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Lifehacker: What’s New and Awesome in Firefox 4

Lifehacker: "One of the biggest complaints people make about Firefox is, luckily, one of the biggest improvements in Firefox 4: its speed. Firefox is much faster than it was before, whether we're talking JavaScript performance (using its new Jägermonkey engine), startup times, or graphics. We'll have our own speed tests out soon, but Mozilla's boasting that it's three to six times faster than its predecessors—which is pretty believable once you take this thing for a spin. Even if you ran the beta back in the summertime, you'll want to check it out again—it's improved remarkably even since the earlier versions."

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fatstarr4774d ago

i hate myself that im saying this but ie9 beats ff in allot of categories.

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IE9 can't stop Microsoft's browser slump

The March launches of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Firefox 4 failed to stop Microsoft's and Mozilla's decline in browser share, new Web usage data published Sunday showed.

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Sahil4733d ago

I think IE has become a Enterprise only browser. That's why we have seen limited increases in the newer versions on IE. Enterprise rejected Vista and is slow to accept Windows 7. Both of which require a newer IE. This may slowly change as people start using IE 9 at work and may find it something they may want to use at home. But I think Microsoft made a mistake by not updating IE more frequently.

michass84733d ago

they need more marketing :)

KingLizzle4733d ago

Unfortunately Chrome seems to be increasingly bloated compared to what it was a year ago so I'm not surprised its increase has slowed. It says a lot about the current state of the market that many people now have to use multiple browsers to satisfy their needs.

fatstarr4733d ago (Edited 4733d ago )

My thoughts exactly. i dont understand how come everybody doesnt use multiple browsers i say it on a daily basis. each browser is made for something and thats what we should use it for. Firefox and opera are great for downloading. I downloaded something once at school and the comp was administrator locked down all i could use was ie. i went to download and 10 popups came up but on firefox i never seen 1 ad when i used that site.

Megaton4733d ago

Firefox 'till I die, son.

Chrome's cool, but I didn't like how it always opens new processes for everything. I also just like Mozilla more than Google.

5 Of Firefox 4′s Best Restartless Add-Ons

MakeUseOf: One great thing about Firefox 4, that I couldn’t say about previous versions of the browser, is that there is now support for restartless add-ons. Not sure what a restartless add-on is? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Restartless add-ons can be installed, uninstalled, disabled, enabled, and upgraded without you having to close all your tabs and restart Firefox.

In this article, I’ll take a look at some of the best restartless add-ons out there so you can start incorporating them into your browsing habits.

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Firefox 4 reaches 54 million downloads in 10 days

Mozilla's browser continues to break records in 10 days download getting the figure of 54 million downloads. With these results obtained greatly exceed the number of downloads of its competitor Internet Explorer 9.

With the data that show in real time glow.mozilla.org, see how Firefox 4 has got 54 million downloads. The new Mozilla browser, is downloaded about 225,000 times per hour on average, or what is the same, 3,750 times per minute.

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swishman4762d ago

i dwnlded but still feel chrome is faster, i wanna see some performance charts

ugabugaz4761d ago

Check out Peacekeeper.
http://clients.futuremark.c...

Opera is fastest on my system (In most categories), followed by Chrome, and then firefox.

zeal0us4762d ago

chrome faster in some areas but mozilla better in other areas, I believe lifehacker and engadget post test results.

dkgshiz4761d ago

Mozilla launched yet again another mediocre Linux build. Good thing I'm sticking with Chrome.