Buffed browser
Having released no less than four betas late last year Mozilla has finally released the latest version of its open source web browser - Firefox 3.6.
As ever, it claims to be faster than the previous version - 20 percent faster in this case. The other tweaks seem to centre around stability and customisability, with the introduction themes called Personas (see image) which allow you to change the look of the browser window.
Here are what Mozilla considers to be the coolest features of Firefox 3.6:
- 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- Plugin Updater: To keep you safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now detect out of date plugins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
- Support for the latest HTML5 specification, including the File API for local file handling
- Font Support: In addition to OpenType and TrueType fonts, 3.6 now supports the new Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
- CSS gradients: Supports linear and radial CSS gradients which allow for a smoother transition between colors
- Device orientation: Firefox 3.6 exposes the orientation of the laptop or device to Web pages
