Everybody already knows that middle-click opens up a link in a new background tab, but reader Raghav points out that you can also open up a link in a new foreground tab instead.
Windows/Mac/Linux: The final version of the Firefox is starting to show up on Mozilla’s web site, and some readers are reporting update notices. Here’s a few links you should check out before downloading that browser.
Firefox 3.5: Earlier today we mentioned that Firefox 3.5 could be pushed out as an official release as soon as Tuesday, June 30 (US time). Now PC Magazine is reporting that Mozilla has officially confirmed the Tuesday release. Among other additions, Firefox 3.5 will include a Private Browsing Mode to hide browser activity, a JavaScript engine known as TraceMonkey, new location services, and HTML5 support. Mozilla’s Mike Beltzner told the magazine that he expects over one billion downloads of the updated browser.
Firefox 3.5: Weave, Mozilla’s add-on to synchronise bookmarks, passwords, and now preferences and automatic logins across Firefox browsers, updated to a 0.4 beta, just in time for the release of 3.5—which could happen tomorrow, by the way.
Mozilla continues to (benevolently) toy with Firefox fans, making a third Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate available for direct download or updating through the Help->Check for Updates path, while shying away from an official announcement about a final 3.5 release date. The link for 3.5rc3 release notes isn’t working at the moment, but we’d presume this is a mostly bug-fixing release. Thanks Ryan!
Firefox 3.5 is a pretty substantial update to the popular open-source browser, and it’s just around the corner. See what features, fixes, and clever new tools are worth getting excited about in the next big release.
Windows/Mac/Linux: The early adopters at weblog gHacks note that Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 has already been distributed to Mozilla’s mirror servers and is available for download from third-party sites like Major Geeks. As gHacks points out, “Cautious users are encouraged to wait for the official announcement before they start downloading, installing and using Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2″, but if you’re eager to update to the latest and greatest, it’s ready. Mozilla hasn’t yet posted an official changelog, but we’re clearly getting very close to the official 3.5 release. [MajorGeeks via gHacks]
If the new Geo-locating features in the upcoming Firefox 3.5 release just don’t jive with your privacy-conscious self, you can disable them easily with a simple tweak.
If you’re already running the latest build of Firefox’s 3.5 beta, you’ll be able to upgrade sometime today to a release candidate version Mozilla considers “stable for daily browsing”. Direct downloads for everyone, meanwhile, arrive sometime this week.
You can’t grab it directly, but Mozilla is releasing a “Preview” of its long-awaited Firefox 3.5 release.
