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Microsoft Releases Public IE7 Preview
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 22:52, 31st January 2006 GMT
Source: Beta News
Microsoft on Tuesday made available for public download a pre-Beta 2 release of Internet Explorer 7, which is designed to showcase features the new browser will bring and give developers time to play with the latest technology. IE7 notably adds a tabbed interface and improves browser security.
Although the release is not yet Beta 2, because it "requires additional fit and finish work," Microsoft sees the preview as a major milestone over Beta 1. A key addition is the integration of the Windows RSS platform that provides a framework for downloading, storing and accessing RSS feeds across the operating system. For example, a user can subscribe to a feed in one application and have that feed data available to any other application.
"Microsoft is making the Windows RSS platform available to Windows XP users for the first time," a company spokesperson told BetaNews. "This is big news for developers and is really exciting for Microsoft and the community we've been working with."
Security features such as ActiveX controls being disabled by default and a phishing filter promise to keep Web surfers safe at a time when attacks are becoming more commonplace. IE7 also locks down cross site scripting and international domain names to prevent malicious use.
On the interface side, Microsoft says it has endeavored to make IE7 simpler, more streamlined and less cluttered. A customizable search box enables users to make quick queries to the engine of their choice, and a Favorites Center clusters favorites, tab groups, history and RSS feeds into a single panel.
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#1- Posted by:
Pi rules
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00:07, 1st February 2006
Thanks for the info!
So far it seems pretty good, and more streamlined that IE 6. It does look similar to other browsers like Firefox.
Please remember that this is a beta, so backup any important data before downloading and installing it.
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#2- Posted by:
dudeking
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18:47, 1st February 2006
Yeh iv notised that the layout does look just like firefox. Its alot better that pevious versions but still no match for firefox.
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MishY
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22:06, 1st February 2006
I'm still not keen on their tab implementation. IE7 is still a long way away from converting me back from Firefox.
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