Mozilla posts faster, safer Firefox 3.5
updated 11:30 am EDT, Tue June 30, 2009
Firefox 3 5 Official
Mozilla today published the final version of Firefox 3.5. The new version of the Gecko-based browser emphasizes speed with overall improvements as well as a new JavaScript engine, nicknamed TraceMonkey, that dramatically improves the speed of sites using such code; Mozilla estimates 3.5 is about as twice as fast as 3.0. Privacy and security are also bolstered with a new private browsing mode as well as better anti-phishing and malware detection.
Other new touches involve support for geolocation with websites that allow it and native support for both Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Theora without having to use a plugin. The address bar, tabs and session restoration from crashes have all been given their own minor upgrades.
The finished update to Firefox is available immediately for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows systems.
most important
06/30, 01:12pm reply
Does it pass the arbitrary but critically important Acid 3 test? And what are the benchmarks! We need benchmarks!
testudo
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Intel-Optimized Builds
06/30, 09:23pm reply
You can also download the Intel-Optimized version at http://www.latko.org/downloads/. I have Firefox 3.6 pre-Alpha 1 there as well.
clatko
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I like it ...
07/01, 12:51pm reply
... before Acid 3, just gotta say -- very nicely done. Solid, zippy. 'Nuff said.
JEB
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