IE8 beta soon but few details yet

InternetNews | at | by Mike

Microsoft has begun sending out invitations to a private technical beta test for the next major release of Internet Explorer, according to an e-mail invitation that leaked out online.

While the invitation-only private beta will be just that ? private ? and will be focused on developers, members of the IE team said in the purloined e-mail that a full-scale beta test is not far off.

"We are nearing the launch of Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 and we will be making it available for the general public to download and test," the e-mail said.