Fresh new look
When not pouting and making a stink about the way Microsoft decided to handle the default browser selection when upgrading to Windows 10, Mozilla was working on a new version of Firefox, one that it believes is a better fit for the new operating system.
That version, Firefox 40, is now available. With it comes a fresh new look in Windows 10, one that's been tweaked and designed to give the browser a more streamlined feel.
"You’ll also notice bigger, bolder design elements as well as more space for viewing the Web. We had a lot of fun building this version of Firefox and we hope you’ll enjoy the new look," Mozilla said in a blog post.
Those bigger elements include things like a bigger X in the upper-right corner of tabs, a larger font in the address bar, and other visual tweaks that will make touch computing a little bit easier.
In addition to the new look, Mozilla is working to make third-party add-ons safer in Firefox. To do that, it's rolling out a certification process based on guidelines that it recently provided to developers.
For now, users will see warnings next to unsigned add-ons in Firefox. In future releases, Mozilla will take it a step further by automatically disabling third-party add-ons that haven't been certified.
It will be interesting to see how Firefox fares in the coming months now that Windows 10 is here and installed on millions of PCs. One of the features of Windows 10 is Microsoft's new Edge browser, which among other things allows users to scribble on the web and make annotations.
Firefox, while still popular, has fallen behind Chrome in market share and currently sits in third place.
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