Firefox 7 Arrives in Aurora Channel with Memory Optimizations !

Firefox has been much maligned for its gluttonous memory consumption habits for a number of years now. After having feigned ignorance for what seemed like an eternity, Mozilla finally decided to grab the bull by the horns last month when it launched the “MemShrink” project to tackle this problem.
The open-source outlet has already found a fix that it plans to implement in Firefox 7. With Mozilla greatly expediting its release schedule, the release of version 7 isn’t all that far off. However, if you just can’t wait to experience what it feels like, you can do so right now by downloading the latest Aurora build.

Firefox 7 is now available for downloading and testing from the Aurora channel. The latest Firefox Aurora release is said to consume 30 percent less memory than previous versions. According to the company, this is mainly due to the JavaScript garbage collector running more often “to free up more memory when Firefox is idle.” Other noteworthy improvements include faster startup times, instant syncing of bookmarks and passwords, and much improved font rendering.

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