Download Mozilla Firefox 3.0 beta 3

On Mozilla Developer News, the developers of Firefox have released the third beta version of the 3.0 series announced. The new beta is available from this ftp folder for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows can be downloaded in different languages. New in Firefox 3.0 is improved security and ease of use. The browser also includes Gecko 1.9, the new Firefox engine with new graphics and font rendering and improved support for html and css. Performance improvements have also been made in the new browser series.

In Firefox 3.0 beta 3 a number of new features have been added. For example, by clicking on the favicon in the address bar, information about the website can be requested, such as who the administrator is and whether the website of extended validation Make use of. In addition, beta 3 is provided with malware protection and the developers have given the download manager an overhaul. More information about the new features in Mozilla Firefox 3.0 beta 3 can be found in the release notes being read. Listed below are the new features that the developers believe need feedback:

New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

• Improved security features such as: better presentation of website identity and security including support for Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages, anti-virus integration in the download manager.
• Improved ease of use through: easier add-on discovery and installation, 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.
• Richer personalization through: one-click bookmarking, smart bookmark folders, location bar that uses an algorithm based on site visit recency and frequency (called “frecency”) to provide better matches against your history and bookmarks for URLs and page titles, ability to register web applications as protocol handlers, and better customization of download actions for file types.
• Improved platform features such as: new graphics and font rendering architecture, JavaScript 1.8, major changes to the HTML rendering engine to provide better CSS, float-, and table layout support, native web page form controls, color profile management, and offline application support .
• Performance improvements such as: better data reliability for user profiles, architectural improvements to speed up page rendering, over 350 memory leak fixes, a new XPCOM cycle collector to reduce entire classes of leaks, and reductions in the memory footprint.

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