14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new Internet Explorer version in Windows 8.1, so the company is now getting ready to start a new advertising campaign for what it calls the best touch browser on the market.
Still in preview form, Internet Explorer 11 is supposed to provide faster page load times, a continuous browsing experience across all Windows devices, be they laptops, tablets, or smartphones, plus completely rebuilt F12 developer tools.
“IE11 delivers a fast, fluid experience, using as many tabs as you want, and side-by-side browsing so you can use your favorite sites and Windows Store apps together. IE11 puts your sites first, delivering the best Web on Windows across the full range of Windows devices and screen sizes, that’s equally great for touch, mouse, and keyboard,” Microsoft explained.
Internet Explorer 11 Preview supports up to 100 tabs per window without affecting the overall browser performance or page loading times. At the same time, the application now provides site suggestions as you type, search suggestions and even instant answers for weather and stock prices in the address bar.
“We optimized the IE11 browsing engine for real-world sites to download and display fast and be highly responsive to touch. Developers can build next generation experiences with professional-quality Web video, and hyper-fast 2D and 3D Web technologies that make the most of the underlying hardware,” the company added.
“IE11 supports real world standards and compatibility, and new developer tools enable developers to build high-performance Web experiences on Windows devices.”
In addition, the tech giant has improved the navigation experience provided by touch, so you now get page prediction and pre-rendering for slower loading times. This makes going to next page and going back an instant process, the company provides.
Internet Explorer 11 comes as a preview version in Windows 8.1 Preview, but the stable version is expected to be included in the RTM version of the operating system supposed to hit the market in October.