Firefox3 - Version 3 of Mozilla Browser Release Date is Tomorrow

(Update 9:30 p.m. June 16, 2008 (Central time, America))

Downloads of Firefox version 3 are at Download a Firefox version that speaks your language!"

The available languages are:

• Afrikaans / Afrikaans
• Albanian / Shqip
• Arabic / عربي
• Basque / Euskara
• Belarusian / Беларуская
• Catalan / català-valencià
• Chinese (Simplified) / 中文 (简体)
• Chinese (Traditional) / 正體中文 (繁體)
• Czech / Čeština
• Danish / Dansk
• Dutch / Nederlands
• English (British) / English (British)
• English (US) / English (US)
• Finnish / suomi
• French / Français
• Frisian / Frysk
• Georgian / ქართული
• German / Deutsch
• Greek / Ελληνικά
• Gujarati / ગુજરાતી
• Hebrew / עברית
• Hungarian / Magyar
• Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia
• Irish / Gaeilge
• Italian / Italiano
• Japanese / 日本語
• Korean / 한국어
• Kurdish / Kurdî
• Lithuanian / lietuvių kalba
• Macedonian / Македонски
• Mongolian / Монгол
• Norwegian (Bokmål) / Norsk bokmål
• Norwegian (Nynorsk) / Norsk nynorsk
• Polish / polski
• Portuguese (Brazilian) / Português (do Brasil)
• Portuguese (Portugal) / Português (Europeu)
• Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
• Romanian / română
• Russian / Русский
• Serbian / српски
• Slovak / slovenčina
• Spanish (Argentina) / Español (Argentina)
• Spanish (Spain) / Español (de España)
• Swedish / Svenska
• Turkish / Türkçe
• Ukrainian / Українська

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You've probably heard about this by now: Mozilla's Firefox3 browser's release date is tomorrow.

My browser of choice is Firefox, and I'm looking forward to the new version. Not that there's anything wrong with 2.0.0.14, the one I'm using now.

"Mozilla Firefox 3 Release Date Announced for Tuesday 17th June" (mozillaZine (June 11, 2008)) says that "millions of users will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours." I'll be doing something else with my time, but I wish them luck.

"Firefox to release new browser" (CNN (June 12, 2008)) describes the new version of Firefox's features, including more flexible downloading and better security.

Mozilla also seems to have paid attention to what was called "human engineering" in my day: "...Firefox 3 also offers speed and design improvements -- the back button is now larger than the forward button, for instance, because people tend to return to a previous page more often, said Mike Schroepfer, the project's vice president of engineering....."

• Available in 45+ languages
• New Web Forgery Protection page
• Vista Parental Controls
• Save Tabs option

(More at "Firefox 3 (Release Candidate 3) Release Notes" (June 11, 2008))

A Mozilla press release links to Field Guide to Firefox 3" (dria.org (June 12, 2008)), a screenshot-rich review of Firefox3.