IE8 Accelerator lets you search text phrases through apps like Live Spaces, Encarta, Live Maps, Translate or developer-based links.

SHOWCASE: Earlier today, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the full version of Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser of course, after being on beta for quite some time now. Downloadable from here starting from noon EDT on March 19 (or about 3:00am South-east Asian time on 20 March, Friday), IE8 will be available  in 25 languages and feature a faster, easier and leading-edge security-focused browser (or so the PR says here).

The Singapore team from HardwareZone.com attended a media preview of the announcement earlier this morning, which includes a run-through of features like Accelerators, Web Slices and an Instant Search Box.

The team has covered the Beta version before and you can read about it here.

If you’re not the type to read, check out our Gallery of screenshots which explain some of the key features of IE8 after the jump. (more…)