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First look: Internet Explorer 8 beta
Published March 12th, 2008 in Browser Security, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Beta 1 for developers, released by Microsoft on March 6, offers some fascinating new capabilities. For example, it introduces two new features called Activities and WebSlices that extend the capabilities of the browser by interacting with other Web sites and services.
There are also a variety of other changes, including some much-needed additions, such as a feature that will restore crashed browser sessions and tabs. I’ll highlight what features are new and discuss how they may work when IE8 is finally released. This review focuses only on the actual user experience of using IE8 though the beta has been released for developers. We didn’t test aspects of the beta that are targeted to developers or that are concerned with underlying compatibilities and standards. For example, IE8 now includes a Developer Tools feature, which includes tools for HTML, CSS, scripting and debugging. First look: Internet Explorer 8 beta
