Firefox 8 Now Available

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Just recently Firefox version 8 was released to the public and cites the following new features:

  • 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 for select locales. Additional locale support will be added in the future
  • Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
  • 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
  • Fixed several security issues
The Good:
The best new feature is tab-management. You are able to now re-arrange tabs by dragging to the spot you want. Also, Twitter search is enabled in Firefox. Mozilla reports that memory management is also improved.
The Bad:
Unfortunately, many have reported that 8.0 is still a little buggy so you may want to wait a revision or two before upgrading.

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