Firefox 2 Beta 2

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Firefox 2 Beta 2 is a developer preview release of our next generation Firefox browser and it is being made available for testing purposes only. Firefox 2 Beta 2 is intended for Web application developers and our testing community. Current users of Firefox 1.x should not use Firefox 2 Beta 2 and expect all of their extensions and plugins to work properly.

There is a lot in Firefox 2 Beta 2 that you can play around with and give us feedback on:

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

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