Firefox 4 Beta 2 Hits the Streets

This definitely lives up to its Beta status, the new update is worth the download, but testing proves it’s not ready for the prime time quite yet. A few more laps around the track Firefox, but well worth watching.

The really important changes will be coming under the hood, and they're at most three-quarters baked at this point. HTML5 and WebM -- which aren't more than partially implemented -- have enormous potential to get us all weaned off Flash. Lazy frame construction should make page rendering faster, although Firefox has a long way to go to catch up with Chrome.One thing's for sure: Even if you love Chrome or Opera (or even Internet Explorer!), Firefox 4 struts some new stuff that's well worth absorbing.