The World Browsing Championship, Round 2 - "In the Blue Corner..."
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And fighting from the blue corner, weighing in at version 2.0, the nimble, but mean, Firefox:
This browser wars underdog continues to gain support every day. Just in time for Microsoft's new release of Internet Explorer, Mozilla is hot on their trails with the 2.0 release of its popular alternative.
Firefox returns to the ring sporting several improvements to its most popular features. Many features that were only available with popular browser add-ons have now found their way into the browser.
Browser tabs are now easier to manage. Each tab has its own "close tab" button and links open in new tabs by default. There is also a history of recently closed tabs and a shortcut that lets you quickly open a tab closed by accident. The tab bar also scrolls now if too many tabs are present so that each tab still remains readable.
Mozilla has also incorporated session management. This feature keeps track of recent browser sessions and lets you easily get back to work by restoring all open tabs if the browser or system crashes.
Internet searching has also been made easier. The search field now offers search suggestions to help you find the perfect keywords for your search.
Mozilla was also kind enough to add spell checking. A live spell checker now actively watches web forms to make sure that we're spelling things correctly.
Two new features, live bookmarks and live titles, offer users a way to easily watch web content for changes. These time saving features monitor web pages or bookmarks for you and let you quickly know when it's time to visit them again.
They've also improved several existing features such as support for RSS feeds, pop-up blocking, spyware protection, and accessibility,
And let's not forget about Mozilla's reputation for security. They have returned in version 2.0 with an integrated anti-phishing feature that helps to protect against phishing websites. This continued dedication has helped Firefox achieve much of its success against, Internet Explorer, its giant opponent.
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