IE9 public beta released

[Taffycat]

Microsoft has launched the first public beta of its new Internet Explorer browser, IE9. The company claims that the new programme’s speed and security will change users’ perception of the web and even foster the creation of a more “beautiful” internet.

Linky to article.

 

[V_R]

lol, i was just about to post this...

Windows Vista/7 only: If you're hungry for a sneak peek at Microsoft's new HTML5-friendly, faster, webapp-savvy browser, you can go ahead and grab the beta now, for 32 and 64-bit modern Windows systems. Just want to see what the fuss is about? Head to Beauty of the Web, which shows off its features—especially if you browse there from the beta.

http://lifehacker.com/5638875/internet-explorer-9-beta-available-for-download

Web browsing is the No. 1 thing people do on their Windows-based PC, and as such, they increasingly expect the same experience they associate with their PC applications from their favorite Web-based e-mail service, photo site or social network site. This kind of immersive experience does not occur on the Web today, and using a browser is often associated with limited performance and interactivity. Microsoft developed Windows Internet Explorer 9 to help change this.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/internetexplorer/


http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/

 

[muckshifter]

it is rather speedy, however, the interface (tabs) are bloody crap!!

wher's all the smillies gone, there is non over -------->

?? IAN, you gonna need an HTML5 website