Firefox 3.5 is released!

Wooot!, Yes, Firefox has just released the v3.5!

The Fastest Firefox Yet

Things move quickly online, and we’ve beefed up the engine that runs Firefox to make sure you can keep up: Firefox 3.5 is more than twice as fast as Firefox 3, and ten times as fast as Firefox 2.* As a result, Web applications like email, photo sites and your favorite social networks will feel snappier and more responsive.

Results of a SunSpider test on a Windows XP machine:

Open Video and Audio

Introducing the future of online media! Firefox is the first browser to support open video and audio formats, allowing practically limitless new ways for sites to display rich content. The open formats also allow modern web pages to display media without requiring a plug-in or a proprietary software download.

Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)


Location-Aware Browsing

Now Firefox can tell websites where you’re located so you can find info that’s more relevant and more useful (for example, getting directions or finding restaurants near you). It's all optional - Firefox doesn't share your location without your permission - and is done with the utmost respect for your privacy.


Downloadable Fonts

View a wider variety of fonts on Web sites while you surf. Site designers and developers can create custom fonts that will be displayed and rendered properly even if you don’t have the font installed on your computer.

Other news

• Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, <canvas> text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.
• Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
• Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
• Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.

Get it now:

http://www.firefox.com

Other links:

• Add-ons

Enjoy it, is like super fast!

 

[Graham]

That's awesome. I'm a big fan of FireFox and I've been using it since it came out. I'm going to download the update now.

 

[HeavenLord]

huh, all the firefox updates seem the same for me. Oh well, firefox is still the best web browser in my opinion.

 

I just updated the thread, with ALL the news about it.

The <video> tag rocks no more embed things, just a direct link to video!

 

[W⃃l€s §u¢k]

Just released where? I've had 3.5 for a while now.

 

It was released like july 1-3, I dont know, but I noticed like 5 hours ago, I didnt know, because this wont be shown as update to Firefox updater .

But I love it

 

[wizardzgame]

lol same to me, doesn't feel faster imo =/

That's because even though they gloat on how it's twice as fast as FireFox 3, that speed is already a very small fraction so it barely makes a difference. For example, 2.5 isn't as noticeably different than 5 seconds.

 

[rob.//BANGGG]

Bleh Firefox is okay but I prefer Opera wayyyy more ^_^

 

[haxxor5]

Im using it and loving it

 

[Repentless]

Firefox needs to implement Chrome's rendering engine. Better yet, the Chrome and Firefox team should just get together and make FIRECHROME. Or CHROMEFOX. Whatever you wanna call it, it would be awesome.

 

Firefox needs to implement Chrome's rendering engine. Better yet, the Chrome and Firefox team should just get together and make FIRECHROME. Or CHROMEFOX. Whatever you wanna call it, it would be awesome.

I would use suggest Opera in there, the way Opera loads the code before loading the page for user is amazing fast!

Opchronefox!

 

[Necromancer24]

Yeah it's great and all. But I'm still waiting for Firefox for mobile! I heard it's going to be really awesome and all. I just hate using Opera Mini for my cell phone haha.

 

[Repentless]

I would use suggest Opera in there, the way Opera loads the code before loading the page for user is amazing fast!

Opchronefox!

Or possibly Chromoperafox. It has a nice ring to it.

 

[svew]

If you had 3.5 beta did it automatically get updated to the stable version?

 

I have no idea svew, try checking for new Versions

 

[lacuna]

Still is beta?

 

No... Its released now

 

[x&#8313;]

Wooot!, Yes, Firefox has just released the v3.5!

The Fastest Firefox Yet

Things move quickly online, and we’ve beefed up the engine that runs Firefox to make sure you can keep up: Firefox 3.5 is more than twice as fast as Firefox 3, and ten times as fast as Firefox 2.* As a result, Web applications like email, photo sites and your favorite social networks will feel snappier and more responsive.

Results of a SunSpider test on a Windows XP machine:

Open Video and Audio

Introducing the future of online media! Firefox is the first browser to support open video and audio formats, allowing practically limitless new ways for sites to display rich content. The open formats also allow modern web pages to display media without requiring a plug-in or a proprietary software download.

Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)


Location-Aware Browsing

Now Firefox can tell websites where you’re located so you can find info that’s more relevant and more useful (for example, getting directions or finding restaurants near you). It's all optional - Firefox doesn't share your location without your permission - and is done with the utmost respect for your privacy.


Downloadable Fonts

View a wider variety of fonts on Web sites while you surf. Site designers and developers can create custom fonts that will be displayed and rendered properly even if you don’t have the font installed on your computer.

Other news

• Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, <canvas> text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.
• Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
• Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
• Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.

Get it now:
Other links:

• Add-ons

Enjoy it, is like super fast!

Wow. Nerdgasm.

Before any more of you firefox fanatics get off over Fx 3.5, remember that Chrome is still faster and superior in almost every way.

 

[lacuna]

sweet =D im bout to check it out xD

 

[lacuna]

sorry for the double post, delete if u want, but x9 has a good point.