Firefox 3 beta 2 is out and about

Mozilla fans can now download Firefox 3 beta 2 for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

The new version sports a wide range of improvements over the first test version of the browser upgrade, most notably plugs for memory leaks, security fixes, and a download manager that includes improvements previously available only through plug-ins.

The security enhancements get fairly technical, but the Firefox developer's Web page states that the new version offers "protection from cross-site JSON data leaks, tighter restrictions on site-specific content using effective TLD service, better presentation of Web site identity and security, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages, antivirus integration in the download manager, (and) version checking for insecure plug-ins."

The updates to the download manager are pretty good, and they're far easier to parse. The new manager lets you resume stopped downloads, and it has the aforementioned built-in virus checker.

You can also zoom in on parts of a Web page, and the integration between bookmarks, the location bar, and bookmark folders has become tighter. There's now one-click bookmarking, smart folders for bookmarks, and the location bar checks against your bookmarks and history for page titles and URLs.

The Firefox developers also claim that Web site rendering is now faster than it was in FF3 beta 1, but empirically, I couldn't detect any difference. Either way, it's definitely faster than it is in FF2.

If you're a bit nervous about accidentally damaging your current installation of Firefox 2, but you'd like to try out the Firefox 3 beta, I recommend installing the portable version. It doesn't affect your old settings, though you can't run both Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 beta portable simultaneously.

[vikramjeet singh]

good

[pjrobertson123]

For anybody wanting to try the portable version of Firefox 3 beta 2, portableapps.com has the lastest version. (The link in the article directs you to a download of Firefox 3 beta 1)

Here's the link you need.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/test

[ezzeldinoo]

cool and fast

[lorenkjr]

Page rendering is vastly improved from previous beta. Add to that all the vast security enhancements and mix in the fact it loads faster and add what I now assume is one new feature thats important to me anyway, the zoom feature under view, now seems to be internal and you now have a program thats moving right along!!!!

[beasem]

SPAM !!!

[ninbro]

wow a new firefox :D

try to download This one you will be amazed and totally secured

http://firefox.webmaster360.org
thanks firefox

[raghavulu99]

really excellent

[Not So Naff]

I took the advice to run the Portable version [http://downloaded from Download.com|http://downloaded from Download.com] , this was a good move because it showed up unsupported Extensions.
3.2 Beta updated after several minutes so I guess as of a couple of hours ago the download on this site has been superseded. Some Extension developers are right on the ball two of my favourite flavours were fit for the latest beta version of FireFox3.
Looks good runs smoothly from my USB Key, could not ask for more.
Now to bite the bullet and put it on the PC.