25 October 2006

Firefox 2 released!


Today Mozilla have released Firefox 2.0, Firefox 2 (pictured on the side) has replaced Firefox 1.5 in it's quest to beat IE7 which currently is 12% (July 2006). We want you to help by downloading it.

When you download it, it will make you want to switch to Firefox 2 from Internet Explorer.

It's No.1 for Experienced Internet but it's easy as seeds into the soil!

New features of Firefox 2 include

  • New Windows installer using the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS)
  • New anti-phishing features
  • There are now several hidden options for how the tabs are displayed, and the close behavior is slightly different
  • A history of recently closed tabs and the ability to reopen closed tabs
  • Automatic restoration of the user's browsing session if there is a crash
  • New default theme with new icons and a new tab bar design.[16]
  • Inline spell checking in text boxes and the ability to search in these areas.
  • Search suggestions now appear in the search box auto-complete for Google and Yahoo!
  • New search service that supports Sherlock and OpenSearch engines
  • Combining the extensions and themes managers into an "Add-ons" manager, updating it to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.
  • New search plugin manager for removing and re-ordering search engines
  • Improved support for previewing and subscribing to Web feeds (RSS and Atom)
  • New microsummary feature for bookmarks
  • Support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) text using svg:textPath
  • Client-side session and persistent storage
To download Firefox 2 Today click the image below

Firefox 2

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