• Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8

    Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8

    Techtree News Staff, Mar 19, 2009 1252 hrs IST

    The most secure version of the browser ever

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Microsoft will release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 today at around 9:30 PM India Time.

The final release of the browser comes almost two months after the release of the RC1, which we had previewed back in January.  While the feature set is expected to remain similar to the existing RC1 (which is still available for download as of now), the final version is expected to have ironed out all bugs and issues that is expected of a final release. It will be released in as many as 25 languages.


With the IE8, Microsoft aims to lure users away from advanced users who had migrated to more "secure" and feature-packed browsers. IE has been steadily losing its once unassailable market lead to the likes of Firefox from Mozilla and more recently, Google Chrome, which had more features and were touted to be more secure than the erstwhile editions of IE. Even now, a large chunk of Internet users still use IE6, which is two generations old now and for the same reason, is an obsolete browser.


Also Read: Browser War: IE8 vs Chrome vs Opera vs Firefox 3


Microsoft has devoted close to a year developing the IE8 which is obviously the most secure version of the browser ever. In fact, a commissioned report by Microsoft had placed the RC1 at the number one spot in detecting malware and suspicious content. The research was conducted by NSS labs and they had included the likes of Firefox (3.07), Apple Safari 3 and Google Chrome in the study.


Microsoft will eventually start pushing the browser through automatic updates. For those who can't wait, it is expected to be available for download starting 21:30 hours India time today from the Internet Explorer homepage.


We will of course be taking a closer look at it a soon as we get our hands dirty - but we're not expecting something radically different from the RC1!


You can download the Internet Explorer 8 from here. Make sure you Select respective home country and appropriate Windows Operating System. Do let us know if you liked the new browser and observed any issues/bugs?

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(5) Comments
Alex Bell
,newton, on Mar 22, 2009 05:44 PM
Nothing
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kirankanth Nall
,Milpitas, on Mar 19, 2009 09:49 PM
Thank you for the development team..........
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Bhavesh V. Praj
,Valsad, on Mar 19, 2009 09:25 PM
I want to update Internet Explore
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Ajay
,Pune, on Mar 19, 2009 08:05 PM
How fast IE loads itself and how fast it loads content from the web will be the first comparision point between IE and 'Google Chrome'.
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alpesh hindocha
,mumbai, on Mar 19, 2009 03:40 PM
well, its kind of make or break for ie! it'll b interesting to see the speed at which ie opens itself and loads the webpage also!coz no matter how the secure a browser is, people dont like to wait for it to open after they click on the shortcut, and moreso to waiiiiit for the websites to load! compare to chrome and others!
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