Firefox beta out of the foxhole

A test version of an updated Firefox browser is out, offering such features as automatic updates and improvements designed to speed browser navigation.

Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1, which came out earlier this week, is a preview of the upcoming version of the browser. The final release is expected later this year, following several delays.

"It has been made available for testing purposes only, with no end-user support. If that sounds scary, you'd probably be better off with the latest version of Firefox 1.0," according to a statement on the Mozilla Foundation Firefox Project's Web site. The Mozilla Foundation assists in the development of the open-source browser.

Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1 offers several new features, ranging from navigation changes to increased support for the Mac OS X operating system.

The test release includes automated updates and more prominent notice of an available update. In addition, the test release is designed to speed navigation via changes to its back and forward buttons.

Security features include enhancements designed to improve pop-up blocking, as well as the ability to quickly remove personal data through a keyboard shortcut or menu item.

Increased support for Mac OS X versions 10.2 or greater includes profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.

Firefox has been rapidly gaining on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, with the popular open-source browser receiving its 100th million download several weeks ago--just short of its anniversary.

[IBTSys]

The Firefox Club

This appears to be Firefox only members club. Only glowing compliments are allowed. All others are removed. Watch - Poof!

[powerclam]

2 comments, but none found?

CNet's new system really seems buggy as heck.

[Techno Guy]

100th Million Download

Does anyone else get a bit suspicious of that number? I appreciate Firefox, and use it for much of my browsing. But that's a _lot_ of downloads. Would Firefox zealots go so far as to create download routines that simply repeatedly download the browser in order to inflate that number?

[tzhang2]

Still a long way to go for firefox

Firefox is still not quite stable on windows. It frequently takes more than 95% CPU time on my machine. So I have to restart it.

Tom
http://www.yuanxintech.com

[Stating]

Worldwide FF Use Is 11.5%

Maybe percentage use of Firefox is more important than how many downloads have been done. When you consider all the strikes against Firefox, i.e. sites that only function with IE, I think it is doing quite well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/440
"Firefox fanbase reaches new high
More than 10% of net users are going online with the Firefox browser, show figures from analysis firm One Stat. The global average of 11.5% is the highest percentage of users that the open source browser has ever reached. The research also reveals that Americans are the biggest fans of Firefox with 14.1% using it. In the UK 4.9% use it to get around online."

[atish505]

Consume 95% of CPU? Get real. it consumes < 2% on average

U may be havig a spyware disguised as firefox (there are lot of these out there). Check out using an anti spyware tool.

[mike_c]

Firefox official release

If you need your browser to be stable, wait for the official release and skip this beta.

If your not using Firefox already once you switch you will never go back to IE.

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