The Mozilla Foundation will release version 3.6 of Firefox on Thursday. The alternative Web browser, which is used by about 25% of Web users, will be available to download after 8.30pm SA time.
The update to the browser includes:
- Changes to how third-party software integrates with Firefox in order to prevent crashes
- The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times
- Personas, allowing users to change the look and feel of the browser
- Alerts about out of date plug-ins
- Improved JavaScript performance
In this video, Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox development, gives an overview of what’s new in Firefox 3.6.
