Firefox 2 Alpha 1 offers features that keep up with Microsoft's latest enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 beta 2.

Photos: Inside Firefox 2 Alpha 1
Inside Firefox 2 Alpha 1
Following the successful launch of Firefox 1.5 last November, the Mozilla organisation has released Firefox 2 Alpha 1, code-named Bon Echo. One caveat: Your current Firefox extensions will probably break with this new build, so only the technically adventurous should proceed. Read on to see some of the changes already in this build. For more details on this and upcoming builds, read our Firefox 2 Alpha 1 First Take.

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