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arstechnica.com - 12/17/2008
Microsoft sends out another IE8 build to testers
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Microsoft recently privately released Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 to its testers. The next public build is expected sometime next year. Read More...

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Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1
tgdaily.com - 12/16/2008
Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1
— tgdaily.com — First Look – Microsoft quietly released the first update to its IE8 beta 2 to its closest partners last week. This new version is marked as “Release Candidate 1” and is expected to be the final IE8 pre-release update Microsoft intends to make ... (more) Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1

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Microsoft Issues IE Fix - Computing News
news.digitaltrends.com - 12/17/2008
Microsoft Issues IE Fix - Computing News
— news.digitaltrends.com — Microsoft has readied a fix for the security problem in Internet Explorer, and will issue it today. Yesterday the severity of the problem with the exploitable hole in all versions of Internet Explorer came to light. Microsoft has been working on a ... (more) Microsoft Issues IE Fix - Computing News

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Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1
tgdaily.com - 12/16/2008
Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1
— tgdaily.com — First Look – Microsoft quietly released the first update to its IE8 beta 2 to its closest partners last week. This new version is marked as “Release Candidate 1” and is expected to be the final IE8 pre-release update Microsoft intends to make ... (more) Exclusive: First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1

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Microsoft releasing emergency patch for Internet Explorer
TechBlog — ... , Microsoft says the patch will be released today, separate from its usual second-Tuesday-of-the-month cycle. It should be applied to all modern versions of Windows, from Windows 2000 and up. The flaw affects versions of IE from 5.01 and later, including Internet Explorer 8 beta 2. (A release candidate for IE8 is available to Microsoft's partners , and hopefully will be posted for public download soon.) The exploit for the flaw has primarily been spotted on porn sites, and Microsoft estimated on Saturday that ...

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