21 days after the release of Firefox 4′s first Beta, we’re treated to the second. Today, according to the Mozilla Blog, the newest update to Firefox 4 Beta is released.
The biggest change? The tabs.
We knew that top mounted tabs were going to become the standard of Firefox 4. However, what we hadn’t been told was that we’re now getting the ability to do App Tabs. So when you have a site that you visit a lot during the day, you can now have an App Tab specific to that site.
Sound familiar? It should, if you’ve ever used Chrome. Regardless, the Apps Tabs are welcome change and possibly a big chip in the armor of dedicated Chrome users.
There are some other Under the Hood changes as well:
- CSS3 Transitions
- Retained Layers
- XPCOM Framework
Overall, it’s a great release. Please bear in mind that it is still in Beta, but get to downloading and let us know your thoughts.
It’s funny to use the statement “dedicated Chrome users” when Firefox has been around so much longer (really, I’d just like to see IE go away or fully conform to web standards and, if it means Chrome takes a big piece of the browser pie, #bringIT).
I would LOVE for Firefox to be as fast as Chrome (yes, I’m a Firefox fangirl and said that publicly) but, I’m sure my “necessary” add-ons play a part in the speed, or lack thereof, of my browser. I am excited to see how this next version plays out. I have the first 4.0 beta but, although it’s fast, my add-ons aren’t there and I need my fixes : )
If you wanted a bad copy of Chrome, now you have it :-)
ff4 breaks every single plugin i use. sad.
Firefox options now look more similar to preferences in Safari!
However, slick tabs have definitely improved the over-all look.
Impressed!