Some New Features on Internet Explorer 11 Browser

Some New Features on Internet Explorer 11 Browser covers the essential facts behind the topic, including what changed, why it mattered, and how it affected users.

Internet Explorer 11 Overview

In the 2014 Build Conference, Microsoft announced several improvements applied on its Internet Explorer 11 web browser (for both desktop and mobile). Accordingly, IE 11 will be available on both Windows 8 and Windows 7. It will also be released for Windows Phone 8.1 when the OS is released.

"Users often browse the web on a variety of devices, from laptops to tablets and phones. Seeing this, we have updated IE11 for users, no matter what device they use, will be keep their favorite tabs and websites " - IE team representative said.

IE11 is also updated to support WebGL and high quality media files, like HTML5 video. In addition, the browser can also identify the user's Windows device to best suit the screen size of the device.

With IE11 on the desktop, Microsoft added Enterprise mode, and with IE on mobile, it added reading and data-saving.

"Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 is an improvement of compatibility with Internet Explorer 8 for some websites, while Reading Mode helps you optimize reading articles like you are reading a digital book on the phone. Mode High Savings Mode helps you save data from 60 to 80% by minimizing image loading and loading only the components of the page related to the content you want to see " - a Microsoft representative explained.

Microsoft also announced two new features for the browser, including 22Tracks and FishGL. 22Tracks helps users find new music works from top DJs, and FishGL is an interactive, touch-friendly 3D graphics feature.

IE11 will be released on April 8 for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users.