Firefox challenges Chrome with new browser ‘Quantum’
Mumbai, November 15: Firefox has thrown a challenge to Google Chrome and its users with the launch of its 'fast new Firefox' - Quantum. It took a year for Firefox to complete the project.
Firefox Quantum has a sleek UI with the option to customize the toolbar. It also exceeds the performance of Google Chrome in a browser speed test battle. The new browser also includes Pocket recommendations of what sites to browse on every new tab. Night Mode and other features are available as Firefox free add-ons.
The biggest selling point of Quantum versus Chrome is the smaller RAM usage something Google has been repeatedly critiqued for over the years. As you open more tabs in Quantum, it takes up less memory than opening up multiple tabs in Chrome.
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A purple masked symbol on the right indicates what mode you’re in, and Firefox has tracking protection on by default. Quantum was a project open to volunteers, with about 700 authors contributing to the code. You can download the final version today for free from Mozilla for the web, Android, and iOS.