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Firefox 23 arrives with new logo, share button

Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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The popular web browser, Firefox, has been updated to version 23. While none of the updates are groundbreaking, it’s nice to see that Mozilla is consistently updating the browser with security and usability features.

The biggest change in Firefox 23 is the new share button. Users can now click on the button to quickly share to Facebook, from any tab.

Firefox 23 arrives with new logo, share button

Also new to version 23 of Firefox is the content blocker. Previously, Firefox 22 already blocked third-party cookies by default, which upset many advertisers who rely on cookies for offering targeted ads. With Firefox 23, the browser now blocks “mixed content,” which means the browser can block anything not protected by https. Some sites use a mixture of HTTPS and unsecured HTTP, which leaves the non-encrypted information vulnerable to sniffing.

Last but not least, there’s a new Network Monitor button in the address bar of the browser. This lets users know how long each component of the website takes to load.

On the Android side of things, users will get a new personalized home page called the “Awesome Screen,” which auto-completes URLs as you type. Firefox for Android also supports full screen browsing, hiding the address bar when you scroll down.

For the complete changelogs for the desktop and Android versions of Firefox 23, visit the source links below.

Download Firefox 23 for Windows, Mac, and Android.

Source: Desktop changelog | Android changelog

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