Internet Explorer 9-Beta

Internet Explorer 9-Beta


Microsoft has released IE9 and is now available in beta form (in 32 or 64-bit) for anyone who wants to download and try it out.

After several months of teasing Internet Explorer's upgrade with a series of feature-free developer's previews, Microsoft has unleashed on the world an Internet Explorer 9 beta . This is the biggest overhaul to the browser since Internet Explorer 7 landed. The changes to the interface are enormous, the browser's overall usability has greatly improved, it's more secure, and it's significantly faster and more standards compliant.

Internet Explorer 9 beta has gotten fast, too, becoming the second browser--along with Firefox 4 beta--to offer full hardware acceleration. (Note that Internet Explorer claims it's the only one to do so, while Mozilla offers a strong rebuttal that Microsoft is overstating its case.) Google Chrome has so far implemented only partial hardware acceleration, although it has plans to complete the task.

Hardware acceleration of the variety currently implemented in the Firefox and Internet Explorer betas allows the browser to shove certain rendering tasks onto the computer's graphics processing unit (GPU), freeing up CPU resources while making page rendering and animations load faster. These tasks include composition support, rendering support, and desktop compositing. CNET

For those of you just hate Internet Explorer, this is the first IE you’ll actually like. This is a browser you can use without feeling totally disgusted. So if you’re a Mozilla Firefox lover then give this a try and let me know what you think.