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Microsoft has officially released the second beta version of Internet Explorer 8 and is now available for download. The new beta version is available in various languages and is supported on Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003. The most talked about feature in beta 2 is the private browsing which is currently available in Safari.

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With InPrivate Browsing, Internet Explorer 8 will not be adding sites you visit to Browsing History . Now you can shop for that special gift with confidence knowing your family won’t accidentally find out.

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Apart from this IE8 also features smart screen filter to protect against malicious websites, compatibility view button to display websites that were designed for older browsers and Accelerators that let you complete your everyday browsing activities more quickly and even discover new services. In addition to this there is a features Smart Address Bar which not only searches across Favorites, History, and RSS feeds, but provides a great experience. This is similar to the awesome bar in Firefox 3.

Smart Address Bar

Navigation has improved and there is option to restore a closed tab as well as restore the last browsing complete session.

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2 Responses to “Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available for Download”

  1. Ajay says:

    this version of ie8 is simply gr8 and wonderful

  2. It is very much improved and similar to FF3

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