Microsoft has posted two new web pages related to their next generation web browser, Internet Explorer 8 beta 1. New and exciting features include, Activities, WebSlices, Favorites Bar, Automatic Crash Recovery, Improved Phishing Filter. Most of those features that are previously avalible in FireFox 2.0. You can read more about the new features here. You can also download and install your very own copy of the first beta edition of Internet Explorer 8 here.