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Just when we thought Mozilla was getting Firefox 3.6 back on track to meet its December 2009 deadline, it looks like the release schedule has been extended again. Firefox 3.6, the next version of the browser, is now aimed for “early 2010.”

Firefox 4.0 has also been pushed back from its original target of 2010, and is now due in “late 2010/early 2011.” However, a beta of Firefox 4 is scheduled for summer of next year, so beta junkies can get their hands on it then. Just last week, we reported on some early images of the dramatic facelift Firefox will get in 4.0.

Some of the new features being added to Firefox 3.6 before the final release include tab matching – which shows you when an a page in your location bar is already open, so you can choose to switch to that tab instead of opening a duplicate – and even the ability to run plugins as separate processes, so they don’t take down your whole browser.

We reported on that last week, but Mozilla’s wiki indicates that it’s a go for Firefox 3.6’s final release: “out-of-process plugins in Q1 2010 shipped on 1.9.2 branch” is listed as a goal.

[via CNET]

Mozilla misses Firefox 3.6 deadline, moves 4.0 back to late 2010 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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