Firefox 4 review: Better, faster, stronger!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mozilla Firefox 4 is finally here, and it’s better than ever. But can it beat Google’s Chrome 10, Opera 11, or the new and greatly improved Internet Explorer 9? Find out in our hands-on review.

The browser war heated to a burning orange glow Tuesday with Mozilla’s release of Firefox 4. Just as Internet Explorer 9, Opera 11 and Chrome 10 before it, Firefox 4 has cut away the fat, and morphed into a lean, mean browsing machine armed with a ninja’s speed and agility. It still has the Firefox feel, but with a major, much-needed makeover in both the user interface and performance departments. The transformation is so complete that Mozilla appears to have beaten back the sudden onslaught of competition in the form of IE9. It may even triumph over Chrome 10 — but that fight’s one to watch closely.

Changes to version 4 are many, widespread and far exceed those of recent updates. Seeing as Firefox 3 launched in 2008, and the most recent version, 3.6, landed in January 2010, this update is long overdue. From look and feel to security and graphics, here’s everything you need to know about Firefox 4.

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Firefox 4 final version coming March 22!!!!!!!!!!

Mozilla is wrapping up the quality assurance phase of Firefox and readying the browser for a final release next week.

Barring the discovery of any major bugs, Mozilla will make available the final version of its Firefox 4 Web browser on March 22, according to a message posted in Mozilla’s developer forum.

“Firefox 4 RC1 has received a very warm welcome; it’s time to make a decision to ship,” Mozilla’s Damon Sicore wrote. “As of now, there are no known issues that would stop us from shipping RC1 as final … March 22nd is the day we would ship.”

Mozilla announced last week that it had pushed live the release candidate (RC1) of the browser, marking the final stage of testing before a final public release. One glitch with Java was reported, but Mozilla decided that it wasn’t significant enough to push back the release. If Mozilla does discover a major bug, the March 22 release date will be pushed back, the problem will be addressed and a second RC will be released.

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Finding the best browser: IE9 vs. Chrome 10 vs. Firefox 4!!!!!!!!!!!

one another to try and name the best browser. But there may not be a clear winner.

So Internet Explorer 9 is finally available for download, has already been downloaded 2.35 million times, and a strong Release Candidate for FireFox 4 is out. How do they stack up with Google’s Chrome and against one another? All of the sudden, the browser wars have gotten a lot more interesting. For the first time in a while, the major browsers are almost on a level playing field when it comes to a number of important competitive categories. Which browser is best for you? Read our hands-on impressions to find out.

Installation and updates

Though Microsoft owns its own operating system, IE9 is still the most difficult of the three browsers to install, requiring a lengthier download and full system restart to get it running. This is likely due to its reported use of hardware acceleration and other features. Chrome and Firefox 4 both install relatively quickly and without a full machine reboot.

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