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Browse PDFs, organize bookmarks in Firefox 3

There is, however, one glaring hole in Firefox 3’s abilities. If you’re using an Intel-powered Mac, you can’t view PDFs directly in the browser; they always download when clicked. Adobe’s Reader plug-in won’t work with Firefox, and Manfred Schubert’s excellent PDF Browser Plugin is PowerPC only, so you’d have to tell Firefox to run in Rosetta mode to use it.

Firefox 2.0.0.16 Released

As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 2.0.0.16 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 2.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates?" from the Help menu. For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 2.0.0.16 Release Notes at: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/2.0.0.16/releasenotes/ Note: Firefox 2.0.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until mid-December, 2008. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.

Firefox 3 - you going to get it?

There is a goal to get a world record for downloads of Firefox 3. Spread Firefox is a site dedicated to, well, spreading Firefox. If you're not sure you want Firefox 3, check out the Firefox 3 preview on the About.com Browsers site. I'm going to get Firefox 3 - if only for Prism. My free download of Firefox 3 is done and ready to install. Yay!

Firefox 3.0.1 released

As part of Mozilla Corporation's ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.0.1 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from http://getfirefox.com/. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.0, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting "Check for Updates?" from the Help menu. For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 3.0.1 Release Notes at: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0.1/releasenotes/ Note: All Firefox 2.0.0.x users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.0.1 by downloading it from http://getfirefox.com/. (follow-up: mozilla.

View inline PDFs in Firefox 3

If you're using Firefox 3 to browse the Web, you may have noticed that it's missing one essential feature (for many) that you can find in Safari: you can't view PDFs in a browser window. When you click a link for a PDF file, Firefox 3 downloads the file, forcing you to then open it in Preview or Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Firefox Market Share Hits 19%

Mozilla Corp. released its updated browser, Firefox 3.0, last month with a push to set a new world record for most number of downloads of a new release in a 24 hour period. Now results show that Firefox posted a 0.6% market share increase in June to 19% of the overall browser market. Safari and Opera also eked out small gains in June as well. These increases come at the expense of Microsoft's Internet Explorer which fell to 73%. The bulk of Firefox's increase came following the June 17 release of Firefox 3.0. All three alternative browsers hit all time highs with IE hitting a corresponding record low. If these trends continue, Firefox is expected to break 20% market share this month.

Firefox v. Safari Round 3: JavaScript crown goes to Safari

You may remember a couple months ago there was some contention whether Safari or Firefox had the fastest JavaScript performance. Apple had claimed Safari 3 was the fastest when compared to Firefox 2, though improvements in Firefox 3 betas had narrowed or eliminated that gap. Zimbra, a company that makes a web-based collaboration suite, has now performed some new benchmarks that show Safari on top. Zimra's results, based on testing using its own tools, shows Safari 3.1 with a clear lead over Firefox 3.0.

Disable Firefox 3's 'awesome bar'

Delighting some Firefox-browsing loyalists and distressing others is the so-called 'awesome bar' in Firefox 3 (download for Windows and Mac). Officially known as the Location Bar, it has earned a mixed reputation by suggesting 12 bookmarks and URLs of previously visited sites as the user types keywords into the URL field. If you're one of those users clamouring for an option to silence the 'helpful' new feature in Firefox 3, released on Tuesday, look no further than this Quick Tip video. CNET Editor Tom Merritt, working off a user tip, demonstrates how it's done.

Mozilla Pitches Firefox 3.1 Alpha For July Release

An anonymous reader writes "Just a week after Mozilla shipped Firefox 3.0, the open-source developer has proposed ship dates for the next version that, if approved, would produce an alpha release next month and a final no later than early 2009. According to a draft schedule discussed at a recent meeting, Mozilla wants to have the first Firefox 3.1 developer preview ready by July, then move to a beta by August. The schedule slates final code delivery in the last quarter of this year or the first quarter of 2009. A month ago, when Mozilla first started discussing Firefox 3.1 internally, Mike Schroepfer, the company's vice president of engineering, said the upgrade's target ship date was the end of 2008. If Mozilla holds to that plan, Firefox 3.

Another Firefox 2 update issued

Firefox Mozilla has issued an update for Firefox 2, recommending all Firefox 2 users install it immediately to ensure their security.

Firefox 3.0 final: What's new

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0 RC 1, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Firefox 3 Earns Guinness World Record

IconThe Firefox project was rewarded on Wednesday when Guinness World Records accepted that the 8,002,530 downloads of Firefox on 'Download Day' in June constituted a world record. Firefox is now officially in the record books for receiving the most downloads from a Web site with a 24-hour period.

Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patched

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Critical Vulnerability, XSS, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, MFSA, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Firefox grabs huge market share

Since Firefox 3 was launched six weeks ago, NetApplications ongoing survey report suggests a big boost for the Mozilla crew. As TGDaily points out, you have to be careful with the numbers but there is no doubt Firefox continues to bite out a hefty share of the browser market with even more gains on the horizon with the upcoming Firefox 3.1 update.

Will Linux Users Miss Out on Firefox 3?

Firefox and Linux With the new Firefox 3 Web browser set for release tomorrow, tens of millions of Mozilla Firefox users on Windows will get an update notification directly from Mozilla to upgrade.

30+ Must-Have Updated Firefox 3 Extensions

firefox We’ve put together a list of 30+ must-have Firefox 3 extensions that we know you’ll enjoy, whether you’ve upgraded to Firefox 3 and are looking for something new to add to your browser, or have yet to make the upgrade and are looking for a reason.

Building a Better FireFox

FireFox 3.0 is out and comes crammed with a load of new features. But did you know that the Mozilla team who built FireFox also developed a technology called XUL that allows you to easily add third party software and extend the user interface? In this article you will be introduced to XUL and some of the solutions being developed with it allowing you to build a better FireFox.

Firefox 3.1 Alpha Launched

Code named "Shiretoko", Firefox 3.1 has been launched in an Alpha state following a short delay due to a bug in the OSX-compatible version. Among the features we can expect to see in 3.1 are improved address bar functionality and changes to the tab switching interface, including adding thumbnails of currently open tabs. Also, Firefox 3.1 will be the first Mozilla browser to feature Netscape's Gecko 1.9.1 engine, which reads and renders Internet content to the browser, and also renders the browser's UI. The Firefox 3.1 Alpha is available for download here, and has a projected final release date sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.

Tutorial: Building a Better FireFox

FireFox 3.0 is out and comes crammed with a load of new features. But did you know that the Mozilla team who built FireFox also developed a technology called XUL that allows you to easily add third party software and extend the user interface? In this article you will be introduced to XUL and some of the solutions being developed with it allowing you to build a better FireFox.

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