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Firefox 59, 'By Far the Biggest Update Since Firefox 1.0', Arrives With Faster Page Loads and Improved Private Browsing (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the browser-updates dept.

An anonymous reader shares a VentureBeat report: Mozilla today launched Firefox 59 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The release builds on Firefox Quantum, which the company calls "by far the biggest update since Firefox 1.0 in 2004." Version 59 brings faster page load times, private browsing mode that strips path information, and Android Assist. In related news, Mozilla is giving Amazon Fire TV owners a new design later this week that lets them save their preferred websites by pinning them to the Firefox home screen. Enterprise users also have something to look forward to: On Wednesday, Firefox Quantum for Enterprise is entering the beta phase. Firefox 59 for the desktop is available for download now on Firefox.com, and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. As always, the Android version is trickling out slowly on Google Play.

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  1. Not what the article said by duckintheface · · Score: 5, Informative

    The headline says Firefox 59 is the "biggest update since Firefox 1". But it is Firefox Quantum which is described that way, not 59. Could someone please RTFA.

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    "He took a duck in the face at 250 knots." -- William Gibson, Pattern Recognition
  2. Donation incoming. by BenFenner · · Score: 3, Informative

    Another update I don't have to suffer thanks to Moonchild Productions.
    Time to donate $59 toward the Pale Moon project.

  3. Re:Extensions killed the beast by Xenolith0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I myself switched over to Pale Moon once Firefox started killing off features and pretending to be Chrome.

    I would recommend you ditch NoScript and check out uMatrix. It is a full, and better (and without the whole AdBlock controversy) replacement to NoScript. As well as CookieMonster, and other resource blockers, allowing control over loading of not just JS/Cookies but also CSS, images, media, and more.

  4. Re:Extensions killed the beast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you use uMatrix you should combine with uBlock, since uBlock provides useful replacement scripts for some websites so they keep working even when their shitty scripts are blocked.

  5. Re:Extensions killed the beast by theweatherelectric · · Score: 1, Informative

    I would recommend you ditch NoScript and check out uMatrix

    The latest versions of uMatrix are WebExtensions based. I imagine they'll get bored with maintaining the XUL version eventually and stop development on it.