Internet Explorer 8 optimized for Google

New in Internet Explorer 8

* Accelerators help automate tasks such as mapping an address
* Web Slices keep you up to date with changes in your favorite sites
* Enhanced Tabbed Browsing helps you manage many tabs at once

What does "optimized for Google" mean?

* A Google homepage you can personalize
* Preinstalled Google Toolbar
* Your default search engine set to Google
* Accelerators for easy access to Gmail, Blogger and other sites

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Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive

Test Drive. Check out the new developer capabilities of Internet Explorer 9. Get the beta · Or, get Platform Preview 5.

Performance

Take full advantage of your hardware with background compiled JavaScript
Speed Reading New
Browser Hunt New
Hampster Dance Revolution
Psychedelic Browsing
FishIE Tank
Flying Images
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Amazon Shelf
Flickr Explorer
SVG Dice
Mr. Potato Gun
Asteroid Belt
window.msPerformance
Text Size Animated
Text Justification Animated
Map Zooming
Browser Flip
Scrolling Text
Pulsating Bubbles
Network Monitoring


HTML5 Demos

Deliver interoperability with same markup and web standards
DOMParser and XMLSerializer New
ECMAScript5 Breakout New
IETrade
ECMAScript 5 Game
Enhanced DOM Capabilities
Border Radius
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DOM Traversal Gallery
HTML5 Audio XML Playlist
CSS3 Media Queries
DOMContentLoaded
getComputedStyle
getElementsByClassName
ECMAScript 5 Arrays
CSS3 Selectors
DOM Events
DOM Style
DOM Range & Selection
HTML5 T-Shirt Designer
Comparing Event Models


Graphics Demos

Create next-generation experiences with GPU-powered HTML5 graphics
Canvas Pinball New
Video Kaleidoscope New
IE Beatz
Canvas Zoom
Web Fonts
Canvas Pad
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IMDb Video Panorama
MSNBC
Tweet Map
Space Invader
SVG–oids
Atlas zur Europawahl
SVG Tweet Cloud
More Web Fonts
IE Logo
Falling Balls
Business Charts
Organization Chart
Image Support
Color Profiles
Real-world Diagrams
Org Chart in Page


Browser Demos

Make your sites shine with improved browser UX and Pinned Sites
Site Pinning New
Mixed Content New
Malvertising Protection New
Download Reputation New

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Internet Explorer on Wikipedia

Windows Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer; commonly abbreviated to IE), is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year. Later versions were available as free downloads, or in service packs, and included in the OEM service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows.

IE has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and IE6.[citation needed] Since its peak of popularity, its usage share has declined in the face of renewed competition from other web browsers to 55%, and is slowly trending downward. Microsoft spent over $100 million per year on IE[1] in the late 1990s, with over 1000 people working on it by 1999.[2]

The latest release is Internet Explorer 8, which is available as a free update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008, and is included with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Internet Explorer was originally planned to be omitted from Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in Europe but Microsoft later dropped the plans, and instead included a browser ballot screen with the products, allowing users to select a different web browser if they wish.[3][4][5][6]

Versions of Internet Explorer for other operating systems have also been produced, including an embedded OEM version called Internet Explorer for Windows CE (IE CE), available for WinCE based platforms and currently based on IE6; Internet Explorer for Pocket PC, later rebranded Internet Explorer Mobile, which is made for Windows Mobile and Windows CE and remains in development alongside the more advanced desktop versions; and the discontinued Internet Explorer for Mac and Internet Explorer for UNIX (Solaris and HP-UX).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer

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Internet Explorer 8: Worldwide sites

Internet Explorer 8 is available in several locales/languages. To download Internet Explorer 8 in your preferred locale/language, follow the steps below or visit one of our worldwide sites.

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Internet Explorer 8 Windows 7 Security Features Malware Privacy

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