Microsoft launches latest version of Internet Explorer

Software giant claims  that the world’s most popular web browser ia faster and safer than even before.

Microsoft will make the latest version of Internet Explorer, the world’s most popular web browser, available for download from 19 of March.

Microsoft claims that the Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is faster, more user-friendly and more secure than previous versions.

Steve Ballmer, the chief executive officer of Microsoft, said: “With Internet Explorer 8, we are delivering a browser that gets people to the information they need, fast, and provides protection that no other browser can match.”

One of the key new features of IE8 is “Accelerators”, which allow surfers to perform common tasks, such as looking up an address on a map, without navigating first to a separate website. Web users can also keep an eye on their favourite sites by using “Web Slices”, which are stored in the redesigned favourites bar and flash when a site is updated.

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Improving the web. Blogging, Google and Web standards.

The web has really changed the way we do things. Remember those paper timetables? No need for them anymore, we simply type in our destination on a box and get a step by step guide for what to do. Finding recipies? No need to look through books any more, just type in a few ingredients on your favourite food site. The examples are countless but there is no time for us to sit back and relax just yet. The web can be improved. We can get more people to publish their stuff online, we can get better tools for finding relevant info, and we can make the information accessible to more people. In this article I’m going to talk a little about each of those three points.

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Internet Explorer 8

New Features To Slice, Store, And Accelerate Your Web Applications

Daron Yöndem

This article is based on a prerelease version of Internet Explorer 8. All information is subject to change.

In this article, I will look into the details of these features to see how Internet Explorer 8 can make life easier for both developers and users alike. You’ll see how these new features allow you to define portions of a page and control its update frequency and expiration, improve the user’s search and navigation experience, and lots more.

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