Firefox 3 Released!

June 17th, 2008

Today is the official release of Firefox 3, the latest update to the best Internet browser on the planet! The shiny new version comes packed with improvements to browsing speed, memory usage, and security. I can't possibly list everything that FF3 will have, but you can read all about it, of course! :)

I'll quote the short descriptions of what the website says:

  • New Features: Firefox 3 sets the innovation bar very high with exciting new features, including one-click bookmarking, the smart location bar and lightning fast performance.
  • Security: Keeping you and your personal information safe is our top priority. Firefox 3 includes phishing and malware protection, plus our new instant site ID info.
  • Productivity: With features like built-in spell checking, session restore and full zoom, Firefox 3 makes it possible to work faster and more efficiently on the Web.
  • Customization: Your taste and needs set you apart from the rest. With Firefox 3 you can choose from over 5,000 add-ons that help you customize your browsing experience.
Download Day 2008

The community over at SpreadFirefox.com is hosting a "Download Day 2008" event to attempt to break a world record for the most software downloads in 24 hours! You can pledge to download it when it is officially open at 10am PDT (or 1pm EST, which is my time). Almost 2 million people have pledged so far! Get going! :dance:

UPDATE @ 2pm

Poor Mozilla and their kaboomed servers. I'm hearing a lot of flak from several blogs and news sites saying they should have prepared better for the millions of people that were obviously going to access the site at the same time to get the release. What I find interesting is the fact that I just refreshed the download page and it actually loaded enough for me to click on a link that took me to...Firefox 2! XD

Oh well. It's only to be expected that this happened of course! As for the slow comeback of the Mozilla websites: like I said on Snark, I guess Mozilla is still trying to get all their duckies in a row. :P

EDIT: Aha! Mozilla has blogged about their servers crashing and stated that the event will "officially commence once the site goes live". Here's hoping! :D

Comments

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Sarah Jun 17, 2008

Shame their sites have crashed. Silly Mozilla. XD

Malin Jun 17, 2008

Dang! I have to download it now. I hope they fix it soon cause I’m so excited to try out the new features!

Asia Jun 17, 2008

You know all of Firefox’s competitors are going to jump on the fact that none of their sites are available right before this huge event is supposed to occur. It’s really embarrassing for them.

Stepherz Jun 17, 2008

Got it! And quite excited. Thanks for the info about it. It was helpful. :) :heart:

Shen-Shen Jun 17, 2008

I just got it.. Yay! I hope it’s faster :D

Katrina Jun 17, 2008

I’ve had Firefox 3 Beta 5 for awhile, and there’s really little difference that I’ve noticed. (It’s standard with Ubuntu.)

Cristina Jun 17, 2008

So now what would you say… Flock or Firefox 3?

Sarah Jun 17, 2008

Wow, I should really download this. I use Mozilla Firefox so this’ll be awesome. :dance:

Sherry Jun 17, 2008

Oh sweet I’ve been waiting for this to come out, but I forgot about it… But I won’t now and when I get home tonight I’ll try to download it :dance:

Noellium Jun 17, 2008

(Ooh, you changed the look of your comments. Looks nice. :))

Woohoo, got it! Only problem is the del.icio.us plugin and iFox theme doesn’t work. X(

Melissa Jun 17, 2008

Ooh, you changed the look of your comments. Looks nice. :)

Thank you! :D I’ve been wanting to change it up for a while now.

Flock or Firefox 3?

Firefox 3, hehe. I actually switched back from Flock a little while back. It was really awesome but I found I was using the built-in features less than I thought I would. Since Flock is still a rather new browser, only been around a year or two I think, I’m going to give it some time to grow before I check it out again. :) I still think it rocks though!

…the del.icio.us plugin and iFox theme doesn’t work.

I’ve heard about a lot of themes not working. :( I’ve always stuck with the regular Firefox look, myself, but I hope authors update them soon! As for the Delicious plugin…everyone must be using a different one than me because mine works positively perfectly!

Meggan Jun 18, 2008

If your FF plugins don’t work, make sure to see if you can find the updated version just by Googling and finding the plugin homepage. Several updated plugins didn’t make their way onto the Mozilla site, so it looks like they are incompatible, even though upgraded versions exist. If that makes sense? I had to do this for MeasureIt and Colorzilla, I think.

I am liking FF3 so far. I thought it was going to be too different visually but I like it a lot. The little area for the favicon is especially nice.

Kristina Jun 18, 2008

I quite like it, especially the favicon thing that Meggan commented about.

Stephanie Jun 18, 2008

I’m using it on my boyfriend’s PC, and since I don’t really like using it (I’m so used to using a Mac, I keep hitting ctrl when I want to right click, keep pressing alt instead of control… ah!), I can’t say I’m fond of anything right now. I like the idea of tags, but it seems kinda useless when, if you use g-mail and webmail (for my school email acocunt), that if you type mail, both will come up regardless of the tag, because it’s in the link. I also really hate that, because the chunks of space used for the “helpful” drop-down in navigation take up waaaay too much damn space.

But since this isn’t my computer I can’t really mess around with it. Maybe when I get to test out the new version on my Mac :)

Yos Jun 19, 2008

:dance: I’m so happy I downloaded ff3 before I forgot about the event.
I’m so happy that you made a topic about it on the bee*bee*s or else I would’ve forgotten all about it.
I’m liking the new look so far! Now I need to install it on my home comps :ohyeah: