Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 is Now Available for Download

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Posted December 18, 2009 at 2:31pm by iClarified

This morning the Mozilla community released Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 which includes another 100 fixes from the last beta.

The Beta of Firefox 3.6 / Gecko 1.9.2 introduces several new features for users to evaluate:
* Support for the HTML5 File API
* A change to how third-party software integrates with Firefox to increase stability.
* The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times.
* Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
* Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
* Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
* Support for the WOFF font format.
* Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
* Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

If you already have Firefox 3.6 Beta, you should be automatically updated to the latest version in the next 24 to 48 hours. You can also choose to manually “Check for Updates” from the Help menu.