Mozilla has released first release candidate of its upcoming web browser Firefox 3.6. This version is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine, containing many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers, and users.

Firefox 3.6 RC1 introduces several new features:

• Made some changes to how third party software are allowed to integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes.
• This release candidate is available in more than 70 languages – get your local version.
• More than 70 fixes from the last beta to improve performance, stability, security and features.
• The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times.
• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
• Support for the WOFF font format.
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

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Firefox 3.6 RC1 Release Notes

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