Firefox 5 - Chrome 'Imitator'?

Mozilla is opening up new details of the Firefox 5 browser version. There are things that make people remember . Google Chrome.

According to the Mozilla developer, Firefox 5 will be most dramatically improved in the user interface (UI) and updated with a number of features that make the browser even more user-friendly with networks. Social (via direct sharing feature) will also appear features that currently work very well on . Google Chrome.

According to Mozilla's disclosure, the fourth-stage beta version of Firefox 5 will be released on April 13, and its first complete version will be released on June 29, 2011.

Among the new details that Mozilla intends to include in Firefox 5, there are 9 most notable features, however, their ability to appear is not high and some may be pushed back to Firefox 6 version. or Firefox 7 - the same versions are scheduled to launch this year.

1. Multiple tab selection

In fact, this is a feature that Google has put into testing on Chrome. With the feature to allow multiple tabs to be selected at the same time, users will be much easier to close, move or switch tabs instead of having to do multiple times with each tab as before.

2. There is a new tab format (no image sketches available)

3. Additional software (Add-ons) will be standardized and supported right on the toolbar.

4. New file downloader

5. The Home button (home page) will disappear completely. Instead, Mozilla adds a separate tab for applications.

6. Preview right in the browser

Following Chrome's pioneering step, Firefox 5 will also integrate the ability to view files in PDF format directly on the browser (instead of having to use third-party software like the current one). However, Mozilla said it will expand its support with other popular file types, including MP3 files.

7. Web application right on the Taskbar

Although it has been mentioned since a long time ago, it has not seen any progress.

If added, the tabs on Firefox 5 will have context menus set up by the users themselves and the websites will function like a traditional application with core features, the web browser buttons will be accessed. via the tab of the website itself.

8. Identity management (ID)

As Google previously revealed, the new version of Chrome will allow users to log in to different Google accounts right on the same session. And Mozilla also said Firefox 5 with identity management will have the same capabilities.

9. Easier sharing

The most noticeable point in Firefox 5 is the appearance of a number of logos located in the address bar that allow users to directly access social networking accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Digg or StumbleUpon. Users can also share articles, web pages or social networks with a click of the address line.

It seems that Mozilla is investing a lot of effort in this project to bring Firefox on time. Each development phase of a new browser has been shortened to 5-6 weeks by Mozilla and a complete version will only take 16-18 weeks. This means Mozilla can launch up to 3 new browser versions in 1 year instead of 1 year ago as before to compete more closely with Google.

The thing is, Google is still "hardening" to launch a new version of Chrome with a 6-week version 1 version and it takes Microsoft 2 years to upgrade from IE8 to IE9.