Google has just pushed out Chrome 3.0.195.33 stable. The update fixes two potential problems.

The first issue is a simple bug fix, which would cause Google Chrome to stop working if a required Windows DLL (t2embed.dll) was not found, or not readable by the browser. This DLL is no longer needed by Chrome from this release.

The second issues closes a security hole, which has a low severity rating. The hole would allow “custom headers incorrectly sent for CORS OPTIONS request”.

The update will be pushed out automatically to existing users, while new users can download Google Chrome from the Chrome website.

Just 10 days after the release of Firefox 3.6 beta 1, Mozilla have released Firefox 3.6 beta 2.

Over 190 bugs has been fixed since beta 1, dramatically increasing the browsers performance.

A new feature has emerged in this beta, as a new mechanism to prevent incompatible software from crashing Firefox (specifically DLL files in Windows).

A full list of changes can be found in the release notes.

Users of Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 will automatically receive the update, while new beta testers can download Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 from the Firefox beta site.

Firefox 3.6 final is scheduled for November 26.

Apple have pushed out an update for Safari users, taking the browser to version 4.04.

The update improves JavaScript and History performance, while also fixing 6 security holes.

This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:

• Improved JavaScript performance
• Improved Full History Search performance for users with a large number of history items
• Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins, the search field and Yahoo! Mail

For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

The update will pushed out to existing Safari 4 users, or can be downloaded from Apple’s Safari website.

Today, Firefox turns 5, exactly 5 years since the release of Firefox 1.0.

Firefox has come a long way in this time, currently at version 3.5, with over 330 million users world wide. Available in over 70 languages, and with over 7,000 add-ons for the browser, Firefox is arguably any users browser of choice.

With Firefox 3.6 on it’s way, the browser still has plenty of life left in it.

You too can get involved by helping celebrate Firefox’s 5th Birthday.

Mozilla has pushed out a new Firefox 3.5 updating, taking the browser to 3.5.5.

The update is only minor, and fixes several stability issues. A full list of changes can be found in the release notes.

The update will be pushed out to existing Firefox 3.5 users, or can be downloaded from the Firefox website.

Google has pushed out a new version of Chrome 3, taking it to version 3.0.195.32. The release fixes 5 stability issues, and plugs 2 security vulnerabilities.

The first security issue which was rated as medium where user were not warned for some file types that could execute JavaScript. The second security issue was rated as high and could have caused a memory corruption in the Gears plugin.

The update will be pushed out to existing Chrome users, or can be downloaded from the Google Chrome website.

The developers of Google Chrome have moved a branch of Chrome 4 to the Beta channel, meaning that the browser is stable enough now for a larger testing audience.

Chrome 4.0.223.16 beta is available only for Windows at this stage, but includes bookmark sync. Extension support is however disabled at this time (though is still available in the dev channel releases).

You can download the latest beta version from Google.

Below is a video from Google demonstrating bookmark sync.

Browser market share stats are out for October 2009 thanks to Market Share by Net Applications.

As usual, Internet Explorer was down for the month, dropping from 65.71% to 64.64%, while Opera had a surprise loss, albeit only small,  from 2.19% to 2.17%.

Firefox had a small gain, jumping from 23.75% to 24.07%. Safari was also up 4.24% to 4.42%.

Google Chrome share was the biggest winner for October, jumping from 3.17% to 3.58%.

Opera’s drop off is likely from users who were testing Opera 10 and have gone back to their original browser. The jump for Safari suggests strong sales for Apple Mac’s, confirming the bumper year the Cupertino based company has been having.

Mozilla have announced the release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 1. The new release includes a slew of new changes:

• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
• Support for the WOFF font format.
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 can be downloaded from the Firefox beta website.

The final Firefox 3.6 is expected late November or early December.

Opera has also pushed out a new version of its browser yesterday, bringing with it stability and security fixes.

Opera 10.01 includes 3 security fixes, 1 of which is rated as extremely severe, while the other 2 are rated as less severe.

The release also fixes 15 other stability issues. A full list of changes can be found in the changelog.

You can download Opera 10.01 from the Opera website.