1. A computer-implemented method for accessing network content, the method comprising: predicting, using a processor, a navigation event associated with web content; requesting content associated with the predicted navigation event, wherein requesting content comprises sending a notification to a computer, via a network, that the requested content is for a pre-rendering of content associated with a web address; prerendering the content in a hidden browser instance, wherein the content is rendered and stored in the hidden browser instance in an executed format; and swapping the rendered content into a viewable application instance in response to a selection of the next navigation event, such that a delay in accessing the content is minimized.