IE8

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Exclusive UK MD talks IE8 v Chrome

Microsoft has launched a child-friendly version of the Internet Explorer 8 browser that will let youngsters report unsafe sites and cyberbullying with a single mouse click.

Exclusive Microsoft's Head of Security and Privacy in the UK has told TechRadar that people who jump ship from Internet Explorer after the recent spate of bad headlines risk ending up on a less secure browser.

Microsoft has urged its customers to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, with the software giant's engineers not finding a solution to the now infamous exploit that was publicised by Google.

Firefox 3.5 has become the most popular browser, finally wresting the lead away from industry behemoth Internet Explorer 7 according to StatCounter's latest figures.

Google has offered out its latest weapon in the browser wars, with its open source Chrome Frame giving IE users the potential to take advantage of more modern internet access technology.

Internet Explorer 8 does virtually everything you need straight from the box, but with these tweaks from our Microsoft insider you can make it work in ways you never thought possible

Analysis The news that Windows 7 won't include Internet Explorer in Europe has caused an outbreak of head-scratching

Analysis Hang on a minute, isn't this level playing field in the browser wars actually a barren plain bereft of internet surfing software at all?