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The Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is an integral part of Microsoft's focus to drive a high level of application compatibility for its next iteration of the Windows client, the Release Candidate build. Still, Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is by no means limited to Windows 7, as the resource also s... |
6 April 2009
13:11 GMT |
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There is no doubt that Internet Explorer 8 is far superior to its precursor IE7. In a variety of aspects, from modern web standards support to security features and to performance, IE8 users will be able to easily feel the difference after they upgrade to the latest iteration of Internet Explorer. Especially when it ... |
3 April 2009
08:04 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering for download not only the plain vanilla version of Internet Explorer 8, but also a customized variant tailored to its MSN web properties. In this regard, the Redmond company is advertising a copy of Internet Explorer 8 RTW (released to web) that is optimized for MSN. At the same time, the softwa... |
2 April 2009
06:24 GMT |
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Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 8 RTW (release to web) is a set of features designed as the result of Microsoft's efforts not to break the web. Unlike its precursors, Internet Explorer 8 is aligned with modern web standards, including Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2.1 (CSS2.1) from World Wide Web Consort... |
1 April 2009
09:51 GMT |
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The release of Internet Explorer 8 on March 19, 2009, did nothing to turn IE's downward trajectory around, despite shooting past old-time rivals such as Opera and newer competitors like Google Chrome without any problems. In just a few days short of the first couple of weeks on the market, IE has left Chrome and... |
1 April 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Following the official availability of Internet Explorer 8 RTW (release to web), Yahoo and now eBay have introduced optimized versions of the browser, tailored to their respective services. Earlier this week, you have been able to read about and access the download for the IE8 flavor tailored to Yahoo. But eBay is al... |
27 March 2009
06:13 GMT |
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Microsoft's claims that it has invested heavily in bulletproofing Internet Explorer 8 as much as possible are by no means a simple marketing strategy to pass the browser as offering a high level of security for end users. In fact, a recent study performed by the NSS Labs signaled out IE8 as the safest browser co... |
26 March 2009
10:56 GMT |
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Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 to web on March 19, 2009, delivering a range of new features and capabilities as well as extending support for modern web standards. The evolution from IE7 to IE8 impacts both end users and developers alike, the latter having to take into consideration yet another browser in the... |
26 March 2009
05:27 GMT |
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On the heels of the gold version of Internet Explorer 8, Yahoo is offering an optimized variant of the latest iteration of Internet Explorer. Of course that the IE8 flavor offered by Yahoo is tailored to the Sunnyvale-based Internet giant's online properties. Back at the end of 2006, Yahoo made a similar move wi... |
25 March 2009
11:34 GMT |
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The gold version of Internet Explorer 8 was bulletproofed against techniques designed to attack Internet Explorer 7 by leveraging inconsistencies in Windows Vista's memory protection mechanisms. Vista brought to the table a number of mitigations, additional security layers including Data Execution Prevention (DE... |
25 March 2009
08:07 GMT |
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It's on more than one occasion that rival browsers “swimming” in JavaScript have made Internet Explorer look like a fish out of water. Just the past week, Google released Chrome Experiments, a collection of content tailored to the Chrome browser and its V8 JavaScript engine, some of which are perfect... |
25 March 2009
05:19 GMT |
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Bugs that have survived the RTW (release to web) deadline of Internet Explorer 8 will be addressed no earlier than in the next version of Internet Explorer, Microsoft informed. At the same time, the Redmond company is already looking to the future and is indicating that preparations are in place to start gathering fe... |
24 March 2009
08:18 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed officially the zero-day vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer 8, the latest iteration of its IE browser. The security flaw was demonstrated on the first day of the Pwn2Own hacking context of the CanSecWest 2009 in Vancouver the past week. A security researcher identified only as Nils manag... |
23 March 2009
07:34 GMT |
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Microsoft is applauding the latest iteration of Internet Explorer, a browser once under a barrage of criticism for its failure to play nice with open standards, because it manages to offer a complete implementation of CSS 2.1, the first product in the industry to do so, leaving rivals in the dust. Jason Upton, test m... |
23 March 2009
04:47 GMT |
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With the final build of Internet Explorer 8 available for download, Microsoft is looking past the RTW (release to web) development milestone for IE8. And the fact of the matter is that while Microsoft has just wrapped up Internet Explorer 8, it is now gearing its efforts to wrapping up IE8 all over again. This becaus... |
20 March 2009
11:09 GMT |
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Concomitantly with the general availability of Internet Explorer 8 RTW, Microsoft also released to web the IE8 Language Packs. Fact is that the gold version of IE8 RTW is currently available for download in no less than 25 languages, but the software giant has taken it one step further. In addition to the fully local... |
20 March 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Microsoft is applauding the recently launched Internet Explorer 8 as the most standards-compliant IE browser to date. And in comparing IE8 only with past releases of IE the Redmond company is right, however, critics and rival browser makers have made sure to point out that Internet Explorer 8 falls short of offering ... |
20 March 2009
08:13 GMT |
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The March 19 release to web of Internet Explorer 8 RTW is just the first step in a complex availability ballet for the browser that will stretch well into mid-2009. Still, there is more to come for the successors of Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft continues to cook future releases of IE8, as well as automatic upgrades... |
20 March 2009
04:56 GMT |
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Forget about Internet Explorer 7. The wait is finally over. Microsoft has wrapped up the final version of Internet Explorer 8 and made the bits available for download. That's right, the gold bits of Internet Explorer 8 are now up for grabs, as the links for the RTW (release to web) variant of the browser went li... |
19 March 2009
11:51 GMT |
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March 19 is indisputably Internet Explorer 8's day. Just because Microsoft is gearing up to make available for download the gold version of the browser. However, at IE8's official launch a collection of experiments for rival open-source browser Google Chrome managed to highlight the shortcomings of Internet... |
19 March 2009
09:57 GMT |
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UPDATE: Internet Explorer 8 RTW is now available for download. Get ready to download the final version of Internet Explorer 8. According to Microsoft, the gold bits of IE8 will go live at noon EDT on March 19. It is not a coincidence that IE General Manager Dean Hachamovitch is scheduled to keynote on day two of the ... |
19 March 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Web developers have constantly had to fight the limitations associated with the intimate integration between Internet Explorer and Windows 7 when it comes to testing scenarios. While competitive browsers allow different versions to be installed and run side by side, the same is not valid for Internet Explorer. In fac... |
18 March 2009
04:48 GMT |
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At the end of the past week, Microsoft made available to the public the results of a “browser measuring contest” involving Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.05 and Google Chrome 1.0. What the Redmond company did was to measure the browser load times for the top 25 websites worldwide. In the software company&... |
16 March 2009
13:22 GMT |
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Even as it is getting closer and close to releasing Internet Explorer 8 to web, Microsoft continues to be mum on the availability deadline. Still, this doesn’t seem to be valid for Microsoft Taiwan. According to the software giant’s representatives from the country, Internet Explorer 8 is geared up to del... |
12 March 2009
11:53 GMT |
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One of the aspects that evolved with the advent of Internet Explorer 8 was the way the browser allowed end users to handle various browser enhancements including toolbars and add-ons. In comparison to Internet Explorer 7, IE8 puts end users back in control, allowing them to take advantage of management enhancements, ... |
10 March 2009
07:48 GMT |
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At the end of the past week, Google made available a new development milestone of the next iteration of the Chrome browser. The Mountain View company is making headway with the development of Chrome 2.0 and has now reached version 2.0.168.0. At the same time, Microsoft is on the verge of releasing Internet Explorer&n... |
9 March 2009
12:16 GMT |
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Downloads of Internet Explorer 8 RTW are just around the corner, approximately a couple of weeks away. The RTW label stands for “release to web,” a reference Microsoft uses for software solutions that are made available via the web, the equivalent of RTM (release to manufacturing) for desktop products. Th... |
6 March 2009
03:14 GMT |
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Windows 7 Build 7048, the latest development milestone of the next iteration of the Windows client, allows users to remove Internet Explorer 8 from the operating system. Well, in all fairness, they will be able to turn IE8 off. Traditionally, Internet Explorer has been shipped as a default component of the Windows op... |
4 March 2009
12:17 GMT |
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With Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft aims to put an end to third-party programs squabbling over the browser's default search preferences. Instead, IE8 ensures that the end user is firmly in control of the search settings, independently of any browser extensions installed. But most importantly, Microsoft ensured th... |
3 March 2009
04:47 GMT |
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Yes, Microsoft has indeed released no less than five test updates for Windows 7 on February 24, 2009, but the fact is that, in addition to the handful of pseudo-refreshes, users will also be able to access Windows Update items that enhance the operating system. In this context, the software giant has confirmed the av... |
25 February 2009
09:41 GMT |
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With the launch of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 at the end of January 2009, Microsoft confirmed that it had delivered the last major development milestone for the browser ahead of RTW. Still, the Redmond company failed to pinpoint the availability deadline for the gold version of the next iteration of Inte... |
24 February 2009
03:26 GMT |
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The gold version of Internet Explorer 8 is now but weeks away, as the RTW (release to web) deadline is set for March 2009. Following the availability of Release Candidate 1 of Internet Explorer 8 at the end of January 2009, Microsoft confirmed that it had offered the last development milestone ahead of the final vers... |
18 February 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Protect Mode is a feature that Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 brought to the table working in conjunction with the User Account Control to make the browser run with the lowest possible privileges in order to increase security. The mitigation however proved a tad nagging under cer... |
17 February 2009
05:49 GMT |
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As is the case with any pre-release version of its software products, Microsoft has kept a close eye on Internet Explorer 8, monitoring the feedback delivered by end users, and tweaking the browser in accordance. The Redmond company has not only fixed bugs, but also delivered new features and changed the browser'... |
13 February 2009
07:59 GMT |
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The SmartScreen Filter introduced in Internet Explorer 8 is the evolution of the Phishing Filter feature brought to the table with Internet Explorer 7. Designed as an extra layer of defense not only against phishing scams but also against web-based malicious code, the SmartScreen filter has also evolved since it was ... |
10 February 2009
09:36 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 comes to the table with a feature designed to analyze user navigation behavior and preferences and to suggest alternative Internet destinations based on patterns of surfing the web and personal interests. However, despite the fact that IE8 Suggested Sites keeps track of all the websites visited, M... |
6 February 2009
05:15 GMT |
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Following the availability of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 at the end of January 2009, Microsoft also started serving the Group Policy Settings Reference for the latest build of the next version of IE. According to Microsoft, the Group Policy Settings Reference is designed for copies of IE8 RC1 running on ... |
5 February 2009
05:10 GMT |
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With the advent of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is attempting to kick the personalization capabilities of the browser up a notch. However, the Redmond company is by no means limiting itself to just browser add-ons, as it also allows end users to extend Internet Explorer 8 with web services. In this context, the cus... |
4 February 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Although Microsoft has yet to release the gold version of Internet Explorer 8, the browser has already grabbed a consistent portion of the browser market, more than long time competitors and almost as much as fresher rivals. The Redmond company launched Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC) on January 26, 2009... |
3 February 2009
11:51 GMT |
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On January 26, 2009, Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager, revealed, as Microsoft was launching the Release Candidate of Internet Explorer 8, that the latest development milestone of the browser was platform complete. As the Redmond company is getting closer and closer to releasing IE8 to web, changes to the browser... |
30 January 2009
07:33 GMT |
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With the advent of Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft indicated a strong commitment to interoperability with modern web standards. Following the availability of Release Candidate 1 for IE8, the Redmond company is pointing to its next iteration of the IE browser as having the most complete implementation of the CSS 2.1 spe... |
29 January 2009
05:00 GMT |
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In addition to delivering standalone copies of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1, Microsoft also planned to push automatic upgrades to IE8 RC1 to all users running Beta 1 and Beta 2 builds of the browser on top of Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Sever 2003.... |
28 January 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Make no mistake about it, Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 for Windows 7 is already live, just as is the RC build of the browser for Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003. However, unlike the IE8 RC1 bits Microsoft is offering for previous releases o... |
28 January 2009
03:08 GMT |
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Microsoft has streamlined and automated the installation process of Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 as much as possible. With the advent of RC1, IE8 is able to uninstall previous Beta versions of Internet Explorer 8 (users are no longer required to perform the tasks manually) and install the Release Candidate... |
27 January 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 can fail to play nice together under specific scenarios. It is a situation dating back all the way to the Beta stages of IE8, with Microsoft warning users not to deploy Service Pack 3 for Windows XP after the installation of a Beta build of the nex... |
27 January 2009
09:02 GMT |
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The next iteration of Microsoft's proprietary browser is close to finalization. The first Release Candidate (RC1) Build of Internet Explorer 8 is now available for download. Following the Beta 2 and the Partner Build releases at the end of 2008, IE8 RC1 is designed to integrate with both 32-bit and 64-bit f... |
27 January 2009
02:32 GMT |
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Forget about IE8 Beta 2, the first Release Candidate build of Internet Explorer 8 is just around the corner, according to Microsoft. Frank Olivier, UX and Compatibility PM, revealed on January 21, 2009, that the Redmond company was “about to release [Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate (IE8 RC1)] for Windows ... |
22 January 2009
02:51 GMT |
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Just as it was the case with Internet Explorer 7, IE8 will come in a variety of releases, each tailored to specific Windows versions, plus the variants that will be shipped as default components of the next iterations of the Windows client and server operating systems. In this context, both Windows 7 and Windows 7 Se... |
14 January 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 has yet to be released to web, but Microsoft is already offering resources designed to block automatic upgrades of the browser served through its Windows Update infrastructure. The Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 8 went live on the Microsoft Download Center on January 5,... |
7 January 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 continues to be in Beta 2 stage, with the first (and only) Release Candidate in the baking oven, and Microsoft informed that the next iteration of the browser would be distributed automatically to all supported Windows platforms, with the exception of Windows 7. The Redmond company announced that ... |
7 January 2009
14:21 GMT |
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