Due to the Independence Day holiday in the United States, this week's browser news roundup is a day late. Nevertheless, it is still packed with interesting tidbits such as Microsoft's strong words for Mozilla and the launch of Opera 11.5 with Speed Dial extensions...

• Firefox Still the Number Two Browser (ITWire)
• Firefox PDF Reader Passes 'Pixel-Perfect' Test (CNET)
• RockMelt Gets $30M to Double Down on Social Browser (GigaOM)
• Google Plugs 'High-Risk' Chrome Browser Holes (ZDNet)
• Microsoft's Top IE Exec Bashes Mozilla Over Firefox Support (Computerworld)
• Opera 11.5 Browser Launches With Speed Dial Extensions, Password Sync (PC Magazine)
• Facebook Will Launch In-Browser Video Chat in Partnership With Skype (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft Releases New Browser Preview for Devs (CNET)

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The release of Firefox 5 wasn't the only browser development this past week, and we've rounded up the top stories for you below. Enjoy!

• Mozilla: Enterprise Has Never Been a Focus of Ours (CNET)
• Google Extends Prerendering to Chrome Location Bar (ConceivablyTech)
• Opera Co-Founder von Tetzchner to Leave Company (PC Magazine)
• Google Chrome to Get Native Voice, Video Chat (PCWorld)
• Wheels of Steel DJ App Puts HTML5 Decks in Your Browser (Wired)
• Walmart, Gaikai Offer Instant In-Browser Demos of PC Games (PC Magazine)
• New SMB Browser Tool Hunts Down Insecure Plugins (PCWorld)
• New Wii U Zelda and Internet Browser Confirmed (GamePro)
• EU to Web Companies: "Sort out Privacy by 2012, or Else!" (PCWorld)

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Staying on par with their rapid release schedule, Mozilla unveiled Firefox 5 this week. As the download statistics have mounted, so have the amount of reader emails asking how to use the browser. One of the great things about Firefox 5 for Windows is its minimalist approach when it comes to the user interface. The old Menu Bar that users became accustomed to in versions prior to Firefox 4.x is gone, replaced by a sleeker and more efficient Firefox button.

For some Web surfers, however, change does not always equate to forward progress. For those of you who miss the old Menu Bar, have no fear. It can be reactivated in a few simple steps and our tutorial shows you how.

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Google Chrome highlights the past week's browser news, with announcements of voice search and integration with Ubuntu among its latest developments. Check out these stories and more from throughout the blogosphere...

• Firefox 5 Locks Down, Almost Ready for Release (CNET)
• Web Apps Get the Ultimate Endorsement: Windows 8 (ZDNet)
• WebGL is Just Too Dangerous to Support, Says Microsoft (BetaNews)
• Facebook Friends RockMelt Social Web Browser (eWeek)
• Google Adds Voice Search to Chrome Browser (PCWorld)
• Apple Allows OS X Lion Users to Reboot Into Safari (PC Magazine)
• Chrome May Become Ubuntu's Browser (CNET)
• Chromium Updates Will Address Man in the Middle Attacks, Google Announces (ITPro)
• Kobo Touch Has a Web Browser (The Digital Reader)
• Mozilla Gets Tough on Firefox Memory Leaks (Computerworld)

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