Firefox 8 to launch officially on Wednesday

Internet browser Mozilla Firefox is set to be officially launched on Wednesday, although the company announced Tuesday that the popular browser''s final build can already be downloaded from Mozilla''s FTP servers. The new version does not see any major overhauls, according to a statement made by the company. However it will address a number of common issues which includes improved start up time, improved performance and memory handling. The Firefox was first released in 2006 and quickly became one of the most used browsers. It is currently the second most used browser worldwide with 25% of users preferring it to other browsers.