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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the too-little-too-late dept.

mikemuch writes "IE8 has left beta as of noon Pacific time today. The development team now considers the browser platform- and feature-complete, but won't say how long until it goes gold. PCMag.com got an early look and has posted a full review of Internet Explorer 8 RC1. The release candidate differs only slightly from Beta 2, most notably in tweaks to its InPrivate Browsing feature, aka porn mode. That feature has been decoupled with InPrivate Filtering, which blocks third-party content providers from creating profile of your browsing habits. RC1 also improves on performance, especially in startup time, but still trails Firefox and Chrome in JavaScript speed. Protection against the relatively new threat of 'clickjacking,' where a site tries to get you to press buttons underneath a sham frame page, has also been added — the first browser to include such protections. Versions for 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, as well as for 32-bit XP are available, but Windows 7, which will ship with IE8, is stuck with an older beta for now."

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  1. Re:Hooray! by LordKaT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Because I like to fuck with the mods every once in a while and see if I get rated -5 Troll or +5 Funny.

    Every one in a while I'll get rated -5 Overrated, and that makes my day 3.

  2. FP to Wikizealots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi to Admin sockpuppets of the cult of Jimbo "I fucked rachel Marsden" Wales. Still "doing" it for the Child in Africa? Then why does all the African languages less than 10,000 articles!?! Fuck you all

    Raul654, Spacebirdy, RickK, Lucky 6.9, TTN, Betacommand, David Gerad, CometStyles, and all their cocksucking (tacosnotting cronies @ WP:ANI)

    See the Lulz in action!

    Grawp the Haggar! on wheels! The Trollvelution got you to the sixth most poupular site on the internet, now you will see that you DID feed the trolls, and they are rich and are running the encyclopedia!