There have been several betas and release candidates, but Firefox 3.6 is now finally ready for the general public to update to. For current users you will be happy to know that 3.6 is 20% faster than 3.5 thanks to better JavaScript performance, start-up times and responsiveness. A new feature called Personas has also been included, which is simple browser theming with a single click and no restart.
To download/upgrade to the latest version of Firefox, head over to the Mozilla website to grab it. The full list of updates can be found below:
Notable Firefox 3.6 features include:
- Available in more than 70 languages – get your local version.
- Support for a new type of theme called Personas, which allow users to change Firefox’s appearance with a single click.
- Protection from out-of-date plugins to keep users safer as they browse.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen and supports poster frames.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time.
- The ability for web developers to indicate that scripts should run asynchronously to speed up page load times.
- Continued support for downloadable web fonts using the new WOFF font format.
- Support for new CSS attributes such as gradients, background sizing, and pointer events.
- Support for new DOM and HTML5 specifications including the Drag & Drop API and the File API, which allow for more interactive web pages.
- Changes to how third-party software can integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes.
