Microsoft has released its own tests that show IE8 can load many websites faster than two open source browsers: Firefox and Chrome. Just before announcing that Internet Explorer 8 has been finalized, Microsoft has released a new report titled “Measuring Browser Performance: Understanding issues in benchmarking and performance analysis.” The document explains the various browser and network components and how each piece can impact performance when benchmarking, capabilities and limitations of various
benchmarking tools, as well as ways to design tests to avoid these issues.What makes this report extremely dubious is the chart that is buried at the bottom. It shows IE8 outperforming Firefox 3.05 and Chrome 1.0, something that no other test on the Internet has ever shown before.

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Microsoft’s latest internet browser includes a piece of software that allows internet users to hide the audit trail of websites they have visited.

The InPrivate feature on Internet Explorer 8, nicknamed “porn mode”, allows users to conceal the sites they have viewed at the click of a button.

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Once the setting is chosen, others using the same computer will not be able to see which sites have been accessed. Other browsers have similar functions, but this one is far more prominent. Although casual users cannot see the previous user’s search history, authorities such as the police will be able to access it if necessary.

The software may be hailed as a victory for privacy campaigners, but it represents a serious threat to Microsoft’s bigger rival, Google. In allowing surfers to access websites but conceal their browsing behaviour, Microsoft prevents internet sites from collecting information about their users — data that is then used to sell targeted advertising.

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