mozilla.com - 4/28/2009
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3.5 Beta 4 is the sixth development milestone and fourth beta release of Firefox 3.5, the next version of the Firefox web browser. While this release is considered to be stable, it is intended for developers and members of our testing community to use for early evaluation and feedback. Users of ...
mozilla.org - 4/22/2009
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mozilla.org —
Critical: Vulnerability can be used to run attacker
code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond...
normal browsing. High: Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those ...
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Security Advisories for Firefox 3.0
macfixit.com - 4/24/2009
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macfixit.com —
Mozilla has released a new update to its
popular Web browser, Firefox. New to Firefox 3.0.9, according...
to the official release notes, are fixes to several security and stability issues, a bug where users would "lose" cookies, and another bug where inline attachments would not display.
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Mozilla updates Firefox to 3.0.9
db.tidbits.com - 4/23/2009
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db.tidbits.com —
MercuryMover 2.0.5 from Helium Foot Software is a
minor maintenance update to the keyboard shortcut utility for...
moving and resizing windows. Issues that have been fixed include an occasional system freeze when connecting or disconnecting a second display, and a bug that could prevent windows ...
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TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 27-Apr-09
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Mozilla delivers Firefox 3.5 Beta 4, boosts speed
Macworld —
... feature and support for Web worker threads -- an enhanced scripting functionality that lets site developers shift JavaScript computations to a background thread—has been completed. As it usually does, Mozilla warned users that Beta 4 is suitable for testing only. “Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 is a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback,” said Beltzner. “We recommend that you read the release notes and known issues before installing this beta.” The beta's release notes highlighted several still-unfixed issues with Firefox 3.5, including problems ...
Beta Watch: Firefox 3.5 Beta 4
TheAppleBlog —
... Last week, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 as a public preview, and I duly downloaded it for a look-see. I had tried earlier beta builds of Firefox 3.1 and 3.5, but hadn’t been favorably impressed, and soon reverted to using either the latest final update of Firefox 3, or lately ...
Beta Watch: Shiretoko Firefox 3.5 Intel Optimized Browser
TheAppleBlog —
... of Firefox 3.5 Beta 4, Mozilla’s sixth development milestone and fourth beta release of what will become Firefox 3.5. ...
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