Mozilla Released Firefox 3.6
January 21st, 2010
What’s new in Firefox 3.6:
# Personas: Personalize the look of your Firefox by selecting new themes called Personas in a single click and without restarting
# Plugin Updater: To keep you safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now detect outdated plugins
# Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6 significantly decreased crashes caused by third party software – all without sacrificing our extensibility in any way
# Form Completition: 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
What’s New Under the Hood for Developers
# 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
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