Firefox 7.0 has been updated with changes that makes it a more secure, faster and better browser as compared to other browsers available in the market.
Following are some of the enhancements done in the Firefox 7
Like earlier releases of Firefox, this update of Firefox is also targeted on to improve the browser experience, a more memory efficient browser by optimizing the memory consumption of the browser and critical bugs fixes for a better user experience.
Summary of Firefox 7 features
- Firefox 7 uses less memory (about 20% – 40% lesser) and performs faster.
- Support for hardware-accelerated Canvas for HTML5 animation for faster browsing and faster games.
- Auto and instant sync for Bookmark and Password changes, when you use Firefox Sync.
- Changes in the Address Bar, to show url without http:// and https:// and also highlighting the domain name thus making room for actual URL.
- Firefox added an opt-in system for letting users to send the performance data back to Mozilla for future enhancements. This can be controlled through Add-on.
- Several bug fixes for more stable and secure browser.
Download Firefox 7.0
Latest Firefox can be downloaded from: http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/
Update: At the time of writing I noticed that Mozilla has updated minor change in the Firefox making it 7.0.1, as seen in the About Dialog box above.