Mozilla has made the Firefox 3 Beta 3 available for download,
but has warned that it is intended for ” testing purposes only” and is
aimed at developers rather than “casual users”. New features include
improved security in the form of better presentation of website
identity, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages and antivirus
integration in the download manager. Ease of use enhancements include
improved download manager search and progress indication in the status
bar, “resumable” downloading, full page zoom and better integration
with Windows Vista, Mac OS X and Linux.
While Mozilla obviously will
take its time, and stick to perfecting the fourth beta candidate, the
third beta looks much more like a finished candidate than its prior
brethren. The first beta focused on speed and leanness, and surprised
testers with visibly faster page loads than the current generation
Mozilla, Opera, Apple, and Microsoft browsers. The next beta maintained
this new speed while beefing up security with a number of key
improvements and some minor user interface modifications. Mozilla
is also aiming for “richer personalisation” by offering one-click
book-marking, smart bookmark folders and better customisation of
download actions for file types. Mozilla also announced live support
via instant messaging. The full release of Firefox 3 is due later this
year.
Source: Vnunet, Eweek, Cnet
