Navigator 9 Release Candidate 1 available

SillyDog701 member Joji informed us that Netscape has released Netscape Navigator 9 RC1 (Released Candidate 1).
Netscape 9 RC1 does not have the Netscape.com integration built-in.

Due to Netscape.com's transition from a social news site to a traditional news portal (and the resulting re-launch of the social news site at Propeller.com), we made the decision to remove the built-in social news functionality from the Netscape Navigator Web browser. We will be releasing those features as stand-alone Propeller-branded browser extensions shortly, and our browser development efforts will be refocused on providing new features and browsing enhancements not specifically tied to a single Web service.

Netscape Navigator 9 Release Candidate 1 can be downloaded from Netscape Browser Archive.

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The following changes have been made since Beta 3 released in mid August:

Added splash screen
Fixed formatting bug in Mac license
Fixed a bug that was preventing custom background colors
Mini-browser enhancements
Removed social news integration
Exposed more preferences in the Preference Dialog for tabs and the mini-browser
Fixed reversed preference for opening searches in new tab
Fixed Mac bundle signature
Fixed default icon and file assocations
Moved custom FTP style out of userContent.css
Added URL correction preferences to Advanced Preferences page
Added drop-down menu to print button
Added drop-down menu to home button
Added Firefox profile importing
Added support for importing Netscape 8 bookmarks after the initial install
Fixed theme issues on Linux
Fixed truncation of Reload button label
Fixed bugs with URL correction and country codes
Added "Save to Linkpad" option to History context menu

Screenshot of Netscape Navigator 9.0 Released Candidate 1:

Netscape Navigator 9 Release Candidate 1 can be downloaded from Netscape Browser Archive.

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