Internet explorer browser has always been one of the slow and basic browser for any windows user, who first tries to download Firefox when using a new computer, as IE always had some bad features. But the new Internet explorer 8 challenges with new features, and better speed than ever.

Internet explorer 8 is boosted up with loads of new features, a few of which are -

• Accelerators – This can help you translate words, email your friends, find map directions with a few clicks.
• InPrivate Browsing – Like the Incognito mode in Chrome, Internet explorer has an option to switch to the private browsing session, where nothing what you browse is saved.
• Web Slices – Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won’t have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.
• Search suggestions – When you are searching for a keyword in the browser, Internet explorer suggests the full terms for you to make things easier and time saving.
• SmartScreen Filter – This is the security feature that can keep you safe from malware while browsing. And it keeps your data safe and private.
• Add-ons – You can now have add-ons just like firefox and make your browser more personalized and customized.

The performance and speed of the browser is very much enhanced and its surely more secured than before, and more secure than the Safari browser for mac.

You can download the Internet explorer 8 browser from the Microsoft site.
The operating systems for which it is available is -

• Windows XP
• Windows XP 64-bit
• Windows Vista
• Windows Vista 64-bit
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2003 64-bit
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 64-bit

It is not available for the experimental Windows 7 Operating system. And the Internet explorer 8 browser is available in 25 languages.