November 9th marked the sixth birthday of the popular web browser Firefox. In 2004 it was launched as a lightweight and more secure option to Internet Explorer, which at the time was the dominant browser.
Now, six years after there start, Firefox is the second most immensely used browser, which has had a steady growth and 31.5% of market share according to StatCounter.
The next major version of Firefox you should be looking out for is, Firefox 4, which was originally presumed to launched by end of 2010 but was pushed back into early 2011, precautions to make sure that the browser has all the tools to compete to for the best browser spot. The new version has several important improvements that you should be aware of: HTML5 support, redesigned user interface, multi-touch functionality, hardware-accelerated HD video and improved support for add-ons through Jetpack.