Internet Explorer 8 has almost arrived, and just in time for the Microsoft Corporation which faces serious competition from the likes of Mozilla Firefox and the Opera browser. The software giant recently presented the first Internet Explorer 8 release candidate for public download, two years after Internet Explorer 7 hit the web and just in time for the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Since Internet Explorer 8 is still a release candidate, and not a final product, it hasn't yet been included on Windows Update. If you wish to try it out now, you must head over to Microsoft's Internet Explorer download page to grab the release candidate and install the 16.6MB executable.