Just Released Firefox 3.6.20 – August 16th Firefox 6 – August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile – August 16th Firefox 7 Beta (7.0b1) – August 17th Firefox 7 Beta for Mobile (7.0b1) – August 17th Firefox 8 Aurora (8.0a2) – August 19th Firefox 8 Aurora for Mobile (8.0a2) – August 19th Schedule this Coming Week None 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…
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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
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.
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…
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.
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