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One aspect marked by the evolution from Internet Explorer 7 to Internet Explorer 8 is the boost in the level of concurrent connections permitted by Microsoft's proprietary browser. The Redmond company simply increased the performance of Internet Explorer when it comes down to handling connections involving HTTP ... |
10 October 2008
13:51 GMT |
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The evolution of IE from Internet Explorer 7 to Internet Explorer 8 spans from the graphical user interface on the surface of the browser to the underlying rendering engine. Among the various improvements delivered to Internet Explorer, enhancing AJAX in the browser is an illustrative example of Microsoft'... |
7 October 2008
09:45 GMT |
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Since Internet Explorer has been the traditional browser choice in corporate IT environments, it's no wonder that Microsoft is focusing on making the latest iteration of the product as enterprise-friendly as possible. In this context, Jatinder Mann, IE Program Manager, revealed that Internet Explorer 8 is delive... |
3 October 2008
07:26 GMT |
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Microsoft played around with colors when it comes down to Internet Explorer 8. Although the graphical user interface of the current iteration of the browser evolved only subtly compared to IE7, IE8 features new tabbed navigation eye candy. In accordance with the Grouped Tabs capabilities of IE8, related items a... |
1 October 2008
12:37 GMT |
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The first public Release Candidate of Silverlight 2.0 is now available for download. Microsoft has in this manner evolved past the Beta 2 build of its Adobe Flash killer, and is making headway toward the gold release of Silverlight version 2.0. Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Developer Di... |
26 September 2008
08:45 GMT |
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Just as Windows Vista moved away Windows XP by sacrificing compatibility, so will Internet Explorer 8 redefine the way Microsoft's proprietary browser deals with legacy content. This because, by embracing modern web standards in the default configuration, IE8 will also introduce compatibility issues. However, Mi... |
24 September 2008
10:30 GMT |
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Concomitantly with the introduction of the Windows Live Wave 3 public Beta, Microsoft has also delivered an evolved version of the Outlook add-in designed to bridge its desktop clients with its online email services. Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta 2 is a new example of how the Redmond giant is expanding the Windo... |
22 September 2008
07:47 GMT |
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Following the release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 at the end of August 2008, Microsoft offered a toolset designed to permit advanced customization of the browser. Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8.0 Beta was dropped after the English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German localized versions of IE8. On Sep... |
19 September 2008
12:26 GMT |
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With the advent of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 at the end of August 2008, Microsoft delivered a consistent evolution as far as end user-centric features are concerned. One of the aspects of the browser which was kicked up a notch is the search box in the right hand side corner. Microsoft expanded the feature with sear... |
19 September 2008
10:06 GMT |
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On August 27, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the second Beta of Internet Explorer 8. At that time, the browser came in four flavors, namely English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German. On September 16, the Redmond company went live with the second wave of IE8 Beta 2 releases, offering the browser... |
17 September 2008
02:57 GMT |
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With Internet Explorer 7 made available for Windows XP at the end of 2006 and with Windows Vista at the start of 2007, Microsoft introduced the Search Box in the top right hand side corner. With the delivery of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the search capabilities of the browser were cranked up a notch. In this context... |
16 September 2008
09:19 GMT |
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The International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2008 in Amsterdam will act as the stage where Microsoft plans to showcase the new high-definition video capabilities of Silverlight. The Redmond company's Adobe Flash killer will deliver in future versions support for the H.264 and AAC file formats. Scott Guthrie, ... |
10 September 2008
07:27 GMT |
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Mozilla is making headway in the development of the first Beta of Firefox 3.1. Built under the codename Shiretoko, the successor of Firefox 3.0 reached the Alpha 2 milestone at the end of the past week and became available for download. In addition to Shiretoko Beta 1, Mozilla is also cooking the Firefox 2.0.0.17 and... |
9 September 2008
11:51 GMT |
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With the introduction of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 on August 27, 2008, Microsoft has evolved the Activities of Beta 1 into the a tad more pretentious Accelerators. The feature is designed to streamline the navigation process for common tasks such as sending an email, mapping a direction, or even translating words. E... |
3 September 2008
08:14 GMT |
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It's right about due time for end users to start holding their breath for the final release of Internet Explorer 8. Although Microsoft has failed to confirm an official delivery deadline, the Redmond company did manage to let IE8 RTW details slip through its fingers. Now with the IE8 Beta 2 bits available for do... |
3 September 2008
03:14 GMT |
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On August 27, 2008 Microsoft made available for download the second Beta version of Internet Explorer 8. While Beta 1 was nothing more than the core of Internet Explorer 8, stripped off of all the browser's features, Beta 2 is a consumer-oriented release, with Microsoft focusing on end users and IT professionals... |
2 September 2008
11:27 GMT |
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With the availability of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Microsoft has killed the old IE8 Beta 1 Readiness Toolkit. Designed as a collection of resources, the original readiness Toolkit website is no longer available, except via the Google cache, and the URL now redirects to the official hotspot for IE8 Beta 2 under Micro... |
2 September 2008
08:11 GMT |
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Following the availability of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 starting on August 27, 2008, Microsoft released new documentation for the browser. In this context, the Redmond giant has made available for download a Technology Overview of IE8 Beta 2 aimed at IT professionals and enterprise environments. Looking beyond the B... |
1 September 2008
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While rival browser makers Mozilla and Opera have launched the latest iterations of their products, Firefox 3.0 and respectively Opera 9.5, as early as June 2008, Microsoft is still in the development phase of Internet Explorer 8, the successor of IE7. August 27 marked the delivery of IE8 Beta 2, a deadline absurdly ... |
30 August 2008
06:44 GMT |
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Just as it was the case with Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft is enabling the customization of Internet Explorer 8 via the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta. In this context, just as IE8 is designed to replace IE7, the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta is the successor of IEAK7. Users will need the ... |
29 August 2008
12:04 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is yet another step closer to the next iteration of IE for Microsoft. Made available for download on August 27, only to start being served to Windows XP and Windows Server 2008 machines featuring Beta 1 the subsequent day, IE8 Beta 2 is making its way at fast pace towards a reported final d... |
29 August 2008
09:58 GMT |
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Microsoft is making available for download one copy of Windows Vista RTM and three copies of Windows XP (one with Service Pack 2 and two with Service Pack 3) for free. In this context, the free downloads continue a tradition started back in 2007 by the Redmond company. Made available on August 28, 2008, the bits that... |
29 August 2008
06:28 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 became available for download starting with August 27, 2008. As its precursor, Beta 1, the Beta 2 Build is tailored to a range of operating systems including Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Sever 2008. Microsoft already informed that users ... |
29 August 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is out and about in English, Chinese Simplified, German and Japanese, since August 27, 2008. The second milestone of the successor of IE7 is designed to integrate with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. However, upgrading from IE8 Beta 1 to Beta 2 is not... |
28 August 2008
10:05 GMT |
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The wait is over. At almost six months since the introduction of Internet Explorer Beta 1 in early March at MIX08, Microsoft unveiled the second Beta for the next iteration of its proprietary browser. In this context, the Redmond company lived up to its promise to deliver the second development milestone of IE8 by th... |
28 August 2008
02:55 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 is not the fastest browser in the universe. This, according to IE Program Manager, Christian Stockwell, working on the performance of the browser. However, this is not to say that the Redmond company has not poured a consistent amount of efforts into boosting the performance of IE7's successo... |
27 August 2008
12:23 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is just around the corner. There are, at this point in time, just five days until the end of August 2008, and the delivery deadline for the second Beta release of IE8 is approaching at fact pace. But even with Microsoft gearing up to take IE8 Beta 2 out of the Redmond ovens, with baking tim... |
26 August 2008
07:27 GMT |
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Time has almost run out for Microsoft when it comes down to delivering the second beta build of Internet Explorer 8. The Redmond company is closing in on approximately six months since it started offering IE8 Beta 1, a release which got the green light courtesy of Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager, at MIX08 in ea... |
20 August 2008
11:48 GMT |
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On August 1, 2008, Microsoft introduced an update to the Deep Zoom Composer solution designed to permit users to take advantage of the Deep Zoom features of Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2. Just a few days later, the Redmond company made available for download a new Deep Zoom Composer update in an effort to deal with a few is... |
6 August 2008
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While Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is just around the corner, Microsoft has failed to meet the exact deadline for the delivery of the second development milestone for the successor of IE7. By the end of August 2008, testers will have the pleasure of playing around with IE8 Beta 2, according to the Redmond company which... |
4 August 2008
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The start of August has brought along with it an update to the Deep Zoom Composer. According to Microsoft, the new version of the Deep Zoom Composer serves to resolve stability issues, to kick quality up a notch by delivering bug fixes and enhanced performance. Additionally, the new iteration of the solution delivers... |
4 August 2008
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With the explosion that was Firefox 3.0, which climbed over the 8 million unique downloads just in the first 24 hours since the launch on June 17, heavy clouds seemed to have gathered on the horizon for Internet Explorer. But the fact of the matter is that IE has managed to survive virtually undamaged, according to s... |
1 August 2008
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Developers enlisted with Apple's iPhone Developer Program are reporting that a second build of the iPhone OS 2.1 is on the loose. Seeded just a week after the first reported firmware 2.1 beta release, the new version includes bug fixes, a previously-existing reference to a new iPod touch model, but no turn-by-tu... |
31 July 2008
04:17 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is just around the corner, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company made available the initial Beta build of IE8 at the start of March 2008, a release announced by Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager, at the end of his MIX08 keynote. While Beta 1 was a developer-centric Build, Beta 2 w... |
31 July 2008
03:28 GMT |
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One aspect of Windows Vista that is indisputable is the operating system's stability. But the consistent level of reliability in Vista failed to rub off on the Internet Explorer 7 default component. Having to deal with faulty add-ons and plug-ins (the most problematic of which is Adobe Flash), IE7, in turn, mana... |
30 July 2008
09:41 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is scheduled to drop next month, with the final version of the successor of Internet Explorer 7 confirmed for availability by the end of 2008. In this regard, Microsoft is a tad late in terms of this year's browser releases, with rivals Opera and Mozilla having already made available n... |
29 July 2008
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There is much more to Internet Explorer than meets the eye. And, apparently, Microsoft is good and ready to deliver a different perspective over itself, associated by default with the upcoming Internet Explorer 8. Fact is that neither the software company nor its proprietary browser have been enjoying easy rides, wit... |
18 July 2008
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The next development milestones of the upcoming versions of Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.1 Codename Shiretoko are virtually on the horizon. While Microsoft is hard at work on the successor of Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla has already moved onward following the release of Firefox 3.0 on June 17, 2008. In this rega... |
17 July 2008
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Microsoft is stepping up its game when it comes down to Internet Explorer 8, signaling that the release of the next development milestone of the browser is getting closer and closer. IE8 Beta 2 will be made available next month, in August 2008, with the build advertised as a consumer-oriented release. While Beta 1 dr... |
3 July 2008
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It will still be some time before Microsoft's cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in is able "to power" automobiles but not the same can be said about web-based automotive experiences. In fact, the latest version of Silverlight 2.0, namely Beta 2, released during the first week of June 2008, was... |
18 June 2008
10:11 GMT |
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The final version of Firefox 3.0 doesn't play well with the first version of Microsoft's Adobe Flash killer. The faulty integration between Mozilla's latest iteration of the Firefox open source browser and Silverlight 1.0 is caused by a bug which has survived all the way into Firefox 3.0. Mozilla is aw... |
17 June 2008
09:41 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8, Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 are the latest versions of web browsers from Microsoft, Opera and Mozilla, designed for the Windows operating system, finalized, in development, or even cross-platform. As of May 2008, Internet Explorer and Firefox were dividing the vast majority of the audience of the b... |
13 June 2008
06:42 GMT |
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After Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed that Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 was right on track for delivery in August 2007, the IE team started opening up on the next development milestone of the browser. Jane Maliouta - IE Program Manager and James Pratt - IE Product Manager gave an excellent insight on a set of fe... |
12 June 2008
12:21 GMT |
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Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is now available for download for Windows and Mac OS X. The Redmond company's cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in positioned as an equivalent of Adobe Flash, evolved to Beta 2 stage along with a range of solutions. In this respect, Microsoft is now offering not only Silve... |
9 June 2008
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Firefox 3.0 will not even trip on the approximately two million copies of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 that Microsoft revealed as having been downloaded since the browser was introduced on March 5, 2008. After Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pointed to August for the release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Tony Chor, IE G... |
4 June 2008
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Microsoft Tech Ed 2008 was the stage where Chairman Bill Gates announced that Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 would be made available for the general public in August. As Beta 1 was a build focused almost exclusively on web content developers and designers, the Redmond giant indicated from early March that Beta 2 would be... |
4 June 2008
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates confirmed, at the company's Tech Ed North America 2008 Developers conference on June 3, that the next development milestone of Internet Explorer 8 is approximately a couple of months away. IE8 Beta 2 will be made available for download in August 2008, and will take Microsoft's ... |
3 June 2008
09:42 GMT |
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Microsoft is getting to move Silverlight 2 forward with the next development milestone. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed, at the company's Tech Ed North America 2008 Developers conference in Orlando, that the second Beta for the plug-in would be made available to the general public by the end of this week.... |
3 June 2008
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Internet Explorer 8 is nearing its next public development milestone at fast pace. Following the general availability of IE8 Beta 1 starting on March 5, 2008, the first day of MIX 2008, Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager, indicated the summer of this year as a potential release date for the next beta build. Now, N... |
26 May 2008
12:02 GMT |
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Microsoft is consistent down to perfection in avoiding to reveal any details related to the evolution of Internet Explorer 8. The successor of IE7, which debuted into its first public testing phase at the start of March at MIX08, is built under the leadership of Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Win... |
22 May 2008
10:23 GMT |
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