Internet Explorer 8 Launched
Posted on March 20, 2009 by by valerirojas
Microsoft has launched their new Windows web browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).
The browser can be downloaded in 25 languages. Microsoft also mentions how IE 8 is easier to use, faster and offers great security features. ” I wonder how long it will take for someone to hack it” 
In response to extensive customer research and input from tens of millions of customer sessions, Microsoft developed Internet Explorer 8 to focus on what matters most to people. The security enhancements offer protection against existing and emerging security threats online. It blocks two to four times more malware attacks than other browsers; cuts down on the time it takes to complete common tasks on the Web such as searching, mapping and sharing, including navigating 15 of the 20 top worldwide sites; and blurs the lines between the services they use daily and the browser used to access the Internet. Microsoft
Some of the new features are: 
Search suggestions
Search smarter with detailed suggestions from your favourite search providers and browsing history. See visual previews and get suggested content topics while you type in the enhanced Instant Search Box.
Accelerators
Accelerators let you map directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks. Learn more.
InPrivate Browsing
Browse the web without saving your history with Internet Explorer 8′s InPrivate Browsing. Now you can shop for that special gift with confidence knowing your family won’t accidentally find out or use a shared computer without leaving a trace
Web Slices
Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won’t have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.
SmartScreen Filter
New security features help to protect you against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy and identity.
You can download the browser from their IE8 site.
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running ie8, also running the beta 3 version of firefox. firefox is far better, still. and only a beta.
imagine not having to download apps to drive web content, the content just plays…. awesome…
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I just love firefox, I hear safari is pretty good for Mac computers, is that right?
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safari works now, on both. i enjoy the freedom of safari, but firefox is the best i have ever used. the ietab addon gets around ie specific sites…
safari is designed for the mac, works on the mac, and makes IE just a bad memory.
re downloading ie, tried to DL it from an ie browser and got stuck in a perpetual loop of waiting for DL, clicking on get it now, going back to the worldwide lists, etc, etc. used firefox, and the file just downloaded straight away…
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Sounds a wee tad suspicious, n’est-ce pas? Is there nothing a certain multinational monopoly will not stoop to?
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are you suggesting that telstra wants more of my money?
safari is awesome on the mac and pc, so much faster to lod and run….
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