The download link got to wait a few more hours… but the IE8 site is up here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm

Since this is a developer focused Beta release, you can find some information on the website regarding to new customisable features like Activity, WebSlices, Data URI and enhanced CSS capability. Gosh there is even some links to the hands on labs!

On top of that, Microsoft also provided a page to download tools to test out your website against IE8 Beta. There is even a beta version of the Developer Toolbar for IE8 here.

OK time to sleep, it’s 11.30pm Malaysian time here, ready to wake up tomorrow for a brand new browsing experience.