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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 released

You can now download IE8 Beta 2 now

To get a feel for the new IE8 experience, check out the videos here, download the product, and try it out.  

Here are 5 great new things:

· Accelerators - Highlight an address, click the blue button and hover over “Map” or try Right Clicking a Page and Choosing Translate with Windows Live. Check out the new IE Gallery that has cool accelerators and slices from Digg to FaceBook to Ebay

· Web Slices - Visit Live Search, search for “London Weather” , hover over the rich search result and click the green button.  Click it to add a Weather Web Slice to your Favorites Bar.

· Search Suggestions - Go to your Instant Search Box (top right) and type a search to see search suggestions in action.

· Navigation - Use the new Smart Address Bar to quickly find sites you’ve visited before.  The Smart Address Bar searches your history, favorites AND feeds for pages that match what you’re typing.

· Security:  IE8 has the best security features in the market today from its updated Smartscreen phishing and malware filter to domain highlighting to the industry leading cross-site scripting filter

Download IE8 Beta 2 here today

View and share the viral videos or become a IE8 Facebook fan

Published Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:40 AM by Georgina M

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