Firefox 15.0 Final Is Now Available For Download

Firefox 15.0 Final includes a "Responsive Design View" developer tool, adds support for the Opus audio format and adds SPDY networking protocol v3 support. Silent, background updates. Silent updates will automatically update Firefox to the latest version without notifying the user, a feature that already implemented in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 and newer.

In addition, WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance and optimizes memory usage for add-ons.

Download Firefox 15.0 Final:
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Firefox 15.0 Final on Windows 8

What's new in Firefox 15.0 Final
Firefox 15.0 Final has the following changes:

New:
  • Silent, background updates
  • Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
  • WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance
  • Localization in Maithili

Changed:
  • Optimized memory usage for add-ons

Developer:
  • JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools
  • New layout view added to Inspector
  • The CSS word-break property has been implemented
  • High precision event timer implemented
  • New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites

HTML5:
  • Native support for the Opus audio codec added
  • The [source] element now supports the media attribute
  • The [audio] and [video] elements now support the played attribute

Fixed:
  • Focus rings keep growing when repeatedly tabbing through elements (720987)

Security fixed:
  • MFSA 2012-72 Web console eval capable of executing chrome-privileged code. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-71 Insecure use of __android_log_print. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-70 Location object security checks bypassed by chrome code. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-69 Incorrect site SSL certificate data display. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-68 DOMParser loads linked resources in extensions when parsing text/html. [Moderate]
  • MFSA 2012-67 Installer will launch incorrect executable following new installation. [Moderate]
  • MFSA 2012-66 HTTPMonitor extension allows for remote debugging without explicit activation. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-65 Out-of-bounds read in format-number in XSLT. [Moderate]
  • MFSA 2012-64 Graphite 2 memory corruption. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-63 SVG buffer overflow and use-after-free issues. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-62 WebGL use-after-free and memory corruption. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-61 Memory corruption with bitmap format images with negative height. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-60 Escalation of privilege through about:newtab. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-59 Location object can be shadowed using Object.defineProperty. [High]
  • MFSA 2012-58 Use-after-free issues found using Address Sanitizer. [Critical]
  • MFSA 2012-57 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:15.0/ rv:10.0.7). [Critical]

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