Firefox 3.5 is world’s most popular browser, StatCounter says Mozilla Firefox 3.5 has passed up Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 to become the world’s most popular Web browser, according to analysis firm StatCounter. Depending on your point of view, this could be huge news. Firefox finally edging out IE7 as the most-used browser? Holy cow. But remember, Microsoft is up to Internet Explorer 8, and StatCounter reported nearly as many IE8 users as Firefox 3.5 users. Source: The Microsoft Blog
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Mozilla Released Beta 5 of Firefox 3.6 late Thursday afternoon. The Beta of Firefox 3.6 / Gecko 1.9.2 introduces several new features for users to evaluate: Support for the HTML5 File API A change to how third-party software integrates with Firefox to increase stability. The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times. Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas. Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe. Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames….
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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
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…
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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…
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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