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Firefox 1.5 final ready

It is done! The Mozilla Foundation/Corp. released the final 1.5 version of their OpenSource and free Internet browser Mozilla Firefox. Get it now!.

Localizations – in 19 languages – are already out.
Other highlights in this version:
+ Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
+ Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance.
+ Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs.
+ Improvements to popup blocking.
+ Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.
+ Answers.com is added to the search engine list.
+ Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and “Safe Mode” experience.
+ Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.

Read the full list in the release notes.