Firefox (27 beta) freezes unless I move the mouse

I've had this problem before, some time in November, with Firefox 25. As suggested here
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=933733
I switched to 26 beta mid November and that solved the problem for me.
Today, Firefox updated again, to 27. (I am still on the beta update channel.) Now I have the same problem again.
I think I'll try going back to the normal version, see if that fixes it. But it seems strange that it is a recurring problem that skipped the 26 beta.

Hi chg2013,
For now you should use the standard Release Channel that is currently <s>Fx 25.0.1</s>''Fx26''.
As you can see from the bug you looked at this issue is something that is still receiving attention. A changes were made to the Release and a point release made: Fx25.0.1 That had a specific change included () that it is hoped will fix most of these problems. As mentioned in the release notes.
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/25.0.1/releasenotes/
We are aware that Beta 27 has problems at present with this bug. There was a request to fix Beta 27, but such requests are not always approved.
Please try <s>25.0.1</s> 26 ([http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/ from]) and confirm it works ?
As someone reading bugs and trying different Firefox channels presumably you are aware that multiple Firefox versions may be installed, but it is then wise to use multiple profiles see
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_pre-release_versions
We were tracking[/forums/contributors/709723 *] threads with this issue, but there seems no need of this as long as Fx25.0.1 '' & Fx'' <s>is</s>'''are' working, and most users will now be using them.

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