With the addition of tabs to Internet Explorer, Microsoft has incorporated one of the most important features in the new generation of browsers. Internet Explorer’s tabs vary from other browsers because of its color related tab feature. This feature will allow you to group related web pages together, and keep your browser in order.

Another cool feature that Microsoft has included in its Internet Explorer is the new Accelerator function.  If you highlight any text and click on the blue Accelerator icon that appears above it, you’ll be given a large selection of choices.  Ranging from driving directions all the way to translating the text into a foreign language, this feature is convenient and useful.

Microsoft has also included a new feature named Web Slice.  This feature will allow users to check frequently updated web pages from their favorites bar. While Microsoft has done quite a bit to improve its browsers convenience level as well as its usability, it still lacks many of the features that other browsers have had for years.

Internet Explorer 8 still does not have a save sessions and close function, even though almost every other browser on the market does. Internet Explorer also does not have the drag and drop tabs feature that makes moving tabs to other windows easier.

Sadly when this is coupled with several security flaws that Internet Explorer has had for quite some time, it showcases just how behind the times Microsoft’s browser really is.

Hopefully with Internet Explorer 9 still being in development, Microsoft will address many of these flaws and come up with a browser that can really compete with the other browsers on the market.