Internet Explorer 8
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Experts: Don't rely solely on patches
News Following unresolved ActiveX vulnerability in Internet Explorer, security experts say users should take extra precaution and not rely on critical patches alone.
Tags: PC security, Security implementation/standards, Web browsers, Security, Hole, Web Browser, software company, Patch, malicious attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Chrome's new-tab page gets more interactive
News Google's browser presents new options to try to take better advantage of the time when a person is launching the browser or opening a new tab.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Web services, Protocols and platforms, Tab, Web Page, Web Browser, Browser Company, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
Flaw exposes Chrome, Firefox to clickjacking
News Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that exposes Google's Chrome browser and Firefox 3.0.5 to a clickjacking attack.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Security, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Attack, Spokesperson, Flaw, Clickjacking
Microsoft puts its 'signature' on PCs
News In its online and retail stores, Microsoft is selling computers loaded with all of its online software including its Windows Live, Zune, and Security Essentials products.
Tags: Personal Computers, Windows 7, Computer, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, Web Browser, software company, Hardware
Prevent IE 8 from automatically downloading
Techguide While keeping systems current is important, there are valid reasons not to upgrade IE 8 on Windows server systems. Find out how to block auto-acceptance of the browser.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Web browsers, Web Browser, Tool, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit, Server, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft: Breaking up with IE 6 hard to do
News Software maker has released two versions of its browser in the last few years, but in many ways its image remains tied to its 2001-era product.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Web, Web browsers
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Product Reviews Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Tags: Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Tab, Security, Web Browser, Beta, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer
HTML 5 may not be finalized before 2022
News Web programming standard, expected to reach W3C Candidate Recommendation stage during 2012, is off by a decade, says source within Web standards community.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Web sites, Web 2.0, Video, Internet Video, W3C, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Programming, Web, Web 2.0
Microsoft eases back on IE 8 default
News Software titan adjusts its installer so that users will always be asked if they want to switch their default browser to version 8 of Internet Explorer.
Tags: Web browsers, Twitter, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, CEO, Web browsers
Microsoft hopes charity push will spur IE downloads
News The software maker will donate meals to a food bank for each person that downloads its new browser through a special Web site.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows 7, Europe, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, San Francisco, food, Microsoft Windows, bank
IE market share drops, Firefox gains
News Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to lose market share to rival browsers Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome, according to new Web metrics.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Forecasting
Microsoft may let Windows 7 users turn browser off
News Testers say post-beta versions of the new operating system have added an option to turn off the built-in Internet Explorer 8 Web browser.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Microsoft Windows 7, control panel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, release candidate, Microsoft Windows, public beta
Microsoft to start pushing IE 8 browser
News Software maker says those running older versions of Internet Explorer and have Windows' automatic-update feature on will start getting browser update next week.
Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Sun updates JavaFX and Java SE
News Sun pushes out new versions of Java SE and of JavaFX, its platform for developing rich Internet applications, which could underpin a push into new devices.
Tags: Business applications, Operating systems, Web browsers, Mobile applications, Java, TV, Conference, Web Browser, Rich Internet Application, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Second Firefox 3.1 beta brings significant changes
News A large swath of new features are arriving in the second beta of Firefox 3.1, including video support, private browsing, and background processing.
Tags: Web browsers, Video, Mitchell Baker, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox
