Mozilla Firefox 2 - Midnight Release

I just read on the news that FireFox 2 will be released on the 25th at 00:00 GMT.

A third version/candidate for the new Firefox - RC 3 - is available for download from Mozilla.org

According to the developers at the Mozilla.org, RC 3 includes;

* A new theme that updates Firefox’s familiar interface
* Built in Phishing Protection
* Enhanced search engine management and search suggestions for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com
* Improvements to tabbed browsing, including the ability to re-open recently closed tabs
* Firefox will resume from where you left off after a system crash or browser restart
* Better support for previewing and subscribing to Web feeds
* Inline spell checking in Web forms
* The ability to create bookmarks with “Live Titles” for Web sites that offer microsummaries
* New Add-ons manager that simplifies management of extensions and themes.
* Support for JavaScript 1.7
* Extended search plugin format
* Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions
* Support for client-side session and persistent storage
* Support for SVG text using svg:textPath
* New Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

For more information about Firefox 2 and its features, visit Release Notes on Firefox 2.0
or visit the Developers Blog for more information about RC 3, and more.