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Firefox 6.0 Officially Released

August 17th, 2011        
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Firefox 6.0 Officially ReleasedIt seems like only yesterday we were updating to Firefox 5 (for those hazy on the details, version 5 was officially released June 20), but already it’s time to move on. The latest iteration of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, Firefox 6, is now here and ready for consumption.

So, what can you expect Firefox 6 to bring? Well, don’t hold your breath for a lot of visual differences. The Firefox UI has remained the same for the most part as the bulk of the changes for this release are happening behind the scenes. The most noticeable cosmetic change is that the address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting. Under the hood there’s added support for the latest version of WebSocket as well as stream-lined performance when it comes to start times and opening large numbers of tabs at once. There’s also the addition of a new permissions tool that will allow the end-user better control of which websites are storing what information (cookies, passwords, location, etc.).

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  • cartoonnetworkgames

    Mozilla promises both behind-the-scenes tweaks  and subtle visual changes will be present in Firefox 6.0, including quicker browser boot-up for Panorama users and a new “streamlined” appearance for the site identity block. Bugs reported in the beta (which was launched in early July) such as slow Gmail scrolling, PDF viewing instability with Adobe Reader X and crashes related to locked profile browsing should also be ironed out soon.

    Firefox 5.0 boasted mostly back-end improvements – from improved JavaScript to enhanced HTML5 support. Firefox 4.0, however, featured a notable cosmetic alteration: switching tabs from below the address bar to above it. Firefox 6.0 seemingly has more in common with the former in that respect.

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  • cookinggames

    My dream browser would read my mind and record my tendencies. Firefox doesn’t exactly do that, but it’s constantly striving for futuristic features. When it officially launched Tuesday, Firefox 6 promised to be 20 percent speedier, hand you power over the evil marketing empire, and be more cooperative with HTML5 users.

    The company is set on releasing a new version of itself every six weeks in an effort to develop a quick-response system for the end user. “Whatever adjustments we make, it’s clear that rapid release is a major improvement in our ability to respond to the needs of our users and the web,” explained Johnathan Nightingale, director of Firefox Engineering, on his Mozilla blog page.

     

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