
Firefox 3 Launches Today, Looks to Set Guinness Record
Category: Internet and Network Date: June 17th, 2008 Guinness world record for most downloads in a single day could fall to Firefox 3.
Starting today, users will be able to download the final version of Firefox 3. Firefox is the second most popular browser online, behind Microsoft Internet Explorer. Firefox 3 has a laundry list of new features including a promise of significantly increased performance.
Mozilla claims that Firefox 3 will be seven times faster than Internet Explorer and three or four times faster than previous versions of Firefox. Other new features include single-click bookmarking, smart location bar, and improved security features.
Firefox 3 also brings improvements in how passwords are managed, a new download manager, full page zoom and more. One other interesting thing about the pending release of Firefox 3 today is the attempt to set a world record.
Source: SpreadFirefox