Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta

By gonzo.pete on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

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Mozilla has released the Firefox 3.0 Beta for developers and testers.

Available to download now. The improvements and changes are

* Improved security features such as: better presentation of website identity and security, malware protection.

* Improved ease of use through: better password management, easier add-on installation, new download manager, full page zoom, animated tab strip, and better integration with Windows Vista and Mac OS X.

* Richer personalisation through: one-click bookmarking, smart search bookmark folders, direct typing in location bar searches your history and bookmarks for URLs and page titles.

* Plus improvements to looks and performance.

Please note: Mozilla do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 1 release. It is intended for testing purposes only.

Via POCKET-LINT

On a similar note Microsoft last week released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to about 15,000 beta testers. The update, the third such service pack for the six-year-old operating system is due out in final form in the first half of next year.

Microsoft said
"We are targeting the first half of 2008 for the release of XP Service Pack 3, though our timing will always be based on customer feedback as a first priority."

The release was previously expected as early as 2006, but was put on the shelf in favour the recent Vista development and roll out.
The first service pack for Windows Vista is also due out in the first half of next year.

Both updates are focused largely on things such as bug fixes and performance improvements rather than new features.

Via NEWS.COM