Firefox 3.5 now available for download

Comment #9

Todd — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:49:35 GMT

I forgot to post the benchmarking URL. Here you go: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4833

Comment #8

Todd — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:49:10 GMT

The benchmarking numbers are starting to come out, and it looks like Firefox is good, but Google Chrome is still much faster. I can attest to that in my own personal usage -- Chrome just blows the doors off of everything. It's like they have a supercharger under the hood. But, I must say that FF3.5 is most certainly an improvement over the last version. If you're a FF die-hard, you will really like the new version. Personally, I like the small adjustments they've made to the interface. ... [ More ]

Comment #7

Todd — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:18:57 GMT

@tc- Thanks for posting that snippet showing the new features of FF3.5. I like that "Forget about this site" feature, shows they were thinking. ;-)

Comment #6

truecritic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:20 GMT

1. Speed:The number one criterion for a browser is fast speed. The 3.5 version of Mozilla Firefox is markedly faster than its predecessor. According to Mozilla, it ran the industry-standard SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark, which measures how fast browsers render JavaScript, on versions 2, 3 and 3.5 of Firefox. The company claims the newest version performed with at least double the speed of Firefox 3 and is more than 10 times as fast as Firefox 2. 2. Privacy:Just as Explorer offers InPrivate ... [ More ]

Comment #5

jarasan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:01:10 GMT

It is fast! And I still got me bookmarks! Ahhhrggg!

Comment #4

konane — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:54:27 GMT

Done, thank you very much for the heads up!!

Comment #3

joker17 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:24:58 GMT

One change i noticed was that I didn't have to use the ctrl V to paste. Konane showed me that one. I just do what I did before. I'll check out the page with the changes.

Comment #2

Todd — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:44:10 GMT

Yes, mostly internal. When you update the software it shows you a page that lists all the changes. They are extensive -- it is a significant update -- but it's not a big visual difference. For example, it is faster and has smoother rendering.

Comment #1

joker17 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:24:12 GMT

Just finished the download. Thank you. It doesn't look different though, unless I'm not looking in the right places for the new features. I guess it's more internal than good looks...lol

Original Blog Entry: Firefox 3.5 now available for download

Todd — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:59 GMT

The latest version of Firefox is now available for automatic update. To install the update, simply open your existing Firefox and select "Check for Updates" on the Help menu.

The new version is a much more advanced browser internally. It has a faster JavaScript engine, which means that pages whould operate quicker, and it also has a "private" mode, which is like the InPrivate mode that Microsoft added to IE8 several months ago.