-up Windows and Maintain Offline Storage… More@ Ghacks Technology [with screenshots] The New Firefox Permissions Manager Go get it.
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.6.20 – August 16th Firefox 6 Final Release – August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release – August 16th Firefox 7 Beta (7.0b1) – August 16th* Firefox 8 Aurora (8.0a2) – August 16th* Future Releases Firefox 7 Final Release – September 27th Firefox 7 for Mobile Final Release – September 27th Firefox 8 Beta (8.0b1) – September 27th* Firefox 9 Aurora (9.0a2) – September 27th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The…