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Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment Quocirca has found some issues with Internet Explorer 8 - on closing down some instances, an error can be thrown, but this does not seem to cause a complete collapse of IE overall, and other instances... [28 Oct 2009]
Internet Explorer slips again as Firefox breathes down its neck
News Mozilla's Firefox engine has been gaining on IE since its first version was released five years. For more, see IE overall usage slips, but IE 8 gains on CNET News.com.... [06 Oct 2009]
Firefox: Google Chrome Frame poses a security risk to users
News Chrome Frame is a plug-in that puts Google's browser engine under the hood of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and Google argues it can modernise IE versions 6, 7, and 8 with faster page loading and... [30 Sep 2009]
Google's Chrome-in-IE tech means higher malware risk, says Microsoft
News Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google Chrome Frame - an Internet Explorer plug-in that supplants IE's rendering engine with Google's. In addition to reiterating the security risks associated with running what... [28 Sep 2009]
The Multi-Principal OS Construction of the Gazelle Web Browser
White Paper Nevertheless, no existing browsers, including new architectures like IE 8, Google Chrome, and OP, have a multi-principal operating system construction that gives a browser-based OS the exclusive control... [16 Sep 2009]
IE slips again as Firefox takes over one in four browsers
News Apple's Safari was flat at 4.1 per cent, and IE dipped from 67.7 per cent to 67 per cent. Though IE remains dominant, rivals are racing to build in new features to make the web a better foundation for... [03 Sep 2009]
Businesses' XP addiction is keeping Microsoft from killing IE 6
News After all, there have been plenty of calls for the death of IE 6, particularly from web developers, who are weary of the work required to make their sites work in multiple versions of Internet Explorer, as well as... [14 Aug 2009]
Firefox reaches one billion - browser wars in full swing
News IE 8 downloads surpass 200 million According to a source familiar with Microsoft's statistics, IE 8 has been downloaded more than 200 million times in the last four... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft to patch critical IE hole
News In a rare move, Microsoft on Friday said it would be releasing security updates on Tuesday - outside its monthly patch cycle - for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer and a moderate vulnerability in Visual Studio. [27 Jul 2009]
Is Chrome ready to shine when it comes to security?
News The Chrome browser itself is fairly hardened, and we hope they move into more user protections like IE 8 and Firefox. IE also lets users turn off JavaScript. Chrome came out and lit a... [23 Jul 2009]
Microsoft throttles back stealth 'make IE8 your default browser'
News IE will never install, or become the default browser without your explicit consent. Responding to widespread complaints, Microsoft has made it less likely that Internet Explorer 8 will become the default... [20 Jul 2009]
Windows Video ActiveX Control at risk from flaw
News When it is used in IE, the control can corrupt the system state in such a way that arbitrary code could be run by an attacker. Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 are at risk but people running IE... [07 Jul 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News The June security Patch Tuesday bulletin resolves eight vulnerabilities in IE, the more severe of which could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted web page. Microsoft has released 10 security... [10 Jun 2009]
Windows, IE, Word, Office, and Excel all getting patched
News Microsoft will release 10 security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including critical patches for holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, Office and Excel. In addition, Adobe said it will provide security updates for Adobe Reader... [05 Jun 2009]
Firefox beta 3.5: Breathing down IE's neck
News Firefox holds second place in market share to IE. Mozilla on Monday released beta 3.5 of Firefox, a revamp of the open-source web browser designed to include better performance, several new web-programming features and a... [28 Apr 2009]
