“With the Internet Explorer 8 platform, Microsoft creates opportunities for Web sites to engage customers in new ways and drive not only more traffic, but also more value in the online experience,” said Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft. At the time of this article, Microsoft had yet to announce the official launch of Internet Explorer 8 RTW via its official channels. That's right, the gold bits of Internet Explorer 8 are now up for grabs, as the links for the RTW (release to web) variant of the browser went live just ahead of the deadline announced initially, namely noon EDT on March 19. Microsoft has wrapped up the final version of Internet Explorer 8 and made the bits available for download.

Internet Explorer 8 is truly a giant step forward, and proves that Microsoft is working hard to offer a more secure, compatible and customizable browser.Forget about Internet Explorer 7. As for security, Internet Explorer 8 includes the so-called SmartScreen filter, which prevents you from entering fraudulent websites and protects you from online phishing scams.

While InPrivate Browsing is on, the browser won't save data, including cookies, history and temporary Internet files. Internet Explorer 8 includes InPrivate Browsing, Internet Explorer's version of the popular Chrome Incognito mode. Besides that, everything else is in place: the address bar is again on top of the interface, and Favorites are accessible via a drop-down menu. The interface of Internet Explorer 8 hasn't changed that much compared to older versions, except for one small detail the menu bar is back and shows up by default again. One of them, the ' Suggested sites' function, recommends new websites you may not know about, based on your browsing history.

It comes in really handy for tracking small changes that can't be followed by RSS, without having to visit the site: online auction bids, stock exchange values, weather information and more.īesides these two tools, Internet Explorer 8 also includes many interesting new features. Regarding Internet Explorer's Web Slices, these are a kind of RSS-style tool that tracks changes and updates to selected websites and keeps you informed about them.

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