Firefox 13 Final Release Available For Download

Firefox 13.0.1 released: (June 15th, 2012)
Mozilla has pushed out an emergency update for Firefox 13 to addresses the following issues:
  • Windows Messenger did not load in Hotmail, and the Hotmail inbox did not auto-update (764546, fixed in 13.0.1)
  • Hebrew text sometimes rendered incorrectly (756850, fixed in 13.0.1)
  • Flash 11.3 sometimes caused a crash on quit (747683, fixed in 13.0.1)

Firefox 13 adds and updates several features, such as an updated new tab and home tab page. The new tab page will display nine of the user's most visited websites, along with a cached image. The updated home tab features a Google search box and links to the user's bookmarks, add-ons, history, downloads, and the add-on marketplace.

In addition to the updated new tab and home tab page, Firefox 13 support for "tabs on demand" will restore tabs that were open in the previous session, but will keep the tabs unloaded until you request to view the page, and a new Reset Firefox feature for attempting to fix major problems with a single click.

Note: Firefox 13 Final will be officially unveiled on June 5, when it should also become available as an update to existing Firefox users.

Overview
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.

Download Firefox 13 Final:
Firefox 13 Final available for download at links listed below:

Firefox 13 Final

What's new in Firefox 13 Final
Firefox 13 Final has the following changes:

New:
  • When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages.
  • The default home page now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more.

Changed:
  • SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites.
  • Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup.
  • Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default

Developer:
  • 72 total improvements to Page Inspector, HTML panel, Style Inspector, Scratchpad and Style Editor.
  • The column-fill CSS property has been implemented.
  • Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented.
  • Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added.
  • The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the element.
  • The CSS turn [angle] unit is now supported.

Security fixed:
  • MFSA 2012-40 Buffer overflow and use-after-free issues found using Address Sanitizer.[Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-39 NSS parsing errors with zero length items.[Moderate]
  • MFSA 2012-38 Use-after-free while replacing/inserting a node in a document.[Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-37 Information disclosure though Windows file shares and shortcut files.[High]
  • MFSA 2012-36 Content Security Policy inline-script bypass.[High]
  • MFSA 2012-35 Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service.[Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-34 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards. [Critical]

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