Sep 16 2010

Internet Explorer 9 – Beta Released Today

Another short one for this evening.

It’s been plastered on all the major news websites so you would have to have been blind to have missed it. The beta release of Internet Explorer 9 has been released today with much fanfare from Microsoft.

Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Internet Explorer 9 Beta

I have to say that its performance so far has been fairly solid after having it open for nearly a full day on my computer and the ability to create bookmarks on the taskbar in Windows 7 with specialised jump lists for particular sites (such as Facebook).

Internet Explorer 9 - Facebook Bookmark Jump List

IE9 - Facebook Bookmark Jump List

I think this might put Microsoft back in contention in terms of modern web browsers with features such as hardware graphics acceleration, nearly a perfect score on the Acid3 test (the low down on this score can be found here) and blazing JavaScript speeds in the SunSpider test.

If you are keen to give it a try, you can grab the installer from here – it’s available for Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64). After being backed into a corner by the competition it’s good to see that Microsoft still can bring in the goods after Windows 7, Office 2010 and its imminent release of Windows Phone 7.

Boydo

My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.

In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).

I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.

I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.

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