The beta version of Firefox 3 has been available for quite sometime. While I have been using it I have found nothing but improvements to both the design/interface and the overall ease of use. Here are some of my favorite new features being introduced in Firefox 3.

• One-click site info: Click the site favicon in the location bar to see who owns the site and to check if your connection is protected from eavesdropping.

• Easier password management: an information bar replaces the old password dialog so you can now save passwords after a successful login.

• Resumable downloading: users can now resume downloads after restarting the browser or resetting your network connection.

• Save what you were doing: Firefox will prompt users to save tabs on exit.

• Integration with the Mac: the new Firefox theme makes toolbars, icons, and other user interface elements look like a native OS X application. Firefox also uses OS X widgets and supports Growl for notifications of completed downloads and available updates. A combined back and forward control make it even easier to move between web pages.

• Tags: associate keywords with your bookmarks to sort them by topic

• Location bar & auto-complete: type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from your history and bookmarks; a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find that page you’re looking for.

• Web-based protocol handlers: web applications, such as your favorite webmail provider, can now be used instead of desktop applications for handling mailto: links from other sites. Similar support is available for other protocols

• Memory usage: Several new technologies work together to reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 3 over a web browsing session. Memory cycles are broken and collected by an automated cycle collector, a new memory allocator reduces fragmentation, hundreds of leaks have been fixed, and caching strategies have been tuned.

With the intended launch date some time in June you can look forward to seeing it soon. If you cant wait you can always head on over to Mozzila Firefox page and pick up the beta.