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Firefox 4 launch date slips to early 2011

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Firefox 4If you thought you were mere weeks away from the latest and (finally) full-featured beta version of Firefox, you will be sorely disappointed.

Mozilla vice president of engineering Mike Beltzner said in a blog post that while Firefox 4 will be a more than competent browser, “completing this work is taking longer than initial estimates indicated as we track down regression and sources of instability.”

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Beltzner focuses on assuring users that the end product will be worth the wait – which will now be in early 2011. In addition to a new look, the open-source browser’s forthcoming product will feature the ability to support HTML 5, improved plugin customization options, hardware-accelerated graphics and HD video, and better compatibility with touchscreens. Firefox has promised a lot in its updates and hopefully is able to deliver soon without losing users to competing browsers.

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