Microsoft has launched the beta of Internet Explorer 9 to the public recently. Included in the update is listing webpages as apps, jumplists for easy access to sites like Facebook and Twitter, a unified search and address bar and a new layout.
Some of the features Microsoft has added are basically playing catch-up with other browsers. Tear-off tabs, where you create a new browser window by dragging a tab out of its current window, is a great addition and standard in most other browsers. You can also consolidate regular browser tabs by dragging them back into one window. Just remember this feature does not work with sites pinned to your taskbar, writes Ian Paul. IE9 also has a new downloads manager as mentioned earlier that lets you pause, restart and cancel downloads.
However, IE9 does not work on Windows XP; it is only available for users of Vista and Windows 7.
Source: PC World
