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Mozilla released Firefox 3 Beta 3, the latest update to its popular alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. While the release is intended only for “developers and testers,” it’s safe to say that if you’re reading this site, you’re probably willing to go out and try this latest version, which has been tested to be stable as yet.

The beta 3.0 has various new features that shall make internet navigation much more smoother for Mozilla users like:

Improved security features : 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 : easier add-on discovery and installation, improved download manager search and progress indication in the status bar , and restartable downloads compatible to XP, Vista and Mac p.c

Richer personalization : one-click bookmarking, smart bookmark folders, location bar that uses an algorithm based on site visit recency and frequency. Ability to register web applications as protocol handlers are also added on.

Improved platform support features: 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, colour profile management, and offline application support.

Performance improvements : better reliability for user profiles, architectural improvements to speed up page rendering, over 350 memory leak fixes.

Although IE still holds 74 % of the market as compared to 17% of Mozilla.There are, however, over 1.2 billion people using the Internet, so averaging roughly says there are 204 million Firefox users, which is a pretty booming business.

Download the Mozilla firefox 3.0 beta version here