Firefox 18.0.1 Released, Address Several Bugs

Mozilla has released Firefox 18.0.1 to address several bugs. This version fixes the issue with NTLM (NT Lan Manager) and some SSL proxies which prevents users can access the Internet. This version also fixes the issue with a startup crash on Windows and the problem with using a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script. For the Mac version, a unity player crashes has been fixed on Mac OS X.

Firefox 18.0 includes JavaScript improvements that make Web apps and games perform better and support for W3C Touch Events. This Update also supports Retina Display for Mac users. More details about Firefox 18.0 can be found here.

New features in Firefox 18.0

• IonMonkey: IonMonkey is a new JavaScript JIT compiler that provides a more efficient way for Firefox to process JavaScript. With IonMonkey, Firefox will perform faster with Web apps, games and other JavaScript-heavy pages.
• Retina Display Support: Firefox 18.0 supports Retina Display for Mac users to make Firefox even sharper when watching movies, playing games and browsing the Web.
• Disable Insecure Content: Firefox 18.0 can disable insecure content on HTTPS secure websites to maintain the privacy of your communication with the website. You can enable the feature in about:config.
• Support for W3C Touch Events: Firefox 18.0 supports standard W3C touch events in addition to MozTouch events.

Download Firefox 18.0.1:
Firefox 18.0.1 available for download from Mozilla download center as links listed below:

• Download Firefox 18.0.1
• Download Firefox 18.0.1 for Windows (32-bit)

Firefox 18.0.1 (Running on Windows 8)

New features in Firefox 18.0.1
Firefox 18.0.1 has the following changes:

Fixed:

• Fixed problems involving HTTP Proxy Transactions.
• Fixed unity player crashes on Mac OS X (bug 828954).
• Disabled HIDPI support on external monitors to avoid rendering glitches (bug 814434).

References:

• Firefox 18.0.1 Release Notes.
• http://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases
• Firefox 18.0.1 coming soon