Firefox 3.0 Beta

Mozilla Corp. has unveiled the latest update to Firefox 3.0 to beta.

Gran Paradiso also called as Alpha 6 of Firefox 3.0 includes an upgraded SQLite engine— the database that serves as the back end storage for places, a new history and bookmark manager. Other Alpha 6 upgrades include improved cookie performance; support for site-specific preferences, such as text size; and enhancements of the add-on and download tools.

"Gran Paradiso Alpha 6 is intended for Web developers and the Mozilla testing community only, with regular end users strongly advised to stick with the stable Firefox 2 for now," the company-hosted mozillaZine site said.

Mozilla plans to release the first public version of Firefox 3.0 Beta 1 on July 31. According to the updated rollout schedule, Beta 2 will appear in September, and the final release is due sometime before the end of the year. Firefox 3.0 is available for download from the mozilla website. (source: Indo-SDA)