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Microsoft Releases 'Boring' Patch Tuesday Update By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 10, 2013 The company still hasn't patched the IE vulnerability demonstrated at Pwn2Own. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, IE, Patch Tuesday Microsoft Pays Hefty Fine for Violating EU Browser Choice By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 06, 2013 Microsoft hit by $731 million fine for not giving Windows users alternatives to Internet Explorer. Tags: Microsoft, browser, IE, EU Commission Microsoft Issues Emergency Update for Internet Explorer By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 15, 2013 The update patches a zero-day vulnerability in the browser. Tags: Microsoft, security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, IE, patch, update 10 Reasons to Ditch Internet Explorer For Google Chrome By Don Reisinger | Article Published April 20, 2012 An highly opinionated look at why Google's browser is preferable to Microsoft's. Tags: browser, IE, Google Chrome Browser Security Comparison: Firefox vs. IE vs. Chrome By Susan Kuchinskas | Article Published March 05, 2012 Every major browser has its partisans, but which browser earns the highest praise from impartial security analysts? Tags: security, Firefox, IE, Chrome Microsoft Moves IE to 'Silent Update' By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 15, 2011 Soon, you'll never need to manually update a browser -- Chrome, Firefox or IE -- as Microsoft announces its intentions to move to the silent updating model. Tags: Firefox, Microsoft, IE, Chrome, updates Is Chrome More Popular than Firefox? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 01, 2011 Maybe, maybe not -- it all depends on how you slice the data, who you ask and when. Tags: Firefox, IE, Chrome Technology Lies on the Rise By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 03, 2011 It's time to start demanding authenticity and honesty in technology -- before it becomes rare. Tags: Apple, IE, iPhone 4, broadband, iPhone 5 Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2 Ready for Testers By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 01, 2011 Microsoft makes another pre-beta release of Internet Explorer 10 ready for download. Tags: Microsoft, browser, IE, IE 10 IE9 Picks Up Share But Will It Be Enough? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 03, 2011 Latest browser results: Chrome and Safari gain a little but IE holds steady, though its decline continues. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, IE, Internet Explorer 9, IE 9 Internet Explorer 8 Use Up but Overall IE's Down By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 01, 2010 November browser numbers show gains for Internet Explorer 8, and more losses for IE6, but the slow slide in its usage share appears to continue. Tags: Firefox, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE, Chrome browser Gartner: Microsoft Should Help With IE6 Migration By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 12, 2010 Two senior analysts say that IE6 is slowing enterprise deployment of Windows 7 because the new operating system does not provide support for the almost decade old browser's custom apps. Tags: Microsoft, IE, Browers, Gartner, IE6 Most IE9 Testers Are Running the Beta on Windows 7 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 02, 2010 Latest Web analytics show XP use continues to slip, while Windows 7 continues its success. Tags: browsers, Microsoft, IE, IE9, operating systems IE Usage Continues Steady Decline: Report By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 05, 2010 The pressure is on Microsoft to make IE9 the best version yet, even as the browser's fortunes continue to wane. Tags: Firefox, Google, Microsoft, IE, IE9 Google Chrome Frame Goes Stable By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 23, 2010 Google gets inside Microsoft's browser to deliver advanced HTML5 capabilities. Tags: browsers, Google, Microsoft, IE, Google Chrome The New Browser Wars: Chrome vs. IE vs. Firefox By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published August 24, 2010 As cloud computing makes the browser ever more essential, each of the leading browsers has strengths and weaknesses. Tags: security, Firefox, browser, IE, Chrome browser Microsoft Ships Last IE9 Preview Before Beta Release By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 05, 2010 As the public beta test of Internet Explorer 9 approaches, Microsoft touts the progress it's made getting the browser ready for its first close up with users. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, IE, IE9, Browers White Hat Educates Black Hat Crowd to Not Use Browser Auto-Complete By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 30, 2010 Whitehat Security researcher exposes a hole in Microsoft's IE that could leave user's private information at risk. Tags: cookies, security, IE, Browers, Black Hat Can Microsoft Reverse IE's Slide? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 02, 2010 A Microsoft official hails a month when Internet Explorer didn't lose users, even though it was a small margin of growth, as a possible beginning of a turnaround for the aging browser. Tags: Microsoft, browser, Internet Explorer, Net Applications, IE Microsoft: Latest IE9 Preview More Compatible By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 06, 2010 Working to ensure that IE9 is popular with developers before it's even in beta test, the software titan announces the second platform preview of the upcoming browser. Tags: browsers, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE, IE9 Internet Explorer Use Slips Below 60 Percent By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 04, 2010 Microsoft's browser monopoly may soon be a thing of the past as Internet Explorer's market share continues to slide. But this month's loss of share wasn't as dramatic as past losses and no competing browser made big gains according to Net Applications. Tags: Firefox, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE, Browers IE Extends Its Slide in March; Other Browsers Gain By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 05, 2010 Microsoft's control of the browser market continues to look more and more tenuous, although the decline of IE seems to be continuing at a relatively slow pace. Tags: Firefox, Internet Explorer, IE, Chrome, Safari Microsoft's Choice Screen Doubles Opera's Downloads By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 22, 2010 If the new 'choice screen' that gives users the option of selecting a browser other than Internet Explorer works, Microsoft's browser share may shrink more. But if it doubled Opera's downloads, how has it done for the other competitors? Tags: Microsoft, IE, Browers, Opera, European Commission (EC) Managing the Multi-Platform Web Mess By James Maguire | Article Published March 11, 2010 Managing the Multi-Platform Web Mess Tags: Windows, mobile, iPhone, IE, Mac, Netflix, multi-platform Opera 10.5 Debuts as Google Chrome Share Grows By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 02, 2010 New browser includes faster JavaScript and private mode, but rivals aren't standing still. Tags: Firefox, IE, Chrome, Opera, Safari Microsoft to Begin Offering 'Choice Screen' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 22, 2010 In response to the European Commission, Microsoft will begin offering a 'choice screen.' Now industry observers wonder how well will this new initiative work. Tags: Microsoft, browser, IE, European Commission, EU |