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Windows/Mac/Linux: Mozilla just released the first official beta of Firefox 3.6, featuring built-in support for themes (Personas), improved performance, and more. Early adopters, your download is ready.
Last week we saw a test build of this release, but if you were waiting for the slight upgrade in early adopter usability, the official beta is here. In a nutshell, the updated features and improvements in Firefox 3.6 beta 1 look like this:
* 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* Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.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.
Firefox 3.6 beta is an early release, so only download if you're comfortable running less than completely stable software. Give it a go, then let us know what you think in the comments. An updated browser-speed-test battle royale is just around the corner.
Download: Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html)
Source: Lifehacker.com (http://lifehacker.com/5394003/firefox-36-beta-1-officially-available-for-download)