As somebody who hasn't switched from Firefox to Chrome for their desktop browsing needs, I'm very excited about how nicely Firefox 4 for mobile is shaping up.  I'm sure my excitement isn't lost on the rest of the Android community either.  One of the best aspects of Android is the seemingly endless amount of options and alternatives we have to its stock apps.  Could you imagine using a device that didn't let you install a third-party browser? Quite a few improvements have been made to Firefox 4 for Android, and we know you love software updates as much as we do.  So join me after the break for more info, some screenshots, and most importantly, a download link. [Mozilla] So what's new in Firefox 4 Beta 2?  Well, quite a bit actually.  If you're the type (and you very well could be) that installs nightly builds like they're going out of Read More

Those of you who have tried out Fennec for Android probably don’t have many positive words to say about it. The app had a sizable footprint, and the only thing it seemed to be really good at was force closing itself. Well, Fennec has now been updated for Android OS, and it works pretty well. Sort of. I wouldn’t call the new Fennec update slow at all, but it’s no stock Android browser on Froyo. It’s still nowhere near ready to replace your standard browser, but the folks over at Mozilla are slowly working their way to get the mobile version of the Firefox browser to that point. This version is the first that didn’t take about 3 minutes on initial load, but the first page I went to (IntoMobile.com, of course) froze half way through loading. While it didn’t actually force close, it may as well have. Another thing I Read More