05/18/2011
Microsoft’s browser refresh is getting high marks for embracing Web standards such as HTML 5 and CSS3, a tracking protection mechanism, features such as pinned sites and dynamic jump lists, and a more streamlined interface. Microsoft’s new browser also features hardware acceleration designed to take advantage of your computer’s capabilities for improved graphics rendering.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 fans downloaded the stable version of the new browser 2.35 million times in its first 24 hours after launching late Monday, Microsoft says. The beta version of IE9, by comparison, was downloaded 10 million times in its first six weeks of availability, but only one milli