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Firefox moves Test Builds to 3.2 Alpha - UPDATE Version 3.1 Beta 2 now posted
SEO and Tech Daily — ... stamping Safari with 'Version 3.2' but also recently released a minor upgrade for both Windows and MAC. Is Microsoft's Internet Explorer being challenged?  In the tech / blogger world, there's simply no doubt about it.  In the enterprise?  Time will tell :) Update: The latest stable (public) version of Firefox can be downloaded here. Update: Dec 8, 2008  Mozilla moved the 3.1 to Beta 2 today.  Release notes are here. ...

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Now Available for Your Testing Pleasure [Beta Beat]
Lifehacker — [image] All platforms: Hot off the press, the second beta of Firefox 3.1 is now available for download. In addition to Private Browsing Mode and the Tracemonkey Javascript engine turned on by default, the release notes list what else you get: The Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 is a free download for all platforms; if you decide to test it, be sure to back up your Mozilla profile (or maybe wait for the portable version release).

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Now Available!
The Next Web — The second beta of Firefox 3.1 is now available. According to the release notes, it brings: This beta is now available in 54 languages - get your local version. Added a new Private Browsing Mode. Added functions to make it easy to clear recent history by time as well as remove all traces of a website. New support for web worker threads. The new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine is on by default for web content. Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for ...

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Released
SolSie.com — ... as the <video> and <audio> elements, the W3C Geolocation API, JavaScript query selectors, CSS 2.1 and 3 properties, SVG transforms and offline applications. (no need for Plug-ins) If you plan to download and test drive the new version, it goes to a new directory. And most existing extensions will not work. But if you do need absolutely to use some of them, you can try this trick  [Courtesy of LifeHacker], it works well for me.  Read more the release notes ...

Firefox 3.1 beta 2 is here
CrunchGear — Back then when I was a PC I liked and used Firefox because it was (is) way better than IE. Now you can download the second beta, which has some new features like private browsing and TraceMonkey engine. This engine is not really new since it has been included in the past versions - it is on by default now. Wow. Optimized Gecko engine. Come on.  For a complete list of super new awesome features and download, click here.

Meet Firefox 3.1 Beta 2
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 also marks the debut of web worker thread support and support for video and audio tag elements. Other under-the-hood additions include the W3C Geolocation API, JavaScript query selectors, CSS 2.1 and 3 properties, SVG transforms, and offline applications. A full list of added features is available here. ...

Firefox 3.1 beta 2: Hey, this browser is FAST!
TechBlog — ... were disabled on mine. It comes with the territory, and developers will catch up with new versions once Firefox 3.1 is finished in early 2009. As always, it's a good idea not to use an in-development browser for critical work. And you should read both the release notes and ...

Privacy Solutions (Part 4): Firefox Privacy Features
Technology Liberation Front — ... users a much more secure (and thus private) browsing environment than currently available in other browsers. We already covered Adblock Plus in a previous installment of our Privacy Solutions Series. We plan to cover NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons such as TorButton and FoxyProxy in future installments. _____________ Additional Reading / Links: Download Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 New features in Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Privacy & Security add-ons for Firefox ...