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[Nvyseal]

Microsoft today previewed Internet Explorer 9, the next version of its web browser -- promising a faster online experience and stronger support for emerging web standards, while making the case for traditional PC hardware and operating systems in a world increasingly focused on computing in remote data centers.

The company says Internet Explorer 9 will come with a new underlying scripting engine that takes advantage of multicore computer processors to make web pages run faster. Microsoft also says the new browser will bring better support for HTML5, CSS3 and other web standards, attempting to make it easier for web developers to create a single version of their site that can work across multiple browsers.

But the most eye-catching demonstration is the way the new browser will tap into the computer's graphics processor, rather than the central processing unit, to make high-resolution images and animations zip around the page. It's a new approach that works through the DirectX application programming interfaces in Windows to let the browser access more of the underlying power of the computer hardware.

[VROSA]

That sounds really neat

This page shows some interesting performance comparisons graphs:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/11/1...developers.aspx

Can't wait for a beta leak...

[VROSA]

Ops... That's interesting !

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Interested in checking out the new Web platform capabilities of Internet Explorer 9?
Download the Internet Explorer Platform Preview right now.

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Welcome and thank you for investigating the first Internet Explorer Platform Preview. This release represents only a portion of the capabilities that will be in the final IE9 Web platform. Check back frequently, we will be updating the Platform Preview regularly and adding more demos all the time.

http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/

[VROSA]

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 beta due in September

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Microsoft is readying a beta of its Internet Explorer (IE) 9 browser that it will roll out in September, according to Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner.

Turner shared the beta date during his morning keynote at the annual Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM) on July 29.

According to several recent leaks, Microsoft had been targeting August as its beta delivery target for IE 9. This beta is expected to be public (as the test previews have been), and to feature more of the user interface elements.

More here: ZDNet

[m.oreilly]

anyone check technet to see if it's there early?

[m.oreilly]

if it is, i can't seem to find it...