Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox Web browser, has releases version 3.6 of its popular program.

The newest version of Firefox is available for download, and offers some improvements over previous versions of the browser.  The most notable improvement according to the announcement is that Mozilla is saying that version 3.6 is 20 percent faster than 3.5.  Browser speed has become the new battle ground between all the different options out there, with each company trying to outdo one another in how fast their programs can render a Web page.

Some of the other new improvements include:

• Personas: Personalize the look of your Firefox by selecting new themes called Personas in a single click and without a restart
• Plugin Updater: To keep you safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now detect out of date plugins
• Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6 significantly decreased crashes caused by third party software – all without sacrificing our extensibility in any way
• Form Complete: When filling out an online form, Firefox suggests information for fields based on your common answers in similar field
• Performance: Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time
• Open Video and Audio: With the world’s best implementation of HTML 5 audio and video support, now video can be displayed full screen and supports poster frames

The program is available for immediate download at the Get Firefox site.

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