The newest version of Firefox has just been released, and it looks to be quite an improvement over previous versions.

You can head to the Get Firefox site to download it right now, and from my little time using it thus far, it looks to be worth it.  The browser seems to be considerably smoother in rendering pages, and just feels a bit quicker in a lot of its activities.  The true test will come with time of course, but it seems to be a marked improvement over previous versions.

Other points of interest as indicated by the official blog:

• Personas: Personalize the look of your Firefox by selecting new themes called Personas in a single click and without a restart
• Plugin Updater: To keep you safe from potential security vulnerabilities, Firefox will now detect out of date plugins
• Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6 significantly decreased crashes caused by third party software – all without sacrificing our extensibility in any way
• Form Complete: When filling out an online form, Firefox suggests information for fields based on your common answers in similar field
• Performance: Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time
• Open Video and Audio: With the world’s best implementation of HTML 5 audio and video support, now video can be displayed full screen and supports poster frames

If you’re a Firefox user, this looks like a “must have” update to be sure.