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- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: March 27, 2009
- Total Downloads: 18,612,620
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A newer version of Mozilla Firefox is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11793 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Read CNET senior editor Rob Vamosi's extended review of Firefox 3.
No longer a fledgling upstart, Firefox 3 is full-featured, lightning fast, and an able Internet Explorer foe. Previous versions have seen Mozilla's approach to features such as tabbed browsing and extensions become extremely popular. Even though Firefox 3 lacks a killer feature, it offers significant improvements not to be missed.
Version 3 introduces a multitude of safety and usability features. The location bar drop-down menu now includes URLs from both your browsing history and your bookmarks. A new Add-Ons manager includes a built-in plug-in search engine, saving you the previous trip to the Mozilla Web site. Single-click the star icon on the right of the location bar to bookmark the current page, or double-click on it to simultaneously add and edit the bookmark entry. You can tag bookmarks, too. Other impressive new features include password confirmation before adding it to the saved passwords list, the ability to pause and resume downloads, and merged forward and backward history lists.
Firefox 3 now runs faster and, according to Mozilla, is less susceptible to hacks and other vulnerabilities. The browser now warns your system's antivirus program when you download a file, and anti-malware and anti-phishing utilities now throw up a warning page before allowing Firefox to load risky sites. The favicon reveals Web sites' ownership details and displays the security level of your connection to that site.
Developers will appreciate that Firefox 3's new graphics and text rendering code provide rendering improvements in CSS and SVG as well as improved display of fonts and complex scripts. Firefox 3--still open-source, as ever--is a browser that all users should consider making their default Web-surfing tool.
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Publisher's description
From Mozilla :Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Version 3.0.8 fixes two critical security issues found in Firefox 3.0.7
What's new in this version:
Version 3.0.8 fixes two critical security issues found in Firefox 3.0.7
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User reviews of Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11793 votes
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Version: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Pros: it is great to surf with and i dont have the problems that i do with IE
Cons: i dont have any
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
"It used to crash. Not any more"
Pros: The intuitive way it deals with the tabs, the new "awesome address box" (is that the name?), the ever coming great add-ons and the brand new "marking" capabilities are only some of the features that make this product indispensable.
Cons: None that I can tell. Maybe just the default Theme that should be something like my favourite (Noia 2.0 extreme).
Summary: Now with 3.0.8 my Firefox works perfectly most of the time. Crashes happen, but not too often. I wonder if people who's having the problem are using a particular add-on that is causing the trouble.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
"Crashes......oops just crashed"
Pros: Not IE
Its has the same layout as other Firefox versionsCons: It crashes a lot, it actual crashed the first time I tried to write this review.
Summary: Don't download this version or even 3.0.7, stay with 3.0.6 if you can.
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Version: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Pros: I tried many web browsers but my opinion is that firefox is the fastest and safest web browser.
Cons: It crashes a lot, especially on older and low processor speed computer.
Summary: I usually use firefox and can tell that it's much more better than internet explorer. only for opera i can tell that it's close to firefox. opera don't crash as that. if you don't like firefox you could like google's chrome, but it's not safe. it's ... read more >>
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
"It was good Before, but now ..."
Pros: Fast Browser, secure, friendly... Didnīt allow pop-ups.... *sigh*
Cons: POP UPS from I donīt know where or what. Iīve checked many times my settings, still...
Summary: Now I see those nasty pop-ups, Iīm not that sure of firefox. Since I work mainly in the web, I guess its not that safe anymore.
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