Internet Explorer 7 to be a tabbed browser

A few more details about Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7.0 have leaked from key partners of the company.

They say that IE7 will be a tabbed browser. It will also feature support for international domai name (IDN), transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) and a built-in news aggregator.

Among the myriad security enhancements Microsoft is expecting to include in IE 7.0, according to partner sources:

reduced privilege mode becomes the default;

no cross-domain scripting and/or scripting access;

improved Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) user interface;

possible integration between IE 7.0 and Microsoft's Windows anti-spyware service, which currently is in beta.

More details at Microsoft-Watch