Firefox 13 hits the web

Posted on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 14:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Mozilla has published Firefox 13, a new update that introduces a new default homepage (about:home), support for SPDY is turned on by default (Google's faster version of HTTP), the New Tab Page, and various other tweaks. You can get it over here.
What’s New

  • NEW: When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages
  • NEW: 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
  • CHANGED: Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup
  • CHANGED: Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default
  • DEVELOPER: 72 total improvements to Page Inspector, HTML panel, Style Inspector, Scratchpad and Style Editor
  • DEVELOPER: The column-fill CSS property has been implemented
  • DEVELOPER: Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented
  • DEVELOPER: Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added
  • DEVELOPER: The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the element
  • DEVELOPER: The CSS turn unit is now supported


  • About the Author

    Thomas De Maesschalck

    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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