Mozilla firefox 3 release candidate 1 is available for download. This firefox 3.0 rc1 version is available now in around 45 languages.

The dramatic improvements in speed and memory usage said to be the core improvements in this version. Mozilla saying that this new version runs more than twice as fast as the previous one. The memory usage by this version is also very less.

Now browsers are not just web browsers but doing many works that were previously done only on desktop PC’s.  Companies are trying to bring more innovative ideas in browser history.

The other improvements in this version includes: 

•  More security
•  Easier to use
•  More personal
•  Improved platform for developers
•  And performance

These functionalities can make this browser unique and useful.  Three months user history can be maintained which can be useful to get rid of bookmarks. You can search your favorite visited websites just using one keyword from that site and you will get list of all such sites.

Mozilla firefox 3.0 is surely to compete Microsoft Internet explorer 8.0 which is also coming soon! 

You can play with this firefox 3.0 preview release version. Downloaded it from here.