Firefox To Upgrade XML/RSS Readers

Mozilla's next incarnation of Firefox, version 2.0, currently in beta, is tentatively due for release on September 26. With that release, expect some nice upgrades to the browser's RSS and XML reader capabilities, among other functions, that will keep it on par with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7. Mozilla has been inching up the charts in terms of market share, with the most recent reports placing Firefox at 13 percent worldwide. This makes Firefox a credible threat to Microsoft's hold on the market as the only competing browser to reach that level of saturation in recent history. Reviews of the upcoming Firefox release have compared the built-in RSS and XML feed-viewing functionality to that of IE 7. Its Choose a Feed Reader option allows configuration of desktop or Web-based readers, and offers the user the option of setting one reader to default for any added subscriptions. Also included among feed reader upgrades is a preview functionality that lets the reader see headlines and descriptions in advance.