Mozilla releases Firefox 18.0 update
Date: Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, 07:31
Category: News, Software

You can’t knock a solid update.
On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 18.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 38.4 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:
New:
- Faster JavaScript performance via IonMonkey compiler.
- Support for Retina Display on OS X 10.7 and up.
- Preliminary support for WebRTC.
Changed:
- Experience better image quality with our new HTML scaling algorithm.
- Performance improvements around tab switching.
Developer:
- Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio.
- Improvement in startup time through smart handling of signed extension certificates.
HTML 5:
- Support for W3C touch events implemented, taking the place of MozTouch events.
Fixed:
- Disable insecure content loading on HTTPS pages (62178).
- Improved responsiveness for users on proxies (769764).
Firefox 18.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run.
If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.
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