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Mozilla releases Firefox 6.0 update

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Late Sunday, Mozilla.org released version 6.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as an 28.1 megabyte download offered the following fixes and changes:

– The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting.

– Streamlined the look of the site identity block.

– Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API.

– Added support for EventSource / server-sent events.

– Added support for window.matchMedia.

– Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment.

– Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it.

– Improved usability of the Web Console.

– Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync.

– Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama.

Firefox 6.0 requires an Intel-based Mac and Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback, let us know.