Mozilla, the brand behind the open source browser that is Firefox, have now launched its 3.6 version. With claims that it is 20% boost on its SunSpider bench mark and an increase in its performance above and beyond JavaScript. If that wasn't enough it even expands on all the add on tools of its browser.

"Firefox 3.6 is going back to that idea of trying to get a bunch of new web technology into the hands of users so that web developers can take advantage of it sooner." : Mike Beltzner, Mozillas Director of Firefox development.

It even comes complete with the following tools; Web Open Font Format (a faster means of taping downloadable fonts), CSS gradients (for displaying smooth transitions between web-based colours), HTML5 Drag and Drop API (for seamlessly moving files from the OS into the browser), File API (for manipulating files) and full-screen HTML 5 video.

Firefox has seen a recent surge in popularity, in part due to it's growing market share, but also through major vulnerabilities found in Internet Explorer (see press release from the BBC, release from the French Government, and even the German government advised the switch)

At s3d we like Firefox. We like the way it works, feels. Its quick and uses less resources on your computer. We also like Opera as well - mainly as it is fantastic for your emails. Firefox and Opera are both free.