In order to repair a problem experienced by some users with the Password Manager feature in Firefox 3.0.2, and as part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.0.3 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as free downloads at http://getfirefox.com/

Mozilla Firefox strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3 or Firefox 2, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from
the Help menu.

For a list of changes and more information, please review the Firefox 3.0.3 Release Notes at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0.3/releasenotes/

Mozilla has announced that the first Firefox 3.1 alpha is now available for download. This release, which is codenamed Shiretoko, includes Gecko 1.9.1 and adds a handful of new features.

Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 includes some user interface enhancements like a new graphical tab selector that shows page previews and a smarter filtering system for the Awesome Bar. This release also offers some nice improvements for web developers, such as new CSS properties and selectors. The HTML canvas element also got a boost in alpha 1 with the introduction of support for the canvas text API.

Binary builds are available for all three major platforms, but users should proceed with caution, since its an early alpha release and it’s primarily intended for testers and developers. For additional details, see the official release notes.

The first developer milestone of the next release of Firefox – code
named Shiretoko Alpha 1 – is now available for download. Shiretoko is
built on pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform, which forms
the core of rich internet applications such as Firefox. Please note
that this release is intended for developers and testers only.

This Alpha of Shiretoko / Gecko 1.9.1 introduces several new features:

* Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine
* Text API for the <canvas> element
* Support for using border images
* Support for JavaScript query selectors
* Several improvements to the Smart Location Bar
* A new tab switching behavior

Anyone interested in Shiretoko should read the release notes, as well
as the “Firefox 3.1 For Developers” article on the Mozilla Developer
Center before downloading. Please use the links from the following
post to download Shiretoko:

http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/07/28/firefox-31-…

We would appreciate hearing about any feedback you have (in
mozilla.feedback), or any bugs you may find (on bugzilla).

A demo of an experimental UI for Mobile Firefox by Aza Raskin, Head of UX for Mozilla Labs. See azarask.in/blog/post/firefox-mobile-concept-video for more information.

Firefox Mobile Concept Video from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

Opening screen

New Tab

Control

Please check Azarask blog for more information.

READ carefully, FF3 RC3 contains a single change for Mac OS X users only; there is no change for users running previous Firefox Release Candidate versions on Windows or Linux.

An hours after RC3 released, Mozilla has announced that Firefox 3 will be officially released next Tuesday, June 17th.

Let’s wait and make it happen – Firefox Goes for World Download Record.

Set a Guinness World Record, Enjoy a Better Web

PLEDGE NOW!

We strongly recommend that all Thunderbird users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Thunderbird 2.x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update
can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu starting now.

For a list of changes and more information, please review the Thunderbird 2.0.0.14

Release Notes at:

http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/2.0.0.14/releasenotes/

If you are still running Thunderbird 1.5.0.x, you are highly encouraged to upgrade to the Thunderbird 2 series as Mozilla ceased supporting Thunderbird 1.5.0.x in December 2007. Simply choose “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu to begin the upgrade process.

I know there are a lot of Firefox Add-ons that still not working well with Firefox 3 beta x but Mozilla Lab itself working on some of the creative add-ons.

Mozilla Laboratories are where science and creativity meet to develop, research, and explore new ideas. Mozilla Labs embraces this great tradition – a virtual lab where people come together to create, experiment, and play with new Web innovations and technologies.

Weave is a project to integrate web services into Firefox by allowing users to securely share their data with other users and 3rd parties.

Prism (formerly, Webrunner) is a prototype application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop.

Personas for Firefox is a prototype extension that provides dynamic lightweight theming for Firefox.

Joey is a server, Firefox add-on, and a Java midlet that allow you to pass data from Firefox to your mobile phone.

The Coop is an emerging Firefox add-on that will let users keep track of what their friends are doing online, and share new and interesting content with one or more of those friends.

Operator lets you combine pieces of information on Web sites with applications in ways that are useful. For instance, Flickr + Google Maps, Upcoming.org + Google Calendar, Yahoo! Local + your address book, and many more possibilities and permutations. All of these scenarios are possible due to Microformats, an emerging standard for injecting semantics into HTML.

Chromatabs: Leveraging Human Perception for Happier Tabbing. It colorizes each browser tab to provide a strong visual indication of which site is loaded.

for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and on irc.mozilla.org in #granparadiso

New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

• Improvements to the user interface based on user feedback, including changes to the look and feel on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and
  Linux.

• Changes and fixes for new features such as the location bar autocomplete, bookmark backup and restore, full page zoom, and others, based on feedback from our community.

• Fixes and improvements to platform features to improve security, web compatabilty and stability.

• Continued performance improvements: changes to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimization continues to improve performance over previous releases as measured by the popular SunSpider test from Apple, and in the speed of web applications like Google Mail and Zoho
  Office.

You can find out more about all of these features in the “What’s New” section of the release notes:

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0b5/releasenotes

Testers can download Firefox 3 Beta 5 builds for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in 45 different languages at:

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-beta.html

Developers should also read the Firefox 3 for Developers article on the Mozilla Developer Center:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Firefox_3_for_developers