Browser has tile-based start screen and is optimised for the Windows 8 Modern UI



From Hexus:

Mozilla has launched the first public beta of Firefox for Windows 8 Touch. If you spend any time in the Windows 8 Modern UI, perhaps you have a Windows 8 tablet or other touchscreen device, and Firefox is usually your desktop browser of choice then it might be worth giving this beta release a test run.

The downloadable beta was announced today on the Mozilla blog. The development team say that the new browser is "designed to ensure users get the best Firefox browsing experience possible," on their Windows 8 compatible devices. If you've used Firefox on Android or iOS the way Firefox for Windows 8 Touch works will probably be familiar to you and you will be able to scoot around the web using familiar touch gestures including 'pinch to zoom' and all the other intuitive UI controls. Also interestingly, in this release the Gamepad API is finalised and enabled for you to control the browser with a Windows joypad.

  Firefox for Windows 8 Touch beta is available for download