Internet Explorer 8 RC1 now official
Everyone’s favorite Internet Explorer 8 left the “beta” stage as of noon today and is now official Internet Explorer 8 RC1. According to the IE development team, the browser is feature complete. The difference between beta 2 and RC1 really isn’t that great at all. One of the few areas that have been upgraded is the InPrivate Browsing feature which allows you browse “safely”. (As long as this option is checked, the browser will not store cookies, history, downloaded files, etc.). Start up time also receives a healthy boost but sadly still falls behind Safari and Chrome. Can’t win ‘em all can ya? Nit picks aside Microsoft has added one feature that is a very welcome addition. What is it?
If you haven’t heard of “click jacking”, you need to read this. Click jacking is when someone creates a fake frame on a webpage in order to trick you into clicking on links that take you to places you don’t want to go or do things that you don’t want to do. IE 8 is the first browser to offer protection against these kinds of attacks. Oddly enough XP and Vista 32 and 64 bit versions get the new beta while Windows 7 beta is stuck with the older IE 8 beta. For a full review of IE 8 RC1 head on over to PC Mag.
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