Flock 2 browser takes flight with a few surprises

Version two of the "social browser" offers custom rich media and social networking features built on a Firefox 3 base. A couple of surprises tag along for this big release as well.

October 15, 2008 - 01:48PM CT - by David Chartier

Mozilla sets Guinness World Record with Firefox 3 launch

Mozilla has been awarded a coveted spot in the Guinness World Records for the launch of Firefox 3, which was downloaded over 8 million times in only 24 hours. Our own statistics show that Firefox 3 is also extremely popular among Ars users.

July 02, 2008 - 04:19PM CT - by Ryan Paul

20 million Firefox 3 downloads in a week, ~4% market share

Mozilla's Firefox 3 web browser has been downloaded over 20 million times in the first week after its launch. Firefox 3 by itself now has almost 4 percent market share.

June 26, 2008 - 07:10AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 mentioned on the Colbert Report

Mozilla's Firefox 3 web browser, which was released earlier this week, was mentioned on the Colbert Report by guest Jonathan Zittrain.

June 19, 2008 - 03:39AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 launch a success: 8 million downloads in 24 hours

The launch of Firefox 3 has proven to be a huge success. After 1 million downloads in less than four hours, Mozilla now reports over 8 million downloads in the first 24 hours since release, beating expectations of 5 million.

June 18, 2008 - 03:19PM CT - by Ryan Paul

The cake is a lie: IE team bakes a treat for Mozilla

A cake from the Internet Explorer team just arrived at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View to congratulate the Firefox 3 team. The first taste testers report that it isn't poisoned, but one can't help but wonder if the cake is lie.

June 17, 2008 - 07:14PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 exceeds 1 million downloads in under four hours

The download counter here at Mozilla headquarters shows that Firefox 3 has passed a million downloads. Ars reports live from the official release party.

June 17, 2008 - 04:05PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Igniting an open revolution: Firefox 3 officially released

Mozilla has officially released Firefox 3, which includes a multitude of significant improvements and new features. Ars covers the release from Mozilla's headquarters in Mountain View, where the developers are celebrating the start of a revolution in Internet empowerment.

June 17, 2008 - 12:00PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Mozilla prepares for Firefox 3 release and plans for 3.1

Mozilla is preparing for the official release of Firefox 3, which will land on June 17. Ars looks at add-on compatibility and some early plans for Firefox 3.1.

June 15, 2008 - 11:55PM CT - by Ryan Paul

A tantalizing taste of Firefox 3: testing RC1

The first Firefox 3 release candidate has been released and is now available for download. This tantalizing taste of Firefox 3 is stable enough for widespread use, but there are still a few more bugs that have to be resolved before the official release.

May 19, 2008 - 07:20PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 beta 5 released

Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 5, which includes bugfixes and improvements to artwork and performance.

April 02, 2008 - 04:49PM CT - by Ryan Paul

When in Rome: engineering the Firefox 3 user experience

Ars sat down with Mozilla user design expert Alex Faaborg and discussed the Firefox 3 visual refresh. Among other things, he told us how Mozilla is improving platform integration in theming while defining a universal visual identity for the Firefox browser.

March 30, 2008 - 08:13PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera

Benchmarks show that Firefox 3 uses less memory than Internet Explorer 7 and Opera. A number of significant fixes and improvements have brought down the open-source browser's memory footprint and could make it a more viable choice in mobile environments.

March 17, 2008 - 10:05AM CT - by Ryan Paul

First look: Firefox 3 beta 4 brings new Vista hotness

Mozilla has officially released Firefox 3 beta 4, which includes new icons for Vista. Ars takes a first look at the new features and concludes that Firefox 3 is almost ready for widespread adoption.

March 10, 2008 - 09:03PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Native JSON parsing and web-based protocol handlers in FF3

Ars takes a look at several new features for developers that are included in Firefox 3.

February 18, 2008 - 06:30PM CT - by Ryan Paul

First look: Firefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edges

Mozilla has officially released the third beta of Firefox 3. Ars takes a close look at the new features and user interface improvements.

February 12, 2008 - 08:05PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Reports of Firefox 3.0 bugs overblown, most significant bugs squashed

A recent New York Times article erroneously stated that 80 percent of the bugs in Firefox 3 would not be fixed. Mozilla representatives have responded in an effort to illuminate the real situation.

November 19, 2007 - 10:54PM CT - by Ryan Paul

A first look at the Firefox 3 visual refresh for Linux

The Firefox 3 visual refresh for Linux is starting to coalesce. Native tabs are back in the latest Firefox 3 nightly build and it will also automatically use icons from the user's GNOME icon theme in the Firefox toolbar. We tested it with several icon themes and took lots of screenshots

November 15, 2007 - 02:20PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Mozilla working on Firefox 3 visual refresh for Linux

Although Mozilla originally only planned to do a Firefox 3 visual refresh for Windows and Mac OS X, the organization is now investigating the possibility of creating a Linux theme in response to user feedback.

October 16, 2007 - 03:17PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Firefox 3 alpha 8 released

Firefox 3 alpha 8 has been released. This build includes the new bookmark interface with support for tagging and the new file download system.

September 20, 2007 - 03:03PM CT - by Ryan Paul