Mozilla, the developer of Firefox, will finally release their much awaited Firefox 4 web browser this 22nd of March 2011 after having been delayed for many months. Its upcoming release was probably initiated by Microsoft’s release of its Internet Explorer 9 last Monday, March 14, 2011. Firefox 4 (after having 12 beta releases, 1 release candidate, and months of hard work) is finally ready to join and compete in the browser war.
The truth is Firefox 4 was set out to be released last October or November of 2010. However, the delay was due to the fine-tuning of new features including the integration of graphics hardware acceleration – a delay which is highly welcome. With the final release of Firefox 4, it is now capable of taking advantage of high-powered graphics card so it can provide its browser the leverage in rendering complex on-site graphics.
Firefox 4 introduces several changes in its web browser. If you’ve managed to test drive the beta releases or release candidate of Firefox 4, you will notice that it is much faster than previous releases and that its interface is now much cleaner with simplified menus. This simplicity allows the user to be more focused on the content. With Firefox 4, you can also create App Tabs that are pinned on top of the browser. Each pinned App Tabs represent applications or website you always call upon, such as Facebook, Gmail, or Twitter.
The March 22nd release may not be the “final release date” if the developers currently testing the release candidate come across any serious issues or bugs that need to be sorted out. However, if there are no issues found, you can expect the browser war to heat up even more.
What do you think of the upcoming Firefox 4? Please feel free to comment. Thanks for stopping by!
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Awesome! I cant wait, it should be amazing!
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Hi Edwin,
I’m really curious about it too. I hope they get to finally release it this time. Just a few more days left..
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March 19, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Oh. but that is great news. I thought IE9 was a few steps ahead of the competition with its latest browser, but Firefox 4 has almost the same new features. Not a big fan of IE, so i’m very, very glad to hear this, since i’m an avid Fire Fox user my self. Bring it on! Can’t wait for it!
Tim E. recently posted..Diamond Dogs!
Hi Tim,
IE 9 sure sounds great, but I’d go for Firefox all the way!
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March 20, 2011 at 4:24 am
Hmm… IE 9 is one tough act to beat. I love IE 9. But Firefox is a great browser. Maybe I’ll download it too and give it a whirl.
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Hi Dennis,
Do give Firefox a try..Who knows, you might like it
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Hi Jo!
I am a FF user since last year I guess, but surely since I am into blogging world
Before, I use Internet Explorer and I wish I used FF sooner.
Believe me or not, my family still use IE LOL..
I guess its really the case when we are used to something, told them they should try FF but they said, IE is fine.
I guess it’s because they don’t use Internet so intense like I do
I hope in FF4 will be a lot better, including the bookmarking part.
Thanks Jo!
Kimi.
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Hi Kimi,
I used IE a few years ago too, but it’s because it was part of work. In my opinion, I don’t like IE since it always gives me problems and delays me from finishing my tasks. Ever since I used Firefox, it has been my favorite browser up until now.
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Yay! I’m a huge Firefox fan and IE gives me hives.
Can’t wait!
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Hi Melinda,
Welcome to my blog!
I’m a solid Firefox fan too! Sounds like you’re allergic to IE
Only one more day to go and we get to finally enjoy the new Firefox 4!
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March 22, 2011 at 8:49 am
I love firefox and I use it every second of my net life. This kind of updates, although a bit delayed, is very much welcome. I can’t wait to see and test the changes they made for this Firefox 4.
Ron@Filipino Blogger recently posted..Dora Games – Dora The Explorer Fun Facts And Trivia
Hi Ron,
Firefox 4′s release was delayed because it wasn’t ready yet – they were fine-tuning new features as well as eliminating bugs. It’s supposed to be today, although as of this time I am making this reply, it’s still not out. Hopefully it’ll be out later today..
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One problem with firefox 4 that they should fix right away is that it disables your nodofollow addon once you install it. I tried installing this version and this is exactly what happened.
Eric
Hi Eric,
I guess that’s one hiccup that the developers should fix soon on Firefox 4.
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April 15, 2011 at 4:59 pm
I am using it and I like the improvement. However, there are times that it crushes and hangs.
Hi Raymund,
Welcome to my blog!
Well, there are pros and cons to it – it kind of also depends on the user’s preference. I guess in anything we experience, we have to take everything in – both the good and bad.
They say it crashes and hangs, but it has never happened to me yet, not even once, and I hope I won’t be experiencing that in the future.
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Johanna recently posted..The 5 Most Disgusting Foods in the Chinese Zodiac
Recently, I use firefox 4 and it is truly awesome and great! Now, I use firefox 7 which is better than firefox 4 but all firefox versions are all good and I truly love it all!
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