INTERNET EXPLORER 8 RELEASED TODAY

Microsoft today announced the 8th version of internet explorer.The version is named RC1.It stands for Release Candidate 1.Release candidate software is ready to be evaluated by users while it undergoes final testing. You may experience minor bugs or compatibility issues with websites while browsing.The microsoft is still trying to inject the silver light into the market by  giving notification while downloading the ie8.Dont know why the microsoft still tries..!!!.

RELEASE NOTES

This version comes with a lot of compatibility issues with google toolbar and skype etc for some of their versions.This version has the new click jacking protection.So what is click jacking??
Clickjacking lets hackers put a transparent filter on sites so they can view what information a user is accessing and what activities that user is doing, said James Pratt, an IE senior product manager at Microsoft. For example, if someone is on a bank Web site, attackers can use clickjacking to see the user's bank information and acquire passwords, and the user will not know the information is being viewed remotely, he said.
The security feature that thwarts clickjacking in IE8 RC1 allows Web-site content owners to put a tag in a page header that will help detect and prevent clickjacking. If a site that uses the IE8 tag detects clickjacking, it will give Web users an error screen letting them know that the content host has chosen not to allow that content, and gives them the option to open the content in a new window that is protected from the attack.
                                                                        Microsoft also in RC1 expanded the functionality of a feature it introduced in the IE8 beta 2 release called InPrivate. InPrivate has two settings -- InPrivate Browsing, which lets users browse the Web without creating a record of where they've been or enabling cookies, and InPrivate Blocking, which has been renamed in RC1 to InPrivate Filtering.
                                                                      Lets see what this version can do to change the firefox dominanace.

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