RSLog.net: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2: more security

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<p>This article has been published at <a href="http://www.rlslog.net">RLSLOG.net</a> - visit our site for full content.</p><p class="times"><span class="times rolloverQuote">Microsoft</span> Corp. took the wraps off the latest test version of its Internet Explorer browser on Wednesday, unveiling new privacy and security features as the company battles the upstart Firefox browser. Internet Explorer 8 offers users greater control over whether to save or erase their browsing history, “cookies” and other data. It also includes a browsing tool called an accelerator, which allows users to highlight text on a Web site and then choose from a variety of functions, including different search engines, language translation or map displays.</p>
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<p class="times">Microsoft released a version of the new browser for Web developers to test earlier this year. The version released Wednesday is available for all consumers to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/">download</a>. Microsoft commands 73% of the browser market, while Firefox has 19% market share, according to research firm Net Applications. Microsoft’s lead has fallen in recent years. Just four years ago, Microsoft’s market share was more than 91%. In addition to Firefox, <span class="times rolloverQuote">Apple</span> Inc. is becoming more of a competitor as strong sales of Macintosh computers have boosted use of its Safari browser, which has about 6% of the market. Use of Firefox shot up in June when a new version was released. More than eight million people downloaded the application in the first 24 hours after it went public.</p>
<p class="times" style="text-align: right;"><em>Source: WSJ</em></p>
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installed it, pretty gd so far, got some intresting features :)

[Matty]

FIREFOX 3 > IE 8

[Fax]

pfft ie8 beta 2 is soooo much better than ff :)

[Figgles]

Herecy

[Matty]

but its made by microsoft.

[Figgles]

Your using microsoft software as we speak, we all do and think its awesome.

[OoZa_MuG?]

rather use microsoft then macshit.

in b4 u dont have one, my dad, mum and sister all have mac laptops and there all a pile of shit. there the ones running to me when they cant use software etc etc

[Matty]

macs really arnt that bad though...

Rember in the days of netscape, when microsoft illegaly pre-installed IE onto there OS so that people wouldnt buy Netscape and they advised them against it, almost forcing Microsoft to split into two companies?

[Figgles]

no

[OoZa_MuG?]

no

agree'd

[Fax]

all down to personal preferance, i like ff but i've always had problems in the past with it using shit loads of ram, whereas ie8b2 seems to have some really good features and very stable compared to my experience with ff :(

[Figgles]

Use google chrome.

[Fax]

just installed it on my work pc and it is win, gonna be me new default browser at home now :D

[OoZa_MuG?]

its awful

[Fax]

heres a good read about google chrome, it is still buggy atm, i had a couple of java probs with it last night and sometimes swf files cause it to hang for a little while, but no doubt they'll fix it sooner or later. if they end up doing what this link says then its gonna be better than ff ie safari opera :D
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/#

[Figgles]

I like chrome as a whole as its very nippy, but FF is still my choice becuase of plugins etc, but if chrome gets plugin support etc i think i may migrate.