You're not an avid computer user if you've never installed Firefox. This innovative browser developed by Mozilla has grown a lot in popularity in the latest few years, becoming one of the main alternatives for Internet Explorer, the software solution that's being integrated into the Windows operating system.
Firefox is now available on multiple platforms, including Mac OS X and Linux, as well as portable devices, so it has to be something really special about it since so many people are using it.
First of all, installing Firefox is just as easy as feeding a hungry pet, so it's only a matter of seconds until you actually manage to browse the Internet with Mozilla's application.
The first contact with Firefox might however be surprising. It comes with a tabbed interface so opening multiple pages in the same page, at the same time, isn't a problem anymore. But what's under the hood is what really makes the difference.
Firefox is amazingly fast and blocks pop-ups, viruses and spyware, but also gives the user an extraordinary power of customization through a well-developed add-on manager. Basically, you can change almost everything in your browser, starting with the way it looks and ending with features and functionality.
Mozilla lets you install new themes and so-called Personas that change the appearance of the main window, as well as plug-ins and extensions for adding new features to the application. Basically, there's an add-on for everything, and no matter what you're willing to do, Mozilla is there to help you.
Last but not least, just like the latest iterations of Internet Explorer, it comes with integrated search, powered by Google, that can be also switched to Yahoo or a different search engine. Firefox is very light on computer resources and it also works without a glitch on older computers as well, and the only performance problems that might occur are caused by the multimedia content of the websites you're attempting to visit.
During our test we were obviously satisfied with the way Firefox worked and there's definitely nothing to complain about. Everything works like a charm and, together with a few extensions and themes, there's no doubt that Firefox is a must have.

What's New in This Release:
· Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
· Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
· Added Twitter to the search bar
· Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
· Improved tab animations when moving, reordering, or detaching tabs
· Improved performance and memory handling when using and elements
· Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
· Added support for HTML5 context menus
· Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
· Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
· Improved WebSocket support
· Fixed several stability issues