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Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 Released

Newspaper current event by Rhodizzle on 21 March 2006, tagged as internetnetworking and computing

Although not an official release, Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 is available for download from Mozilla's FTP Site. This alpha version contains a few new features such as searching your browsing history as well as being able to close tabs in a different way. The Beta version is scheduled for release in the 2nd Quarter of this year, with a final release sometime this summer.

Other notable browsers being released this summer are the much talked about Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft's attempt to catch up with other innovators in the browser market, as well as Opera 9.

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The Details by markmcb :: NR7

If you're looking for your specific build, check out the following subfolders from the first link above:

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BonEcho by Brandon :: NR9

I'm excited about this release because I've been unable to deal with how slow Firefox is on my new iMac. I started using Safari instead, but I miss the Firefox features like hitting "/" to search the page and the Google Toolbar. Additionally, Gmail doesn't render quite right in Safari.

My initial impression of the Firefox Alpha build is that it is faster. It still doesn't support the toolbar, but I'm sure that feature will come later. Even without it, I'm glad to be back in Firefox ... uh, I mean BonEcho.

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