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Google Chrome Gets Business-Friendly By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 18, 2013 One key feature--legacy browser support--will make it easier to use older Web apps. Tags: browser, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Legacy Browser Support, Google, Microsoft, cloud computing 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: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Windows, IE Patch Tuesday Release Addresses IE, USB Vulnerabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 13, 2013 This month's security update from Microsoft patches 20 bugs. Tags: Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, USB, security vulnerabilities, Windows, Internet Explorer Pwn2Own Pays Hackers $480K in Bug Bounties By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 08, 2013 Security researchers found vulnerabilities in all of the major browsers. Tags: Internet Explorer, PWN2OWN, security vulnerabilities, Firefox, Java, bug, Adobe, Chrome, hackers Report: EU to Fine Microsoft over Browser Bungle By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 01, 2013 Anonymous sources say the fine will arrive this month. Tags: Internet Explorer, Microsoft, EU, browser, Windows 7 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Release Addresses 57 Vulnerabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 13, 2013 The patches address many security bugs in Internet Explorer. Tags: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Google, Patch Tuesday 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: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, patch, update, IE January's Patch Tuesday Release Addresses 12 Vulnerabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 09, 2013 The release fixes security bugs in Windows and Office, but not an actively exploited vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Tags: Surface, security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Windows RT, Patch Tuesday, Windows, Microsoft, Office Patch Tuesday Release Fixes Flaws in Windows 8, RT By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 14, 2012 Windows Server 2012 got its first bug fix as well. Tags: security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Windows 8, Windows RT, Microsoft, Windows Server 2012, Patch Tuesday EC Sends Microsoft an Official Complaint About Browser Ballot Problems By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 25, 2012 Microsoft has apologized again for the technical error. Tags: browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, European Commission, Windows 7 Google, Microsoft Launch Competing Browser Benchmarks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published September 26, 2012 Surprisingly, Google's Chrome didn't perform all that well on the benchmark it developed. Tags: browser, Internet Explorer, Chrome, web app, Microsoft, benchmark, Google Microsoft: Patch for Critical IE Zero-Day Bug Coming Friday By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 20, 2012 The company recommends applying the permanent fix as soon as possible. Tags: browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, update, security vulnerability Microsoft Urges Users to Patch Internet Explorer Flaw By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 18, 2012 The company has release a temporary fix for a zero-day vulnerability in its browser, but the patch is complicated to deploy. Tags: zero-day, browser, Internet Explorer, vulnerability, patch, Microsoft EU Says Microsoft Pledged to Meet Antitrust Requests on Browsers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 10, 2012 Microsoft has assured the European Commission that Windows 8 will offer users a choice of browsers. Tags: browser, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, APIs, antitrust, Windows 8, European Commission Microsoft, Adobe Plan Critical Patch Tuesday Security Updates By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 13, 2012 Adobe will release updates for Reader and Acrobat X; Microsoft will release nine security bulletins for various software. Tags: updates, Security Advisory, SQL, Windows, Acrobat, Office, Reader, Adobe, server software, Exchange, vulnerabilities, development tools, Microsoft, Internet Explorer Microsoft Squashes Zero-Day Bug in July Patch Tuesday By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012 This month's security update addresses vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Office. Tags: vulnerability, Office, Internet Explorer, Patch Tuesday, security, Microsoft, Visual Basic, Windows Both IE and Chrome Claim June's Top Browser Spot By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 02, 2012 StatCounter and Net Applications disagree about which browser is the most popular. Tags: mobile, browser, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Web, Internet Explorer Microsoft to Fix Dangerous IE, Windows Security Holes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 08, 2012 Next week's Patch Tuesday release will include 7 bulletins with fixes for 28 vulnerabilities. Tags: Internet Explorer, Visual Basic, Microsoft, security vulnerabilities, DYNAMICS AX, Patch Tuesday, .NET, Windows Chrome or IE? Who Won the May Browser Wars? By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 01, 2012 StatCounter says Chrome; Net Applications says IE. Tags: browser, Chrome, Firefox, Google, Microsoft, Internet Explorer Mozilla: Windows 8 a 'Return to the Digital Dark Ages' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 10, 2012 Windows RT won't support browsers other than Internet Explorer. Tags: Windows 8, Firefox, Internet Explorer, ARM, browser, Mozilla, Microsoft IE on a Rebound, Browser Share Data Shows By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 02, 2012 Microsoft's browser has gained users for three of the last four months. Tags: Microsoft, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, browser, market share Internet Explorer Gains Market Share While Chrome Slips By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 02, 2012 Firefox's market share also slipped slightly. Tags: market share, browsers, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox Chrome Was World's Top Browser — For a Day By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 21, 2012 Over the weekend, many Internet users turn to Google's browser, but when they go back to work, they use Microsoft's IE. Tags: Google, Firefox, Internet Explorer, browser, Chrome Can Firefox Be Saved? Two Proposals By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published April 04, 2011 The lackluster performance of Mozilla Firefox 4 suggests the browser may have lost its way. Tags: Firefox 4, open source, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome browser Internet Explorer 9 to Offer Greater Privacy By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 09, 2010 The forthcoming browser will allow surfers to prevent advertisers from collecting their profile information. Tags: Internet Explorer, privacy, security, advertising, IE9 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: Internet Explorer, Chrome browser, Firefox, Microsoft, IE Internet Explorer 9's New Features By Eric Geier | Article Published October 06, 2010 With a beta version of the upcoming Internet Explorer 9 available for download, it's time to explore the newest IE features. Tags: Internet Explorer, download, IE8, IE9, Windows 7 Internet Explorer 9 Beta Takes Off with a Bang By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 21, 2010 Microsoft claims two million downloads in just the first two days after the new browser's beta debut last week. Tags: browsers, IE9, browser security, Microsoft, Internet Explorer Microsoft Debuts Beta of Internet Explorer 9 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 16, 2010 Using the theme "the beauty of the Web," Microsoft kicks off the beginning of beta testing for Internet Explorer 9. Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer, Browers, IE9 Microsoft Pitches IE8 on Bing in Bid to Replace IE6 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 08, 2010 The software giant is promoting its newer IE8 on Bing to try to get IE6 users to move off of the aging browser. Tags: IE 8, Bing, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, IE8 Internet Explorer, 15 Years and Counting By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 18, 2010 Microsoft bundled IE with Windows early on, which gave the company an early leg up in browsers. But can the software giant hold on to the dominant position it's had for so many years? Tags: Internet browser, Microsoft, browsers, Internet Explorer, Windows 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: IE, Net Applications, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, browser Google Phasing Out Windows: Report By David Needle | Article Published June 02, 2010 Security concerns are reportedly at the root of Google's crackdown on the use of Windows in its offices. Tags: Google, Internet Explorer, Windows, cloud computing, Microsoft 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: IE, browsers, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, 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, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, 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, Chrome, IE, Internet Explorer, Safari Microsoft IE Slips, Chrome Tops Safari By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 01, 2010 Internet Explorer continues to slide, but Chrome's gains are the real surprise. Tags: Apple safari, browsers, Microsoft, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer Microsoft Settles With the European Commission By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 16, 2009 After years of wrangling, Microsoft and the EC call it resolved. Tags: browsers, Microsoft, EU, antitrust, Internet Explorer Who Needs Windows 7 When You've Got KDE? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published October 19, 2009 Yes, you can point to a genuine Windows advantage here and there. But you can also find examples where KDE had features first, or has superior ones. Tags: Internet Explorer, KDE, Windows, Windows 7, Firefox Microsoft Patch Release: Biggest Ever By - Reuters | Article Published October 14, 2009 Microsoft released 13 security patches, addressing 34 vulnerabilities across Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office, as well as the yet to be released Windows 7 OS. Tags: Windows, Internet Explorer, Vista, Microsoft Microsoft to Ship 13 Bug Patches, 8 'Critical' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 09, 2009 This coming Patch Tuesday will fix the largest number of security holes ever. Tags: server, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Vista, Windows Sandboxie: Keeping Malware Off Your PC By Michael Horowitz | Article Published October 09, 2009 Malware can infect your PC from anywhere on the Web, but the free Sandboxie application effectively blocks it. Tags: Windows, virtualization, desktop virtualization, Internet Explorer, malware Is There Such a Thing as a "Best" Browser? By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published October 05, 2009 The dominant Internet Explorer is now a lumbering old fish, yet are any of the browsers truly better? Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Google Mozilla: MSFT Must Compromise More By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 19, 2009 The open source organization says that Microsoft must make a great effort to level the playing field in the browser competition. Tags: Mozilla, Safari, Microsoft, Firefox, Internet Explorer IE8 To Allow Users to Set Default By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 18, 2009 Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) will no longer automatically set itself as the default during any part of its installation process. Tags: Internet Explorer, Google, Microsoft, Firefox, Mozilla When Did the Browser Become the Next OS? By David Strom | Article Published July 15, 2009 In the 90s, a visionary called the desktop an operating system. His words have now become true -- but how did that happen? Tags: Internet Explorer, OS X, Microsoft, Google, Firefox How Google will Fumble Chrome OS By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 09, 2009 PC makers are eagerly greeting a Windows alternative, yet Googles arrogance and lack of execution will ultimately hamper the Chrome OS. Tags: browsers, Google, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Microsoft Microsoft After Gates: A Mixed Bag By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 02, 2009 One after the legendary software icon left Microsoft, the company rests squarely on Steve Ballmer. Tags: Internet Explorer, search, services, Microsoft Will Users Cling to XP Instead of Windows 7? By Paul Rubens | Article Published July 01, 2009 An informal survey says many businesses aren't huffing and puffing to put away XP in favor of Windows 7. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera Microsoft Rebuffs Critics in Word-HTML Outlook Fracas By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 26, 2009 Microsoft will not change its decision to render emails using Word instead of IE's HTML engine, despite the uproar. Tags: e-Mail, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, software, marketing Microsoft: Windows Cheaper than Vista By - Reuters | Article Published June 25, 2009 Microsoft will use aggressive pricing in an effort to boost popularity of its forthcoming OS. Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Vista Opera Decries Microsoft EU Browser Move By - Reuters | Article Published June 12, 2009 Microsoft's plan to ship its Windows with IE in Europe is not enough to create a level playing field, Opera makers say. Tags: Microsoft, Opera, Internet Explorer, Windows Porn Search at Work? Not If Bing Can Help It By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 05, 2009 Microsoft offers workaround in response to complaints that corporate Bing users easily could find and access porn. Tags: search, Internet Explorer, Bing, video, Microsoft Microsoft vs. the EU: When Antitrust is Anti-Competitive By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 04, 2009 Microsoft is being unfairly harassed by European Union regulators, argues a tech industry observer. Tags: Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, iPhone, Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 9 on Microsoft's Drawing Board By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 09, 2009 Although Microsoft released IE 8 only months ago, the software giant is already soliciting feedback for the next edition. Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer Windows 7 Draws Complaints from Mozilla By - Reuters | Article Published May 07, 2009 Mozilla complains that Windows 7 gives an anticompetitive advantage to the Internet Explorer browser. Tags: Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, Microsoft, Internet Explorer Review: Internet Explorer 8: Simplified Browsing By Adam Stone | Article Published April 24, 2009 This review of Internet Explorer 8 explores the new browser's efforts to simplify browsing. Tags: Mozilla, Microsoft, services, search, Internet Explorer Microsoft to Release Office in Two Flavors: 64-bit and 32-bit By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 16, 2009 Microsoft will release 64-bit editions of its popular Office productivity software. Tags: Firefox, Safari, Mozilla, Microsoft, Internet Explorer IE8 To Begin Automatic Updates By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 15, 2009 Internet Explorer 8 will be automatically updated by Microsoft starting next week. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, support, Internet Explorer Thin Client Desktops Offer Cost Savings By Hess Kenneth | Article Published April 13, 2009 Thin-client desktop PCs are available in many configurations and often offer cost savings. Tags: services, Windows, Internet Explorer, Linux, thin client Living with a Netbook: Battery Life to Screen Resize By Michael Horowitz | Article Published April 06, 2009 Okay, so you've bought that new Acer or Samsung netbook, but how do you extend the battery life, get the best apps and easily resize the tiny screen? Tags: policy, battery, Internet Explorer, Firefox, netbooks IE 8 Release: Successful, with a Few Bugs By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 23, 2009 While there were a few complaints, the release of Internet Explorer 8 appears to have gone well. Tags: servers, e-Mail, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 To Win Back Users? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 20, 2009 Internet Explorer remains the dominant browser but has seen some erosion to Firefox and others. Will IE 8 help regain those lost users? Tags: Safari, Internet Explorer, Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Hits the Web By - Reuters | Article Published March 19, 2009 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8, the newest version of its Web browser that holds in excess of a 70 percent marketshare. Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Windows 7, Mozilla Could IE8 Be the Fastest Browser? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 16, 2009 With a release due soon, Microsoft is working to correct the conventional wisdom that Internet Explorer isn't a speed demon. Tags: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Microsoft, Google IE8 Inches Toward Release By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 08, 2009 Microsoft said to be near release of the forthcoming version of the world's most popular browser. Tags: Mozilla, Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Vista Windows 7: Flexible on IE8? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 05, 2009 Surprising observers, Microsoft's upcoming OS may offer a major shift in its stance on competing browsers. Tags: Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft, Mozilla Desktop Cost: Linux vs. Windows By Kenneth Hess | Article Published February 18, 2009 Instead of another rant on the subject, sit down and compare the ongoing expense of these contrasting operating systems. Tags: Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft, services, Firefox Mozilla Aids EC Push Against Microsoft By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 11, 2009 The open source browser group Mozilla offered assistance to the European Commission's efforts to police Microsoft. Tags: Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari Smartphone Reviews: Samsung Saga, LG Incite & HTC Fuze By Troy Dreier | Article Published February 04, 2009 These three smartphones all run on Windows Mobile, but provide completely different user experiences. We'll help you find the one that's right for you. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer, Verizon, Opera IE8 Browser 'Complete and Done' By Andy Patrizio | Article Published January 27, 2009 With the browser almost cooked and ready for full release, Microsoft moves IE8 into release candidate 1 status. Tags: Firefox, Microsoft, security, Mozilla, Internet Explorer Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 News is More Promising By Andy Patrizio | Article Published January 26, 2009 Second service pack for Vista falls a month behind schedule, while it seems IE 8 is about to reach release candidate status. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer, Vista, software Office 14 Starts Alpha Test but When is it Due? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 16, 2009 Microsoft is giving out few other details and saying nothing about schedules -- but the next version of Office is on the way. Tags: Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Windows, Safari, Firefox BlackBerry Storm Tips, Part I: Using RIM's First Touch Smartphone By Troy Dreier | Article Published January 15, 2009 Want to get more from your BlackBerry Strom? Check out this collection of usage tips. Tags: browser, IT, Internet Explorer, Firefox New Signs Point to Windows 7 Summer Debut By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 10, 2009 The public beta launches today -- yet new clues suggest Microsoft's already planning for the release candidate. Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Vista |