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Internet Explorer remains the top choice for computer users worldwide when it comes to a desktop browser, but it’s not version 10 that’s making the difference.
According to Net Applications data, IE8 and IE9 remained the two most popular browsers in February, with a market share of 23.33 percent and 21.6... |
1 March 2013
03:43 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently released Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Release Preview, but although the company claims it’s capable to provide a “stellar” web browsing experience, it’s not.
More and more consumers are actually reporting bugs that lead to sluggish performance, so most of them are... |
22 November 2012
15:21 GMT |
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This week, Microsoft made available for download a new series of security updates to fix various issues that were found to affect its products. Among them, there was one update specifically targeted at Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, aimed at resolving two vulnerabilities in the software. “The vulnerab... |
13 July 2012
10:09 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 can deliver a more beautiful web, the Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has been touting since about two years ago. The application, launched in beta in 2010 for Windows 7 computers, and available for Windows Vista as well, is seen as a truly modern browser, capable of delivering a great ex... |
9 July 2012
08:40 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 already is one of the most popular browsers on Microsoft’s Windows 7 platform, but it seems that the company is trying to push further to the front. Thus, it announced an enhanced flavor of the browser for those who still own computers running under Windows Vista, promising a great experie... |
5 July 2012
07:45 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team has kicked off yet another project aimed at bringing to the spotlight the capabilities of their browser. Partnering with Fox Studios, the team has launched the initiative as the Project Prometheus Training Center, which was designed entirely using HTML5. Based on the hypot... |
17 May 2012
11:39 GMT |
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StatCounter has even more surprising browser usage data to uncover. After showing that Chrome is slowly taking over as king of the browsers (on the desktop) and that IE usage drops dramatically during weekends, at the same time that Chrome spikes, it's now pointing out an even more interesting trend, IE9 usage s... |
8 May 2012
13:21 GMT |
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The growth of Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 continued in April as well, the latest data from Net Applications shows. Currently, the browser enjoys 35.5 percent usage on the Windows 7 platform all around the world, an encouraging increase for Microsoft (it gained over 5 percentage points in the past two months al... |
2 May 2012
05:48 GMT |
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The latest batch of updates for Windows computers and other products from Microsoft brought along a series of security patches for Internet Explorer as well, to fix a series of flaws discovered to affect all versions of the application following IE6.A total of five vulnerabilities were patched with this update; the m... |
11 April 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 is currently said to be the fastest browser that Windows users can take advantage of on their personal computers. A recent study coming from New Relic shows that IE9 can load web pages much faster than Mozilla’s Firefox or Google’s Chrome, with an average loading time of 3 seconds. ... |
6 April 2012
07:41 GMT |
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More and more Windows 7 users are enjoying the world wide web via Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser, the latest report from Net Applications shows. In the United States, almost 50% of those who own a Windows 7-based PC are using IE9 to navigate the Internet, said data unveils. The browser gained almos... |
2 April 2012
07:39 GMT |
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To celebrate the debut of The Hunger Games movie, Microsoft and Lionsgate came up with a special website that enables fans to access new, exclusive content straight from their home computers. The website, called The Capitol Tour, is accessible at http://thecapitoltour.pn, and offers a variety of elements that will... |
21 March 2012
16:11 GMT |
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To celebrate the launch of “Hunger Games” movie, Microsoft and Lionsgate have partnered to bring a piece of the story to the smaller screens of desktop computers.
Millions of readers of Suzanne Collins’ novel series The Hunger Games are eagerly waiting for the movie to hit theaters on March 23rd.... |
21 March 2012
08:30 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser is gaining increased usage share on Windows 7, and the company is pleased about that.
In fact, the Redmond-based company is keen on making sure that all people know how great its browser can prove on this platform, and is touting its leading position when compare... |
19 March 2012
11:12 GMT |
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Internet Explorer enjoys the largest share on the browser market on desktop PCs at the moment, but it still has a lot to grow before it can be looked upon as the modern application that Microsoft wants us to believe it is. The specific flavor of the browser that we're referring to is Internet Explorer 9, whic... |
16 March 2012
09:27 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9, the browser that, in Microsoft’s opinion, opened the gates to a more beautiful web, has just got a new video ad to showcase its main capabilities. Microsoft has been long touting the great features and performance capabilities that the Internet Explorer 9 browser can deliver to all users... |
7 March 2012
08:50 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 is gaining more ground on the Windows 7 platform, the latest data coming from Net Applications shows.
At the end of February, Internet Explorer 9’s market share on Windows 7 was over 30 percent worldwide, the latest measurements show.
Moreover, the browser enjoys increased market share i... |
1 March 2012
10:59 GMT |
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Before the end of this month, a new flavor of Internet Explorer 10 should arrive included in the upcoming Windows 8 Consumer Preview that Microsoft is preparing for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Before that, however, those who chose to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on their computers can get the br... |
15 February 2012
16:31 GMT |
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A new version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) was launched today, coming from Microsoft and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). The new app release was launched as a child-friendly browser aimed at offering children the possibility to report cyberbullying and inappropriate images. Through this... |
7 February 2012
10:18 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 browser is the most effective when it comes to blocking traditional malware downloads, a recent report from NSS Labs notes.
Testing conducted between November 21, 2011 and January 5, 2012, showed that Internet Explorer 9 was able to block the most malware when compared to riva... |
7 February 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the most used browser on Windwos 7 in the United States, and is aspiring for the worldwide title as well.
This is so mainly due to the great choices it provides users with when it comes to speed, security and reliability. Moreover, it also focuses on keeping users’ data private w... |
3 February 2012
09:16 GMT |
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When it comes to browsers on Windows 7 in the United States, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is the established leader in terms of market share. The browser managed to take the top position from Internet Explorer 8 last month, and has enjoyed continuous growth in the meantime, now sitting at over 35 percent ... |
1 February 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Website managers who would like to learn whether the latest changes in the Internet Explorer platform also affect their site, can now use the Compat Inspector for IE10 to take a look into the matter.
Compat Inspector can be easily run on a page that has problems, regardless of whether developers are getting ready ... |
24 January 2012
09:42 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new flavor of its Internet Explorer browser in Windows 8, namely IE10, but is also set to deliver enhancements to the already available versions of the application.
One of the focuses of the current versions of Internet Explorer is to enhance the security. And by securi... |
24 January 2012
05:47 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is truly a modern browser, and the Redmond-based software giant is keen on letting us know this. During its keynote at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company has unveiled that a new game is available for IE9 users, namely 'Cut the... |
10 January 2012
08:25 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) continues to lose significant market share all around the world, a reason to rejoice for Microsoft, which is eager to see it gone for good. The web browser is old and unreliable and Microsoft has long been promoting newer flavors of the application to determine users to leave it behind. ... |
4 January 2012
04:56 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), the latest major release of Microsoft’s web browser, has managed to gain a lot of market share on computers running under Windows 7.
Launched in March last year, the browser managed to become the second most used Internet navigation tool on Windows 7, second only to Internet Explor... |
3 January 2012
03:36 GMT |
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The latest versions of Internet Explorer can offer an enhanced HTML5 experience to users, since they can take advantage of hardware capabilities of the computer they are running on.
And when complemented by touchscreen capabilities in Windows 8, things get even more exciting, at least this is what the Redmond-base... |
21 December 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft announced a major change in its strategy related to offering new flavors of Internet Explorer to users: the introduction of automatic upgrades.
This change is meant to ensure that Window users take advantage of the latest Internet Explorer (IE) version out there.
The move will kick off in Januar... |
15 December 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Microsoft Australia has found a new, fun way to promote the Internet Explorer 9 browser among Windows users: a contest called “Edge of the Internet”.
Featuring a $20,000 AUD reward, the contest will get users all the way to the “edge of the Internet” to find Dave.
Basically, users will be ... |
8 December 2011
09:22 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9, the modern browser that users of Windows 7 can now take advantage of, has enjoyed notable growth in usage lately, and is getting closer and closer to becoming the top browser on the platform.
Considering the fact that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) arrived on Windows 7 only in March, the growth is ... |
1 December 2011
04:12 GMT |
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Some Internet Explorer 9 customers might have issues printing text right from the browser, especially when they use a specific type of printers.
According to Microsoft, Generic/Text Only printers can be impacted by problem described above, but the hardware is not at fault.
The Redmond company reveals that even cus... |
10 November 2011
05:28 GMT |
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Microsoft had already made it pretty simple for developers to make their sites feel more like Windows 7 apps when using Internet Explorer 9, by adding site pinning and Jump Lists functionality, but the company just upped the ante.
Devs can now head over to BuildMyPinnedSite.com and expand the user experience for th... |
8 November 2011
07:55 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 users are in for quite a few surprises this holiday season, and they need to make their way to the BeautyOfTheWeb website in order to get a few examples of what Microsoft has in store for them.
To summarize, Christmas came early for customers running IE9, with the Redmond company teaming up with... |
4 November 2011
11:04 GMT |
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As of the end of October 2011, there were more Internet Explorer 9 users worldwide than those running all Chrome versions combined.
If IE9 continues on its ascendant trajectory, and all clues point to the fact that it will, it will also surpass Firefox within the next month.
Microsoft made available a number of g... |
1 November 2011
03:35 GMT |
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It was only a matter of time, after all, but according to Microsoft estimates, Internet Explorer 9 could move into the runner-up position to its predecessor IE8 as the top browsers on Windows 7 in terms of usage share. Roger Capriotti, director, Internet Explorer Marketing reveals that the number of Windows 7 users r... |
28 October 2011
10:49 GMT |
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It’s not uncommon for Microsoft to port technologies from its client and server operating systems to other flavors of the Windows platform. Case in point: Internet Explorer 9 which has made its way to Windows Embedded releases. According to the Redmond company, a version of Internet Explorer 9 is now availabl... |
25 October 2011
04:56 GMT |
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Customers running Internet Explorer 9, as well as older versions of IE, need to deploy the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2586448) as soon as possible.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-081, rated Critical, was released as a part of the company’s Patch Tuesday for October 2011.
The pat... |
12 October 2011
07:21 GMT |
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Features in Internet Explorer 9 are capable of essentially protecting users against themselves, in scenarios where keeping software updated or running anti-malware would fail them.
Microsoft argues that the browser is the first line of defense against online threats, and the company launched YourBrowserMatters.or... |
12 October 2011
05:05 GMT |
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Microsoft will patch Critical vulnerabilities in both Windows and Internet Explorer next week, with the release of this month’s collection of security updates.
Only the most severe of security holes are rated Critical by the Redmond company, to point out that potential attackers could remotely compromise an... |
7 October 2011
04:17 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed an issue with Internet Explorer 9 installations failing on Windows 7.
According to the software giant, customers can experience the problem only on the RTM version of Windows 7. Those users that have already upgraded to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will not come across this particular g... |
6 October 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Looking to reveal just how Internet Explorer 9 is capable of offering one-click access to the sites users love, Microsoft has put together a number of new IE9 video ads, which you can watch included in this article.
Love for the web, as a leitmotif, along with a parade of celebrities make up the message of IE9&rs... |
5 October 2011
10:54 GMT |
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Windows Vista’s usage share will drop under 9% this month, while Windows XP’s is on the verge of dipping under 50%, with Windows 7 uptake accelerating. Internet Explorer 9’s adoption rate also stands to benefit from Windows 7’s excellent run as it’s approaching the second year anniversa... |
3 October 2011
04:17 GMT |
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Windows Phone Mango, the new flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system that should arrive in about two weeks, brings along a wide range of enhancements when compared to the previous version of the platform, some of which were included in the new Internet Explorer Mobile.
It is the IE9 (Internet Explorer ... |
23 September 2011
02:13 GMT |
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Owners of Windows Phone 7-powered mobile phones have now at their disposal a new version of YouTube mobile to enjoy, with increased performance and new features.
Starting today, YouTube Mobile reportedly offers support for the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) mobile browser that arrives in Windows Phone Mango, and is H... |
6 September 2011
11:41 GMT |
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At least one in five Windows 7 customers worldwide have already upgraded to and are using Internet Explorer 9. As of August 31st, 2011, no less than 20.4% of Windows 7 users had embraced IE9, according to Roger Capriotti, director, Internet Explorer Marketing, who shared usage statistics from Net Applications. ... |
1 September 2011
03:23 GMT |
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With Windows Phone Mango devices starting to hit commercial availability worldwide, Microsoft is urging web developers to adapt their sites for the new mobile flavor of Internet Explorer 9. Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows Phone OS 7.5; Trident/5.0; IEMobile/9.0; <manufacturer>; <model>... |
31 August 2011
10:10 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 installations cannot complete unless the computer is restarted during the deployment process.
Microsoft indicates that this behavior is not generalized, but I had to restart all the machines I own and manage on which I installed IE9, and I highly doubt it that I was the only one.
On seve... |
26 August 2011
10:17 GMT |
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16 years after it made its debut to the world wide web as an underdog but with the Windows monopoly behind it, Internet Explorer is up against a number of rivals, and just as the Netscape browser it killed, it’s seeing its market share being eroded. Internet Explorer 1 was launched on August 16, 1995, and 16 y... |
16 August 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 9 bested all rival browsers in the latest iteration of a social engineered malware test performed by NSS Labs. With a block rate of over 99%, IE9 is in a comfortable lead compared to all competitors including Apple Safari 5, Google Chrome 12, Mozilla Firefox 4 and Opera 11, in terms of the protecti... |
16 August 2011
09:13 GMT |
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