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Firefox 3 Beta 1 Arrives!

By Michael Calore November 20, 2007 Categories: Software & Tools

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After months of waiting, it’s out. Go get your localized version of Firefox 3 Beta 1 milestone, which is available now in over 20 languages from Mozilla. We’ll have a full review up on Wired News in about an hour, but for now, we’ve got a rundown of some new features:

  • Performance improvements for page rendering, 300+ memory leak fixes.
  • Better presentation of a website’s true identity, better malware protection, stricter SSL error pages.
  • Better download management, including search, download resume and anti-virus built into the downloads window.
  • UI improvements such as full page zoom and an animated tab strip.
  • Places: typing anything into the URL bar searches history and bookmarks for page titles. One-click bookmarking and easier management.
  • New graphics and font rendering, better CSS positioning support.
  • A new color profile manager.
  • Support for offline web applications.

Read more in the release notes.

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