Firefox 4 web browser – features and review

Firefox web browser enjoys a leading position among  all web browsers in the world. Firefox web browser  is liked by many for it’s safety features. Once Firefox  web browser set record for number of downloads.  In this article, I shall discuss about the latest version  of Firefox 4 web browser, which is novel, simpler and  speedier.

Firefox 4 web browser – features and review. The latest version of Firefox web browser viz., Firefox 4 was released on 22nd March 2011. Approximately 10 lakh people all over the world  have downloaded the latest version of Firefox i.e. Firefox 4, within 3 hours of it's release. On an average, approximately 6500 users downloaded Firefox 4 per minute. These numbers were also on steady rise, post-launch in the Internet. These statistics strengthens the user's confidence on Firefox  web browser. These figures also strengthens the theory that instead of Internet Explorer, people have started to like Firefox web browser for a safe,  speedy and simpler Internet experience. In this article, let us discuss the new  features of Firefox 4 web browser. It is estimated that around 70 Crore people are using the Firefox web browser all over the globe. Mozilla has tried to fulfill the expectations  of the users of Firefox web browser in the latest version of Firefox viz.,  Firefox 4. The following features are thespecialities of Firefox 4 web browser: simplified interface, JAVA Script for enhanced performance,  HTML 5, compatibility with other programs, extended panoramic view, thousands of readily available Add-on programs and compatibility mode  with any type of website. Features of Firefox 4 web browser: Grouping of Tabs: In the latest version of Firefox web browser viz., Firefox 4, the user  interface has completely transformed in to a new one so as to facilitate the users.  The speed of the Firefox 4 web browser has also been substantially increased.  The ever growing HTML 5 technology is being supported completely in  Firefox 4 web browser. The synchronization in the Firefox 4 web browser is been good. If you install an Add-on program in the Firefox 4 web browser, you need not restart the Firefox in this latest version. The Firefox 4 web browser has also got a new facility viz., "Grouping of Tabs". Easy button facility: While using the Firefox 4 web browser in Windows Vista and in Window 7 Operating system,  the menu buttons of Firefox 4 web browser will be displayed instead of the menu bar. You can also get easy access to already opened Tabs through the Smart Location Bar.  The Stop button, Refresh button and Reload button have been synchronized in to a single button in the address bar of Firefox 4 web browser. Due to this factor, the address bar and search bar of Firefox 4 web browser looks a little lengthier. The Bookmarks Toolbar has been converted to Bookmarks button in this web browser.  However, if you want to revert back to Bookmarks Toolbar, the same can also be done. Crash safe module: The Firefox 4 web browser will not crash even if the Adobe Flash, Apple Quick  Time or Microsoft Plug-in of a website crashes while viewing the website. The particular website will be closed in the Firefox 4 web browser. Firefox 4 also supports HD, HTML 5 and WebM formats. All the important items are available in the top left corner  of the web browser as in the Opera web browser. All the menu items are displayed as menu in menu. However, the users have the option of reverting back to the old menu system as in other web browsers. Firefox 4 web browser has  incorporated all the good things, which are presently available in other web browsers like Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome, Opera, etc. Firefox 4 uses minimum space for the display items and leaves maximum space for the  display of website. Application Tabs: All the Tabs are available above Address bar in the Firefox 4 web browser.  These Tabs can be moved anywhere inside the web browser.  Mozilla has named these Tabs as "Application Tabs". These Tabs can be pinned up  anywhere within the web browser display. Even if the Firefox 4 web browser  is restarted or opened after closing the browser, these pin-ups stay at the  exact places where we pinned them up. Firefox Panorama: A new facility viz., Firefox Panorama has been introduced in the Firefox 4 web browser. We can handle Tabs through this panoramic view. This panoramic view will be displayed by pressing Ctrl + Shift + E keys in the keyboard. The panoramic view in Firefox 4 web browser displays all the Tabs that are open and it also  displays the thumbnail picture of the websites along with the Tabs. Using the panoramic view, we can create Group Tabs in Firefox 4 web browser . We can also add or remove Tabs from the already created Group Tabs. If you click on a Group Tab, it will display the websites, which are already grouped under the said Group Tab only. We can straight away right click on a Tab and add the Tab to a particular Group,  which we have already created. Using this option, we can group the websites  we are using according to our priority. For example, we can create Group Tabs for News websites,  Music websites and work related websites etc. Other facilities: The Add-on Manager option is available as a Tab in Firefox 4 web browser. This Tab displays the Persona of Firefox 4 web browser, other Add-on programs and Plug-in programs. As in Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome 10 web browsers,  Firefox 4 web browser too has a floating Status bar. This floating Status bar will be displayed while a website is being loaded and when we move the cursor on a link displayed in the website. In the Firefox 4 Beta version, the Tab for every website was displayed separately in the System Task bar. However in the latest version of Firefox 4 web browser, the same is being displayed on a whole. The said facility in the Beta version was working with Windows 7 Operating system and there was no reason for Mozilla to remove it in the final version of Firefox 4. This facility is currently available in I nternet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome 10 web browsers. Since, each  website will be processed separately under each Tab, it may take lots of memory space and this may be the reason that Mozilla might have removed the said feature in the final version of Firefox 4 web browser. Firefox Sync: Firefox 4 web browser hosts a new feature viz., "Firefox Sync".  Firefox Sync facility integrates the browser's bookmarks, history, passwords and even the opened Tabs. This facility will be very much useful for those who work in different computers. Particularly if a person works at Home and Office alternatively, then this facility is very much required. The Firefox Sync was previously available as an Add-on program for Firefox web browser and now it has become an integrated feature  of Firefox 4 web browser. Firefox 4 web browser – Review: The earlier versions of Firefox web browsers will take much time to load a website with some background pictures. But the latest version – Firefox 4 web browser that has got Gecko 2.0 Engine loads all types of Websites with much ease. Previous versions of Firefox web browser took much memory space in the computer memory. But Firefox 4 web browser uses almost the same memory space in the computer memory when compared with other web browsers. In this category, Google Chrome avails much memory space in the computer  memory as it uses the multi process system. At the same time, Internet Explorer 9 web browser uses much lesser space in computer memory. We can't presume that Firefox web browser is the best among all the available web browsers in the Internet. However, the latest version – Firefox 4 web browser has shown remarkable distinctions from its previous versions. It is recommended that the existing Firefox users and those who wish to try out a new web browsers may  download the Firefox 4 web browser from the website of Mozilla and use. If you propose to migrate from Firefox version 3.6 to Firefox 4 web browser, you better prepared to expect many changes. If you feel difficulty in working with all the changes of Firefox 4 web browser then you can activate the menu toolbar in Firefox 4. Likewise, you can also activate bookmarks menu bar by using menu bar in Firefox 4 web browser.