Internet Explorer 8 introduces new range of features

Microsoft has announced Internet Explorer 8 has just launched for the general public. The browser is in 25 different languages for download. The final version is suitable for 32-bit Windows XP, the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, the 32-bit implementation of Windows Server 2003 and the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Server 2008. Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 is not available, since Windows 7 is a special version of IE8 integrated.

The first screen of the installation wizard-

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) under the new functions Accelerators, In Private, Web Slices, Smart Address Bar and Smart Screen Filter introduce. These features should make the Internet easier and safer, the Microsoft.


Accelerators:-

With the new Accelerators is possible with a click on a selected web page text to translate, into a blog post, e-mail and more. When text on a page is selected, the blue Accelerator icon. If the icon is clicked, there may be various actions performed on the selected text into a blog post with Windows Live Spaces, a definition or explanation Encarta search, e-mail with Live Mail, search eBay or Live Search Search, plan a route with Live Maps and translate with Windows Live. These are the default options of the Accelerators menu but it is also possible to add own Accelerators. New Accelerators can be downloaded from Accelerators gallery. Extra Accelerators are available from Live Search, eBay, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, and Facebook. It is expected that the next time more Accelerators available

The menu of the function Accelerators-



Web Slices:-

With the new Web Slices is easier to maintain websites to be updated regularly. The new Favorites Bar is home to Web Slices. When a website such as eBay or a news site, Web Slices will support a green icon in the upper right corner of the browser. If this icon is clicked, the "slice" to the Favorites Bar. When the page is updated, the Web Slice in the Favorites Bar. Web Slices functionality is similar to RSS, but does not work the same way. Moreover, in most browsers the user check the RSS feeds for updates, Web Slices that gives us on. A small preview of an updated website can be viewed, and the site is loaded as the preview is clicked.


Microsoft looks like Accelerators for Web Slices a major role for developers, combining the functions on their websites can implement.

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For Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8 is faster than Firefox and Chrome

In a study comparing the display speed of IE 8, chrome and Firefox, Microsoft's browser first class. Conclusions that go against the tide of independent test carried out so far.

The comparison made by Microsoft will not fail to respond in the forums and blogs. To accompany the launch, this upcoming Internet Explorer 8, the publisher has measured the speed display browser compared to chrome and Firefox.

The tested versions of browser IE 8 competitors are - 1.0 for the chromium and 3.05 for Firefox.
Opera and safari were not selected because of their low market share on Windows systems, and Microsoft said.

IE 8 faster on 50% of sites tested-
Grounds of the inadequacy of online tools typically used to measure the performance of browsers, and especially those of the javascript engine, Microsoft has developed its own methodology and testing tools.

He then timed display speed of the three sailors on 25 web sites, selected among the most important in terms of traffic according to comscore. According to the results, Internet Explorer 8 would be the fastest on the display of 12 or 25 sites, on 9 chrome and Firefox on only 4.

Previous tests rank last IE 8-

Comparisons are inherently subject to controversy, especially as the previous test, carried out by various actors, tended to classify Internet Explorer 8 from the slower browsers.


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