Thursday, March 24, 2011

FireFox 4 Released!

The anticipated release of FireFox 4 has been out for only a day and has been making a big splash in the browser wars.  To the point, here are some new features found in FireFox 4:
App Tabs
Take sites you always keep open—like Web mail—off your tab bar and give them a permanent home in your browser.
Switch-to-Tab
As you’re opening a new tab or typing in the Awesome Bar, Firefox will check to see if you already have that site open. If you do, you’ll be directed to the existing tab so you don’t open a duplicate.

Organize your Tabs with Panorama
Too many tabs? Reclaim your browser from tab clutter! Panorama lets you drag and drop your tabs into manageable groups that you can organize, name and arrange in a fun and visual way. To get started with Panorama, simply select the Tab Groups icon when you customize your Navigation Toolbar or right click any tab to Move to Group.

Reopen Closed Tabs and Windows
If you accidentally close a tab or window, you can reopen it in one click. Just view Recently Closed Tabs or Recently Closed Windows in the History menu and select the tab or window you’d like to reopen.

Smooth Scrolling
Like to have all 20 of your favorite pages open at once? An elegant new feature lets you scroll through tabs easily to see them all and access the one you want quickly.

Download FireFox 4 now!


68 comments:

  1. Wow, that looks really cool. I use Firefox so I might have to give the new version a try.

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  2. seems like google chrome has seriouse competion especialy the app-tab might give it a try soon

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  3. Gasp O: downloaded.

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  4. so far i love FF4. even though most if not all is stolen from Chrome

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  5. got firefox 4 yesterday and fucking love it

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  6. Just DL'd the new version the other nice, really nice and clean

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  7. I got it yesterday, it's amazing. Check out my new site at www.abigbluebox.com

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  8. I've been using this sucker all day and loving it. Thanks for the easy to read guide of features.

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  9. Neat. I might have to check it out. I've been using chrome so long I have no idea what other browsers have been up to.

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  10. Just downloaded it now! Thanks for sharing - followed ++++ :D

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  11. Nice to see someone else who's posted about FF4. That earns you a follow in my books! :D

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  12. i feel like they made firefox and chrome have a baby and ff4 was the result

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  13. Smooth Scrolling sounds like what I've been looking for

    This may just replace Chrome

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  14. Gotta test that badass out :P
    Been using chrome so far

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  15. Hmm.. I switched to Chrome a couple years ago and haven't looked back... until now...

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  16. Organize tabs can be useful for me!
    Thank you

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  17. Very interesting.. I might have to switch back from Chrome!

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  18. Using it right now. Great so far.

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  19. Yeah, I've been using Chrome...but I dunno, I might have to make the change.

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  20. AHHH! I was so excited when it released.

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  21. Yeah, I'm pretty stoked about the release. I'm sure we will see the other browsers catching up pretty fast. Followed!

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  22. Chrome has been bothering me lately. I think I might switch back to FF.

    followed!

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  23. running it now...kinda weird, kinda cool


    I will report in soon on how I feel

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  24. I really like the feel of it. but its just not that much better than chrome for me to move all my bookmarks and stuff.

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  25. Downlaoding now! Check out my new blog, puzzledyet.blogspot.com if you haven't already!

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  26. good blog, nice post

    + follower:)

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  27. But.. but I like my chrome :< However, as someone who has a minimum of 30 tabs open at all times, those features look pretty damn neatO.

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  28. Been using the beta for awhile now. Excited to see some of my friends' impressions!

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  29. Holy hot DAMN! I had NO FREAKING IDEA about the panorama view! NO JOKE: After I am done with your blog, I am leeching 4!!

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  30. Some pretty neat new features, gotta admit.
    But I'm always slow with updating, because I fear about my bookmarks (I know it's crazy, but who knows?)

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  31. very nice :P firefox4 incoming :P

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  32. I am always updating. It's like my computer is always learning

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  33. I love firefox 4, seriously.. the paste and go is AWESOME!

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  34. I definitely need to update. It sounds awesome.

    Following btw!

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  35. Downloading now, thanks for the heads up.

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  36. Awesome will have to try it out!

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  37. Golly gee, thanks for the update sir.

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  38. maybe this will finally pull from chrome

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  39. i tried the beta, but it always crashed. maybe this version is better. it sounds really nice, so i'll give it a try. thanks for this article

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  40. On it right now. Great browser, I love it

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  41. thanks for the info! I'm going to update!

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  42. Download it right now ! thanks for sharing dude

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  43. Definitely looking forward to some of the changes

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  44. I updated to the Firefox 4 from 3.6...holy shit, the improvements were astounding.

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  45. firefox 4 is pretty good so far, im never going back to internet explorer, thats for sure.

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  46. I totally switched to Firefox 4 from chrome, now i can browse better while having a morning coffe and the news paper like a pro! I really liked this one version, also check out the skins they're well made too, regards and following!

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  47. I love the streamlined UI

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  48. Oh wow, i like what they've done. I didn't even notice all the new features until now. Followed.

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  49. Downloading... Nope wait! PCLOS

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  50. Using firefox 4 now, really like it! Chrome has a few nicer things, but the add-ons of FF really put it over the top.

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  51. Havent gotten around to trying it yet, but its seems its worth it :D

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  52. Make a post comparing this to Chrome?

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  53. I've been using 4 since the betas, and I didn't know about app tabs..

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  54. Very cool, I must say. Looks like Mozilla knows what they're doing.

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  55. Switched back to chrome just now
    I don't know it's still a lot faster

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  56. I will check new FF, but i rather use opera.

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  57. I will always use FF because its not made by some giant company that spies on its users.

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  58. Downloaded it a few days ago, it's fantastic

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  59. Firefox 4 might be the best web browser of this generation. It's so awesome.

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