Microsoft has released the Beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8 and put up a dedicated page for Internet Explorer 8 Beta.
The IE 8 Beta 1 page lists out the new features which will be available in Internet Explorer 8 along with download links to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.
The new features in Internet Explorer 8 are :
- Activities
- WebSlices
- Favorites Bar
- Automatic Crash Recovery
- Improved Phishing Filter
That’s it. No more new features. Sadly, I don’t find any feature above exciting enough for me to be waiting for Internet Explorer 8. Neither do I find any new UI for Internet Explorer 8 from the screenhots on the page. 
Hopefully MS will add more features on the way and also give a new UI to Internet Explorer 8. If not Mozilla Firefox 3Â will be THE browser for me. Anywayz it is even now. 
Internet Explorer 8 New Features
Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008Â
Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Window XP SP2
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Download Page
Update : Mozilla Links has put up a review of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 and compared it to the Firefox 3 Beta which is under development now. A post worth reading….