Mozilla unveils Firefox plans for year ahead

[Simon]

Mozilla has laid out its roadmap for Firefox for the next year, touting add-on tweaks and Windows 8 compatibility.

Community manager Asa Dotzler noted that "all browsers do more" these days, stressing that this year Mozilla will focus on making Firefox more stable and responsive.

A new hang detector, as well as improvements to cycle collectors mean "Firefox pauses and hangs will be a thing of the past," he wrote.

This year will also see a Windows 8 Metro beta, more web apps, the roll out of a theme refresh and a host of smaller features.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/372769/mozilla-unveils-firefox-plans-for-year-ahead

[Lance]

It seems like a number of companies are doing a fair bit of work in preparing for Windows 8 and the different interface it offers. Hopefully that will translate into working products on launch

[Simon]