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Mozilla released the fourth beta version of the Firefox 3.0 browser on Monday and includes more than 900 enhancements over the previous beta. The creator of this open source browser said the new beta includes improvements to performance and memory usage, fixes for stability, and platform-specific enhancements.

Some of the enhancements include a new download manager to make locating downloads easier; a full page zoom feature that allows you to zoom in and out of pages more easily; and integration for Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux that features platform-specific icons, buttons, and other user interface elements.

The current beta of Firefox 3.0, which is expected to get its final release later this year, is available for download now at Mozilla.com. If you want to try this version, please don’t forget to backup your browser data like bookmarks. Just make sure that you can restore it back in case you regret to update. Notify that the installation path is not in Program Files/Mozilla Firefox, you can change it manually for complete update.

Firefox, which has been slowly chipping away at the lead held by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, recently announced that it had passed the 500 million download milestone.

Firefox accounted for more than 17 percent of all browsers used last month, while IE accounted for nearly 75 percent, according to research conducted by Net Applications, a Web measurement company. However, IE’s share stood at more than 79 percent a year ago, and use has been dropping steadily over the past eight months, the company said.

I’ve downloaded and tried the current version for a while and got 2 problems :

1. Many Add-ons are not compatible with this version. I must disable few Add-ons, or visited the Home Page directly because the browser is not able to find the update.
2. The same and worse problem with few AJAX sites. The loading for AJAX pages is faster than the previous version, but it causes no-response application frequently.

Just try it and leave your comment if you know something about the problems i faced.
Reference : CNET News.com