Mozilla has just released Firefox 3 beta 1, the first step to (a probably quite close) finished Firefox 3 final.

There have been a whole host of changes, apart from the few visual tweaks in the default theme. One of the best under-the-hood tweaks could be the plugging in of apparently 300+ memory leaks. I have had some trouble with Firefox when I have it open for a long time. It eats away at my memory, savoring the taste until I need to restart Firefox. Not a huge problem, but maybe one inconvenience solved.

Among some of my favorite upgrades are the history and bookmark organizer, supporting web-based email apps natively (this could be done with extensions before), tab scrolling, save tabs natively (this could be done in Opera for years, I’m not sure why it took Firefox this long) and simplified add-on installation.

I have only installed it now, so if I find some major issues (positive or negative) I’ll share it with you guys, stay tuned!

Found on MozillaZine
Download the beta from Mozilla
Complete list of new features