Thanks to the accelerated release strategy Mozilla Firefox users can enjoy themselves in very short intervals on changes. Version 8.0 brings in addition to the usual promised performance improvements including new mechanisms for the add-on control.


Just weeks after Firefox 7 , the next version is already in the wings. Mozilla will officially introduce version 8.0 of its popular Firefox browser until next Tuesday, on the FTP servers, however, he is ready for download. New features include the already announced in Augustincreased control of the add-ons that can help make sure that the browser just sneaks in front of him.


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When you first launch of Firefox 8.0, the user is made aware now, what add-ons are installed and whether they should continue to be activated. After starting the add-ons as usual but can be turned on or off. Furthermore, by other programs installed add-ons disabled by default until the user activates them explicitly.


Also new is the handling of tabs when the browser starts. Can now specify whether you want to load on restart any tabs directly, or only the visible. This performance can be significantly increased. The other tabs are still displayed, but the content is loaded only when you activate the tab. The setting for this is to be found in the options of the browser.


For users of social networking Twitter delivers Mozilla now defaults to using the search engine entry, which simplifies the search for users or hashtags.


The complete release notes can be found as always on the Mozilla Web site. Who does not want to wait until tomorrow, will Firefox 8.0 already at the colleagues of Winload.