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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. The software maker said users are better off moving to a later version of Internet Explorer... [28 Sep 2009]
Hands-on with Windows 7: How it worked for me
Comment Clive Longbottom has got his hands on Windows 7. So what does he think: Microsoft saviour or Vista all over again? Read on… I've spent the last couple of days with Windows 7. The experience brings to mind that famous phrase: "It was the... [13 Aug 2009]
Microsoft throttles back stealth 'make IE8 your default browser'
News Responding to widespread complaints, Microsoft has made it less likely that Internet Explorer 8 will become the default browser against the user's wishes. Previously, installing the browser offered an 'express setting' that would make... [20 Jul 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest conference in March. [10 Jun 2009]
IE6 giving users Bing - whether they like it or not
News Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an issue in which users of Internet Explorer 6 are forced into having Bing as their default search engine. We are aware of the issue with Bing on machines running IE6 and are... [03 Jun 2009]
Microsoft gives option to boot out IE
News Microsoft has included in recent Windows 7 test versions an option to turn off the Internet Explorer 8 web browser, according to testers who have used the recent builds. According to one tester, build 7048 of Windows 7 includes Internet... [05 Mar 2009]
Internet Explorer 8 not landing 'til 2009
News Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come... [21 Nov 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. Chrome is the latest product in Google's... [03 Oct 2008]
Hasta la Vista baby, we're just not interested
News Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP with business users, with more enterprises confessing to checking out the unreleased Windows 7 OS than its predecessor. More than half (58 per cent) of... [01 Oct 2008]
CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
News Despite the hype it seems few IT teams are testing Google's recently launched web browser Chrome - yet. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008... [29 Sep 2008]
Firefox 3.1 to jump on privacy bandwagon?
News The next version of Firefox is likely to add a private surfing mode to Mozilla's popular browser. Such functionality is already included in the beta of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and in Google Chrome, the most recent... [16 Sep 2008]
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
News Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the... [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: Internet Explorer 8 takes aim at competition
Photo Microsoft has released the second beta edition of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser. The emphasis on this release is on customer-oriented features. Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari and Firefox but offers a... [28 Aug 2008]
IE8 unleashed as Microsoft plays Firefox catch-up
News Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox in terms of security and features. [28 Aug 2008]
Private browsing to arrive in Internet Explorer?
News For many, privacy on the web is a concern. And for Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, privacy is a feature. In a meeting with reporters this week, Satya Nadella, senior vice president of Microsoft's search, portal and advertising... [21 Aug 2008]
