August 14, 2009, 2:43 am
Over the next few days, users of the latest version of Firefox 3.0 will see an information pop-up advising them to upgrade to version 3.5 of the browser. According to a developer blog from Mozilla, the pop-up informs users that Firefox 3.5.2 is twice as fast as Firefox 3.0.13 and includes new features. Previously, in order to stumble upon the new version, Firefox 3.0 users needed to specifically search for updates.
The information pop-up offers users the option of downloading Firefox 3.5 immediately, downloading it later, or skipping it completely. Although the pop-up informs users of potential add-on incompatibilities, users will only find out whether updates for their installed add-ons are available after upgrading to the new version of Firefox. The Mozilla development team says that 90 percent of add-ons have either been updated for version 3.5, or new version have been created…
