Firefox 3

Posted on November 21st, 2007 in General Internet, General Issues, New Tech Products by admin

Mozilla on Monday posted Firefox 3 Beta 1, a developer preview release of the popular open source Web browser. It includes improved Web Page Forgery Protection, clearer SSL Error messages, automatic plug-in checking, and compliance with Windows Vista parental controls.

The open-source and fully customizable browser remains popular, but has recently had to parry heavy criticism from users complaining of Firefox’s bloat, memory leaks and dodgy performance. Firefox 3 beta 1 is noticeably snappier. Page loads are quicker, and Ajax-heavy sites like GMail refresh almost imperceptibly.

“The move from alpha to beta typically means that we’ve hit a point of quality where we believe the browser is useable as a daily browser,” he said. “For us, it’s a step up in terms of getting closer toward the final release.” Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla’s vice president of engineering.

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