One of the most widely acclaimed browsers Firefox has now been revamped and upgraded. Firefox creator Mozilla has announced the release of the latest version of the Firefox Browser. The new version, Firefox 3.5 has been incorporated with HTML 5 support along with other evolving internet standards.

The new Firefox boasts of enhanced performance, new features and a long list of tools designed specifically for web developers. The browser is incorporated with over 5,000 new features that enhance every aspect of Firefox 3.5. One of the most astounding features of the new version is the support for HTML 5 videos, that enables the users to watch live streaming videos without the need of a third party plug-in such as Flash etc.

Enhanced Privacy.

The new Firefox 3.5 features an all new Privacy Browsing Mode that enables the user to surf the internet without leaving any digital imprints such as history, cache cookies etc. Even though this feature is readily available in other browsers as well, such as, Safari, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer 8, yet in Firefox 3.5 this feature is much more effective and reliable.

The option of activating or deactivating ‘Private Browsing’ is available in the Tools menu. Once chosen, the browser immediately ends the current session and enters into Private Mode. All the functions and features remain the same, except that, the the browser stops collecting information for the websites that you visit.

Another great privacy feature of Firefox 3.5 is “Forget This Site”. With this feature you can command Firefox not to keep any trace of individual websites that you visit. This come in handy, especially if you do not wish to erase your entire session history, but need to keep certain websites off the record.

An Updated User Interface.

The new version of Firefox 3.5 hasn’t been given a stunning face-lift, but it still has some new additions and a few tweaks here and there, when it come to user interface. The browser is now being shown with an open tab by default and a small button has also been added at the tab bar, that greatly simplifies the task of opening a new tab.

Moving of tabs has also been taken care of in the new version. With its predecessors, whenever you moved a tab, there used to be a forced refresh of the page that at times led to information loss.

Via Ars Technica.