CWmike writes "Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. Preston Gralla reviewed it and says the latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for basic browsing and productivity countenance — it has better tab handling, a niftier search bar, a more useful address bar, and new tools that deliver lore instantly from other Web pages and services. IE8 has also been tweaked for insurance and includes a self-styled 'porn mode,' new anti-malware protection, and better ways to protect your privacy. The most noticeable new features? Accelerators and Web Slices. Think of an Accelerator as a mini-mashup that delivers pipeline from another Web site straightaway
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