Microsoft has released the final version of Internet Explorer 8 today.
Finally coming out of its Beta status, Internet Explorer 8, the purportedly most secure version of the browser yet, has made its official debut today. While it has been available for some time in its Beta form, this is the “Gold” release of the Microsoft browser.
Some of the new features include:
- Accelerators – Highlight text in a page, click on the Accelerator icon and choose from popular services such as maps, blogging, translating and more without ever leaving the page.
- Web Slices – Choose frequently updated pages, such as an eBay auction, and get notifications when there has been an update to the page.
- Suggested Sites – Get suggestions of other Web pages you might like that are similar to the one you are currently on.
There are many more new features, but that is a taste of what you can expect.
As with every release, Microsoft is claiming there is more security on this iteration of the browser, but only time will tell how it truly fares. Internet Explorer has always been a popular target for hackers due to the proliferation of the browser, and there is no reason to believe this one will be any different.
If you’re feeling the urge, go download the new version and let us know what you think of it in the comments!
Jolene
March 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm #
Think I'll wait a bit and see. Maybe until forced by Microsoft updates. But alas, I won't be able to enjoy it at work. We are still on …. IE6. The main program we work with doesn't work well with tabs … they say.
seanpaune
March 20th, 2009 at 8:21 pm #
IT folks will always tell you that sort of thing to get out of more work. Never ceases to amaze me.
seanpaune
March 20th, 2009 at 8:21 pm #
IT folks will always tell you that sort of thing to get out of more work. Never ceases to amaze me.