Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 available for download

Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 is now officially available for download. This release is the first "Beta" version of the Firefox 8.0, contains a number of new features and improvements, Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default, Add a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons, and add Twitter to the search bar. The full details of changes are available in this version of Firefox are listed in the "What's new in Firefox 8.0 Beta 1" section.

Overview
Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Note: Mozilla planning to release Firefox 8.0 Final on 8 November 2011.

Download Firefox 8.0 Beta 1:
You can download Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 from web site listed below:

What's new in Firefox 8.0 Beta 1
Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 contains several new features, bug fixes and stability improvements including:
  • 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 audio and video 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.

The full list of changes that are in Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 is available in the Firefox Beta Bug Fixes.

Source: Firefox 8.0 Beta 1 Release Notes.

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