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Firefox updated to 24.0

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The versions, they grow up so fast…

On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 24.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 46.0 megabyte download via MacUpdate, adds the following fixes and changes:
– Support for new scrollbar style in OS X 10.7 and newer.

– Implemented Close tabs to the right.

– Social: Ability to tear-off chat windows to view separately by simply dragging them out.

– Accessibility related improvements on using pinned tabs.

– Major SVG rendering improvements around Image tiling and scaling.

– Improved and unified Browser console for enhanced debugging experience, replacing existing Error console.

– Removed support for Sherlock files that are loaded from application or profile directory.

– Support for W3C touch events disabled.

Firefox 24.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.