One of the many updates and changes coming to Firefox 8 (most of which are security and stability improvements) is the ability to search Twitter hashtags, keywords, and handles in the Firefox search bar. Firefox 8 was released yesterday to the masses with a handy new feature for Twitter fanatics. Input your query into the Firefox search bar, and you're automatically directed to Twitter with your Read more

Mozilla may have just released Firefox 4 to the masses last week, but the company isn't about to rest on its laurels: there's already news about what's coming up in the next version of the web browser. New features are being added in order to stand out in a competitive market, and here are a few sweet ones to look forward to: Social sharing — You'll be able to share what you're reading right Read more

Which browser reigns supreme among GeekSugar readers? Google Chrome! When we asked, almost half of you said you use Chrome; Firefox pulled a close second. Firefox and Chrome take top honors at Sugar HQ, too — even though most of us are working on Mac laptops. I also find it interesting that most of you choose to use a browser that doesn't come preinstalled on a laptop (that is, unless a whole Read more

I've had an ongoing love-hate relationship with my Firefox browser, and although we've broken up a few times (the promise of a more stable experience in Chrome has been too hard to resist), I still like to keep up on what it's up to; kinda like a creepy ex girlfriend on Facebook. The latest Firefox beta update hopes to solve a few of our relationship issues, if not make browsing a more intuitive Read more

Good news, Tab Candy fans; Firefox is seriously considering making the add-on a standard feature in the final version of Firefox 4, due out this Fall. Apparently, the experiment was so popular that Mozilla decided to make it standard, changing its name to Tab Sets. Tab Sets is a browser organization tool that allows users to group your tabs together by content category — a group of tabs for Read more

You already know that I have a problem with browser tabs. They pretty much take over my life. Although I can try to organize my tabs by moving them horizontally along the browser bar, I still have to pan left and right to see them all. All of my tab mismanagement problems would go right out the window with this upcoming Firefox feature called Tab Candy. Built by a creative at Mozilla, Tab Candy Read more

Mozilla has just released the first beta version of Firefox 4 for users to download and test. It comes with lots of new features that are predominately for Windows users now, but Mac and Linux fans aren't far behind and will see all of the changes for themselves soon. Firefox is one of the top browsers used today (while Firefox 3 is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most downloaded Read more

As a compulsive tab-opener in Firefox, I'm always on the hunt for easy ways to organize my open tabs. While there are plenty of add-ons for managing tabs (Too Many Tabs and Colorful Tabs are two of my favorites), some days I just can't get them under control. I tend to work in multiple windows with multiple tabs, and if you do the same, this tip might come in handy. One of the easiest ways to Read more