FREE Download IE 8 Internet explorer 8 Beta

after the release of IE 7, which has mostly improved a bit over IE6. IE 6 still is the best browser microsoft ever developed.

It would be interesting to see if IE 8 promises anything good for the developers or community or internet users.

With opera and firefox eating up Internet Explorer's market share. What Internet explorer 8 will offer its users?

Some highlights of Internet Explorer 8 Beta:

Activities

Activities are contextual services to quickly access a service from any webpage. Users typically copy and paste from one webpage to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do.

WebSlices

WebSlices is a new feature for websites to connect to their users by subscribing to content directly within a webpage. WebSlices behave just like feeds where clients can subscribe to get updates and notify the user of changes.

 Favorites Bar

In Internet Explorer 7, the Links bar provided users with one-click access to their favorite sites. The Links bar has undergone a complete makeover for Internet Explorer 8. It has been renamed the Favorites bar.

Automatic Crash Recovery

Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) is a feature of Windows Internet Explorer 8 that can help to prevent the loss of work and productivity in the unlikely event of the browser crashing or hanging.

Improved Phishing Filter

Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information.For Internet Explorer 8, we are building on the success of the Phishing Filter with a more comprehensive feature called the "Safety Filter."

Impressed Go Download IE 8 Beta: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm