It’s no secret that Firefox’s market share is pretty much stagnant at the moment with more and more users rather using one of the faster alternatives such as Google Chrome so Mozilla really needs to get its act together and by the looks of Firefox 4 Beta 1 it might just hit the nail on the head. The new version brings an updated user interface that feels sleeker and easier to use, HTML5 and CSS3 support. While the beta version feels fast they promise the final release to be much much faster. Read the full story and why not give it a spin and let us know your impressions.

Mozilla is trying to catch-up with Google that recently released Chrome 5 Beta and by the looks of it did borrow some ideas but added its own twist on the user interface. Will Mozilla will be able to get back some of the users (including the HandsOnReviews Team) to switch back to Firefox from Google Chrome? We’ll be able to find out soon enough. Until then hit the link to view the Firefox 4 slideshow.

With Google Chrome taking the lead in the internet speed browsing Mozilla is trying to catch up with the release of Firefox 3.6 internet browser. The new version brings:
- Personas feature that is a new way of customizing the look of Firefox with changing themes without a need for restarting
- Plugin Updater will detect outdated plugins to help increase the security of your internet browsing
- Improved stability with decreased crashes caused by third party addons
- Form Complete feature that will offer you suggestions when filling out online forms
- Improved JavaScript performance and overall browser responsiveness including startup time
- Implementation of HTML 5 audio and video support

Plus lots more…