[Delta 21]

My beta version has been working fine for a week or so now.

[advance_copy]

Scheduled for release today, according to ARS Technica.

[TomGuy]

It hasn't been released yet, but today is supposed to be the day.

Mozilla wants massive numbers of downloads, to break all previous software download records.

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

[Jagman]

Clint Eastwood is flying it in even as we speak!

[TomGuy]

Cautionary web page, with How To information:
BACK UP YOUR EXISTING FIREFOX DATA
before installing 3:

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information

[TomGuy]

MajorGeeks has Firefox3 download ready

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firefox_d2248.html

[TomGuy]

I just installed 3 from the MajorGeeks download.

It installed over 2 without a hitch.

However, many of the existing extensions/add-ons do not work with 3.

A couple that I use have already been updated to work with 3, however.

It make take a few days for the extensions to be available. I sure hope I don’t lose some of the ‘essential’ ones I use.

[justlurking]

Are you logged in?

(sorry, someone had to ask)

[Quix]

Working great for me.

[kevinm13]

I downloaded one of the trial versions of Version 3.0 about a month ago at work. I liked it and found it didn’t crash as much as 2.0 was so I downloaded it at home about 2 weeks later. The version I got at home is slightly different and better. Lots of great features and a lot of my extensions have been updated, although not all.

I will wait for the full new version, delete the current version and try again.

[kevinm13]

I heard that the release time was supposed to be 1:00 PM EDT or 10:00 AM PDT.

[kevinm13]

I heard that the release time was supposed to be 1:00 PM EDT or 10:00 AM PDT but I can’t get on the website for mozilla now.

[ShadowAce]

The last information I heard is that mozilla is having tech issues with the web site. Firefox 3 is ready, but the website isn't.

[KoRn]

I downloaded v3 from the Firefox website about an hour ago. They seemed to have some problems with the transition from 2 to 3 with some links and graphics. Most of it appears to be corrected now. It’s crazy slow with so many users hitting the site. Mozilla is trying to set a single day record for software downloads.

[engrpat]

I just finished installing the update on XP and a Vista machines. On the Vista it went well, no hiccups that I have found. On the XP it raised the devil with my bookmarks, deleted a bunch and moved others. May want to copy your bookmarks before installing.

[BibChr]

One thing I like a LOT so far: if you mark to open automatically with a given app, it actually does. Unlike 2.

A problem: in the newer version of Yahoo! email, right-clicking an email wrongly in the Spam folder doesn’t bring the popup menu allowing the “This is not spam” option.

[BibChr]

...and another thing I don’t like is that my minimize-to-systray addon isn’t compatible.

[goldstategop]

The "gold" version is here! Downloaded it tonight; runs well. Most of my add ons where incompatible with Firefox 3. But its the latest and greatest version of the world's most popular little web browser!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[ShadowAce]

Firefox 3 powers to a smashing download record

Mozilla has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams, receiving more than its hoped for 5 million downloads of Firefox 3 in less than 14 hours. So for the first day of the new browser's life, it's onward to 7 million!

The download record period officially began at 11.16am US Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday.

A pre-publication check showed the count had reached 5,079,227.

Since there is no existing Guinness world record for downloads, there is no specific number that must be reached. Organisers were hoping to at least exceed the 1.6 million downloads of Firefox 2 on its launch day, and that was reached in five hours.

"We are currently serving almost 9,000 downloads a minute, which puts us on track to achieve 5-7 million downloads our first day of general availability," said Mozilla's Paul Kim in the organisation's blog http://blog.mozilla.com/ at 3.26pm.

Hot spots accounting for more than 100,000 downloads include the US (over 2 million downloads), Canada, Brazil. the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, Iran and China and japan.

Australia's doing well on a per-capita basis, with over 83,000 downloads.

The release of the new version seems likely to increase Firefox's market share. Mozilla's Blog of Metrics recently noted  "rapid adoption" of the release candidate along with continued growth of Firefox 2 usage.

According to Net Applications, Firefox (all versions) took a 18.41 percent browser share in May 2008, compared with 73.75 for Internet Explorer and 6.25 for Safari. Firefox and Safari have both been gaining ground at the expense of Internet Explorer. Opera has also improved its share by a healthy proportion, but is still a distant fourth on 0.71 percent.

Firefox has a particularly strong following in Europe. According to XiTi Monitor, its average browser share across Europe for March 2008 was 28.8 percent.

XiTi Monitor also reports that Firefox has a 31.2 percent browser share in Oceania, which includes Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Key features of Firefox 3 include a 'smart' location bar which adapts to user preferences, page display that's two to three times faster than Firefox 2, security improvements, and an add-ons manager. In all, more than 15,000 improvements have been made.

Firefox 3 is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from Mozilla's GetFirefox site.

[antiRepublicrat]

Since many plug-ins weren't working I went looking for more and found there are just new versions to install that are compatible.

But, if you're on OS X You have to check out PicLens!

It will erase any doubts about the power that Core Animation can give to developers. It is truly cool -- CoverFlow for web content.