Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

		March 21, 2009

	Microsoft's Internet Explorer hits version 8 This week Microsoft released the eighth version of its Internet Explorer browser. It's not the fastest way to browse the Web, but it's a big step up from version 7, and has come a long way since the early public betas. New features like Web slices, which puts site-specific widgets in your toolbar, and accelerators that speed up repetitive tasks, make it a browser that's set up to be customized from the get-go. Hands-on with IE8  Video: IE8's new features  Pictures: Installing IE8 Josh Lowensohn Associate Editor, Webware.com New on Webware.com The iPhone is getting better browsing Posted by Josh Lowensohn In a preview of the upcoming third version of the iPhone's operating system, Apple announced that the mobile version of Safari is getting both auto-fill and anti-phishing protection baked in. What else is coming with the update? We've got the full rundown here.  Read more  Six best start-ups from Y Combinator demo day Posted by Rafe Needleman The Y Combinator incubator hosted its ninth open demo meet-up this week. 15 companies presented, most showing off not just strong technologies and concepts, but realistic business models. Here are the highlights of the six best companies (in my opinion), as well as two with good technologies, but troubling business models.  Read more  MySpace introduces FotoFlexer's editing tools Posted by Caroline McCarthy MySpace has brought on board some Web-based image-editing tools from FotoFlexer so that members can fool around with the photos they've uploaded to the site. It's no Photoshop. But FotoFlexer can perform basic editing tasks (cropping, resizing, flipping, red-eye removal), as well as distortion, color effects, and some decoration and "bling" features (always important).  Read more  20 Facebook desktop apps to try Posted by Don Reisinger A lot is happening on Facebook. Not only are your friends telling the world what's going on in their lives, but the social network itself is changing. It's more open now than before, thanks to the Facebook Connect program, and there are several good products that let you see Facebook data in new ways. You don't have to use Facebook.com to use Facebook anymore. Here are some of the best desktop applications.  Read more  GoodGuide gets into gastronomy with food ratings Posted by Josh Lowensohn Is your breakfast cereal killing whales? You might not know unless you check GoodGuide. The service, which tells you the environmental impact of your household cleaning products and the companies that make them, has branched off into food products now.  Read more  New in Gmail labs Take it back: Gmail gets 'Undo Send' Labs feature Posted by Rafe Needleman Adding to its arsenal of features that can save you from yourself, Google has a new feature in Gmail Labs called "Undo Send," that lets you abort the sending of any Gmail message--if you use it within five seconds. Works great with Gmail's other protective feature that makes you solve math problems when you try to send a message at odd hours.  Read more  Gmail previews links to Yelp, Flickr, YouTube Posted by Josh Lowensohn Gmail has four new items in its labs section, all of which enhance the links people have included in their messages. You're now able to flip on support for Yelp, Flickr, Picasa Web albums, and YouTube. Doing so will turn a link from one of those sites into a full-quality preview of the content you'd find on that site.  Read more    Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More Webware  Webware RSS feed  The Webware 100  About Webware.com
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