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Firefox 7.0.1

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firefoxFirefox 7.0.1 has been released.
Download or update within the program (Help > About Firefox > Check for updates).

Fixed a rare issue where some users could find one or more of their add-ons hidden after a Firefox update

Thunderbird 7

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tbirdThunderbird 7 has been released.
Download or update from within the program. Release notes.

-Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 7 engine
-Several user interface fixes and improvements
-Several fixes to attachment handling
-Ability to print a summary of selected email messages
-Platform improvements to Address Book
-Fixed several security issues
-Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance and stability

Firefox 7

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firefoxFirefox 7 has been released.
Download or update within the program (Help > About Firefox > Check for updates). Release notes.

-Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases
-Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
-Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
-The ‘http://’ URL prefix is now hidden by default
-Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
-Added support for the Web Timing specification
-Enhanced support for MathML
-The WebSocket protocol has been updated from version 7 to version 8
-Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox
-Fixed several stability issues
-Fixed several security issues

Thunderbird 6.0.2

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Thunderbird 6.0.2 has not yet been officially released but should be later today.tbird
Download 6.0.2: Windows EN-US version, all other versions.
No release notes yet but I am assuming it is related to the issue in the Firefox 6.0.2 release notes (see post below).

*edit – 1547hrs

Thunderbird 6.0.2 is now official. Download or update from within the program.

The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes:
– Removed trust exceptions for certificates issued by Staat der Nederlanden (see bug 683449 and the security advisory)
– Resolved an issue with gov.uk websites (see bug 669792)

Firefox 6.0.2

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Firefox 6.0.2 has been released.firefox
Download or update within the program (Help > About Firefox > Check for updates). Release notes.

The latest version of Firefox has the following changes:
– Removed trust exceptions for certificates issued by Staat der Nederlanden (see bug 683449 and the security advisory)
– Resolved an issue with gov.uk websites (see bug 669792)