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Firefox 3.6 Beta Released

The first beta of Firefox 3.6 has been made available for download by Mozilla. The final release be ready later this year, but testers, developers and early adopters can get 3.6b1 now. The newest Firefox browser contains few new features; most changes from the 3.5 version are behind the scenes enhancements for speed and code efficiency, such as the JavaScript rendering engine. There are some new features, including built-in support for Mozillas Personas lite browser skins, new alerts to users for outdated plug-ins like Flash Player or QuickTime required by sites, and support for full screen video display for videos embedded with the video HTML tag. Updated outdated third-party plug-ins is important because many updates are for security resons; leaving plug-ins un-updated may leave users vulnerable to viruses and malware. Earlier this fall, plug-in checking was added for Adobe Flash Player to updates of Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14, and Mozillas site now has a page dedicated to helping users manually check other plug-ins for updates. With Firefox 3.6 Beta, an alert is shown when the browser is asked to run an outdated plug-in; it will read "Some plug-ins used by this page are out of date." Other changes in Firefox 3.6 beta, are support for the Web Open Font Format (WOFF), new CSS, DOM and HTML 5 web technologies support for full-screen video; and better JavaScript performance, browser responsiveness and startup time. Support for Windows 7's Aero Peek and taskbar thumbnail previews are also included in 3.6b1, although integration with Windows 7 Jump Lists has been postponed. If you are already running one of the earlier Firefox 3.6 builds, then it will be automatically upgraded. If not, Firefox 3.6b1 is available for download for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux now. Download Page: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

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