Which of Newer Browsers is Yours?

3 browsers in the same year get major updates … which one you are using and planning to use, is the question.

FeatureFirefox 2 Beta 1Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3Opera 9.00Tabbed browsingYesYesYesAdd-insYes—ExtensionsYes—Add-OnsWidgets ThemesYesNoYes—SkinsBuilt-in search with multiple engine choiceYesYesYesPop-up blockerYesYesYesAnti-PhishingYesYesNoOne-Click Button to add FavoritesNoYesNoRSS readerYesYesYesDownload managerYesNoYesCan remember open tabs for next sessionNoYesYesSave group of tabs as bookmarkYesYesYesThumbnails for tabsNoYes—Quick TabsYes—Mouse over tab; also can tile tabsMacintosh/Linux versionYes/YesNo/NoYesBitTorrent clientNoNoYesSpell-checker for text boxesYesNoNoDownload pauseYesNoYes (stop and resume transfer

- Ziff Davis

Big changes have or are about to occur in three well-known browsers: Internet Explorer is finally being updated, with version 7 in its third beta and almost ready to roll out the door; Firefox is also ripening an upgrade beta for its Version 2.0—it’s in beta 1; and finally Opera, which has a devoted but smaller following, has recently come out with Version 9.0.

Related: A first look on Firefox 2 Beta from MacWorld and a review on Opera 9 from Ravi. Don’t ask me to look for review on IE7 … guess you know why.