September 29, 2011

Firefox 9 Aurora (9.0a2) Coming

Mozilla should be pushing out Firefox 9 Aurora either this Friday (September 30th) or early next week. Current plans are for the release to take place this Friday.

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Firefox 7.0.1 Released

Mozilla has pushed out an update for Firefox 7.0.1 desktop and Android on September 29, 2011. This update addressed an issue with add-ons disappearing from the add-ons manager after updating to Firefox 7. User can update via Help > About Firefox or getting the latest version at GetFirefox.com site. Android users should get notification that an update for Firefox is available or you can get the latest version from the Android Market.

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Firefox 8 Beta (8.0b1) Now Available for Testing

Firefox 8 Beta 1 (desktop and Android) has been be pushed to the Beta channel on September 29th, 2011. Some new stuff in Firefox 8 (see this post for more detailed information): Twitter Search now a default search option to make searching #hashtags and @usernames easier. Restore tabs on demand: Users can choose to load tabs only when selected, resulting in faster start-up times when windows with lots of tabs are restored. Enhanced control of add-ons: Users will receive a one-time notification to review and confirm third party add-ons they want to keep, disable or delete. Tab animations: Firefox makes…

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