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The Bottom Line: This free Firefox extension, currently in alpha testing, blocks malicious sites at the browser.

The Bottom Line: Firefox 2 RC1 isn't meant for public consumption, but this early look demonstrates some cool new features in the next release of Firefox.

The Bottom Line: If you are concerned about Internet tracking, Torpark should put your mind at ease, but expect a performance hit when making your IP address anonymous.

The Bottom Line: Mozilla releases a Firefox 2 beta intended for the general public. New are antiphishing controls and an automatic session restore feature, plus some enhancements to features seen in the previous alpha builds.

The Bottom Line: We really like Opera 9, but we like it more as the cool, arty browser that it is and not as our everyday workhorse for the Internet.

The Bottom Line: While changes within Firefox 2 Alpha 3 are bolder and better than those in Alpha 2, this version is still best suited only for developers and the technically adventurous.

The Bottom Line: While changes within Firefox 2 Alpha 2 are bolder and better than those in Alpha 1, they are still best suited only for developers and the technically adventurous.

Editors' Take: The changes so far within Firefox 2 Alpha 1 are subtle, but they do show that this "little browser that could" can keep up with Microsoft's latest enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 beta 2. Firefox 2 also has some new tricks up its sleeve, such as the ability to restore your browser pages after a system crash.

Editors' Take: Opera adds BitTorrent support along with Mac-style widgets to the next release of its browser, as well as adding some features already found in Firefox.