Images: IE 8 rising to the competition

Highlight a word or phrase on any Web page and IE8's Accelerator Indicator (the blue arrow box with drop down menu) offers choices, such as opening a Google search or a blank e-mail using that word or phrase. You can customize the Accelerator Indicator to include Google Earth or any other Web 2.0 service you might frequently use.

Photo by Microsoft

Caption by Robert Vamosi