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Lifehacker do a simple and "unscentific" speed test between most user browsers: Internet Explorer 7.0.6, Safari 3.1.1, Opera 9.5 and Mozilla Firefox 3 RC3; the system for the test is a Windows Vista (32 bit) machine with an Intel core duo2GHz) processor and 2 GB of RAM. On the whole the best browser is Opera 9.5: it is the faster at startup-time and in javascript test and second in multi-tab load time, CSS test, and memory usage with 8 tabs open. Firefox 3 RC3 win the test of memory use, this is a real improvement compared with the previous version of firefox. See the test.

Opera Software, before the release of firefox 3, has released his browser of new generation: Opera 9.5. The new version of browser introduces excellent performance and  an improvement of the support to standard web: opera pass without problem the Acid 2 test.

 This version introduces some interesting innovations:

1) Quick find: now is possible to search a web page, already visited, simply writing in the addrress bar the content of the page.

2) With opera link is possible to save in the web our bookmarks and preferences.

3) Dragonfly: is a tool for web developer like firebug in firefox.

  The 17 June 2008 is the date for the launch of Firefox 3.