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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]
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]
Microsoft unveils web tool betas
News Microsoft has used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products. Along with IE8, the new versions of Silverlight and... [09 Mar 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]
Internet Explorer 8 - websites warned to prep for problems
News Although Beta 2 of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 isn't due out until some time in August, Microsoft is cautioning website owners that they need to be prepping now for possible problems the new, more standards-compliant browser may cause. [13 Jun 2008]
Windows XP SP3 users warned over IE downgrades
News Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned. [12 May 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]
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]
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]
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]
Internet Explorer 8: Beta to be launched
News Microsoft will shortly make available the test version of Internet Explorer 8, which is set for final release in the first half of this year. You what…? Bust through tech jargon with silicon.com's Cheat Sheets. [26 Feb 2008]
Windows Vista take-up crawls at snail's pace
News Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is taking a while to catch on, with just 6.3 per cent of enterprise users on the OS by the end of 2007. And according to research by Forrester Research, most upgrades were from users of Windows... [02 Apr 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]
