Camino 2 beta 1 is available now

Yesterday, the Camino team released the firs beta version of its Gecko-based web browser, Camino 2. Camino is a real treat for Mac users, because it combines Firefox's rendering engine with the native polish of Safari. The first alpha of Camino 2 was released in October, and the beta fixes a number of bugs, adds new features and offers better stability.

The big change with Camino 2 is that it is now based on Gecko 1.9 - the same version that Firefox 3 uses. With the retirement of Firefox 2 and the end of security updates, the Camino teams seems to be working hard to get the next version out as soon as possible,

The new stuff in the beta:

• You can now rearrange tabs by dragging and dropping
• The nifty Tab Overview view has an optional toolbar icon
• You can block Flash animations on a site-by-site basis
• The "Downloads" stack will bounce in the dock when a download finishes
• Support for JavaScript 1.8

You can read the full release notes and known issues here. 1Password users might have some issues with Camino 2 beta 1, so your best bet is to either make sure you are using the latest version or disable the Camino plug-in until the bugs get worked out.

In the last day, I've found Camino 2 to be stable enough for high usage -- but as with all beta software, there are some bugs.

You can download the Camino 2 beta 1 here.

[via VentureBeat]