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Optimised for students

Enjoy customised browsing with Internet Explorer 8. Quickly get the latest from your favourite sites without leaving the site you’re on.

Choose from 1000s of Internet Explorer add-ons such as Facebook, Twitter, Hotmail, Bing, Wikipedia, the BBC and eBay in a Special Edition Student Browser.

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If you already use Internet Explorer 8 as your browser, simply download the special add-ons for free and optimise your student life.

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Webslice

• See cool photos and videos from National Geographic
• Keep up to date with popular videos trending on Twitter
• Follow top weekly music tracks played on BBC Radio
• Post to Facebook and follow friends on your browser bar

Accelerators

• Share the best of the web on Facebook in a click
• Instantly search and translate with ease on Bing
• Find words quickly in the Cambridge Dictionary
• Highlight text and share straight to Twitter
• Email the latest news and gossip in seconds

Visual search

• See instant suggestions from Amazon as you type
• Get in-depth info on favourite artists with BBC Music
• View quick suggestions and answers from Wikipedia
• Find eBay items directly from your browser search box
• See what you’re searching for with Bing