It wouldn’t be fair to mention the latest Firebox release and not talk about its competitor, Internet Explorer.

Well, Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 was released 3 days ago and has generated some buzz. Adopting some tools and features from Firebox and other Mozilla based browsers is a good option, and the security issue (which was one of the biggest downfalls for IE) is suppose to be better too.

Most notable new features: tabbed browsing, built-in search box and new interface.

Take note:

- It still doesn’t render properly, but that’s a problem suppose to be fixed when the real version comes out (not beta).

- Read the Known Issues before claiming you found a bug.

- There is also a developer tool bar that wasn’t working right, a new one was made which is compatible with the latest IEs - available for download

- Read a good review with many screen shots of the program in use - at www.joshkagan.com

- According to this site, IE7 claims that www.gov.il (Israel Government site) is a suspicious website = a potential phisher. Check it out with a screen shot

- IE7 also has a blog about the development and related news, the latest post is about a CSS Zen Garden entry - looking good.

- Here is a bonus: check this awesome IE7 page - www.ie7.com

- Finally, download IE7 Beta 2

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