Internet Explorer 7
Just in case you didn't catch it somewhere else the official version if Internet Explorer 7 is now available. I have been using the latest release candidate for a about a month and am really impressed with the updates to the user interface. I haven't seen any of the new security alerts yet in practice... I guess I've just been avoiding all the hacker-sites lately :)
FireFox 2 RC
This is a little older news, but FireFox 2 Release Candidate 2 is also available. Equipped with a much more refined UI, FireFox is still the browser to beat though in my opinion. You still get all the support for extensibility through it's add-in model, but my favorite new feature is the built-in spell check while you are typing in a multi-line text box!
Update: FireFox 2 is on Release Candidate 3 now... thanks Dmitry!
Scoble Says Ajax May Make or Break a Browser
In Robert Scoble's informal test of speed and responsiveness it seems IE has some catching up to do in handling intense Ajax calls.
The Bottom Line
For me I am defaulting to FireFox 2 for almost all my web browsing. Visual Studio still defaults to IE for debugging sessions, which is fine, so this way I really get a chance to use both browsers each day.
What About You
What do you think? What's been working for you? Are any of you waiting to upgrade?
Be sure to check out my interview with Robert Scoble at the 2006 Podcast and Portable Media Expo!