Microsoft Corp. is set to publicly launch Internet Explorer 8 early on Thursday, the latest version of its market-dominating Web browser.
The application can be downloaded from Microsoft's website from 9 a.m.
IE8, as it is commonly referred to, has been in public beta testing for about a year, but Thursday's launch marks its full public roll out.
Microsoft, the world's largest software company, said IE8 will run with Windows Vista, its latest operating system, and also Windows XP, the previous version which some users still prefer over
The application replaces IE7, which has a hold on the browser market. According to a recent survey Internet explorer has a 72.2 per cent market share, ahead of the Mozilla’s Firefox browser with 17.2 per cent.
Google new Chrome browser has only 2.8 per cent of the market, while Apple Safari has less than 1 per cent.
New features in IE8 include right-clicking on addresses or other Web features to go straight to a map or put into a blog or other website, which Microsoft calls an "accelerator". Users will also be able to put in keywords in the address bar to recall sites visited related to that word.
The new browser also has enhanced security protection, for example warning users if they are about to download something from a site known to be a source of malicious software, or "malware".
So download it from official Microsoft Website or follow the link: (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/worldwide-sites.aspx) and enjoy.
Happy surfing..
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