Thread: Internet Explorer 8

Scoff away, Firefox snobs, but Internet Explorer 8 is a browser to be reckoned with. It's faster and more secure than previous versions of IE, and it offers unique features such as Web Slices (reminiscent of RSS feeds, and designed to help you keep tabs on changes at regularly updated sites) and In Private Browsing (which leaves no trace of your surfing activities).

Internet Explorer 8's amped-up antimalware and antiphishing features make it well worth using. The browser runs just fine in Vista and XP, and it is available for download for either OS. Some Vista users will receive it automatically through Windows Update.