The latest version of the Browser, is out Now! Expectations are set high for Firefox 10.0 as it brings more new and advanced features to the Browser wars.
The update will affect desktop formats for Windows, Mac, and Linux as well as the mobile edition, for Android. For those who never upgraded to Firefox 4, version 3.6 will also be updated to version 3.6.9, which only adds security and stability fixes (though 3.6.9 is expected to be retired this April).
Mozilla Firefox 10 will bring with it some minor improvements on the front-end for desktops and a big old dose of multi-touch support for Android tablets and smartphones.
What’s new for end users is how Firefox 10 handles extensions auto-updating in the new browser version. Now, instead of rejecting extensions not specifically updated for version 10, the browser will assume extensions are compatible unless specifically marked otherwise. Usually those compatible with Firefox 4 will work fine. Another case is binary add-ons, which are potentially more dangerous. Mozilla reports that 75 percent of all extensions in use were not acquired through the organization’s own addons.mozilla.org site, which allowed the extensions to run in subsequent updated browser versions.
The second new item for users is also related to add-ons. It lets them hotfix update themselves to address minor issues like blocking certificate authorities, changes the locale, or test new versions on a subset of users.
Mozilla is now on a 6 week development cycle so Firefox 11 will be moving from Alpha channel to beta and we will see more new items in the upcoming weeks about it and Firefox 12.
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