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Internet Explorer is not what it used to be. Firefox, but also additional rival browser such as Safari and Google Chrome, have eroded Microsoft’s dominance on the browser market. IE is left struggling even after the release of Internet Explorer 8 this year and with no end in sight to its downward trajectory. T... |
20 November 2009
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Microsoft has been given the green light to test the Browser Ballot Screen in Windows 7, and previous releases of the Windows client in Europe, as a step forward on the company’s path to compliance with EU antitrust regulations. The measure, proposed by the software giant, comes after the European Antitrust Com... |
7 October 2009
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Microsoft made an out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer on July 28th, 2009. The move, which is an exception to the Redmond company's monthly patch cycle, is designed to bulletproof IE users against potential attacks designed to exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL). Micro... |
29 July 2009
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The open-source browser from Mozilla has managed to grab a share of the market representing no less than half of the Microsoft proprietary browser, according to StatCounter data. Essentially, the market measuring firm indicates that Internet Explorer's share has dropped to under 60% while Firefox has grown conti... |
6 July 2009
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Microsoft is working to produce not only non-Windows operating systems, with examples such as Singularity and Midori, but also the evolution of the web browser beyond Internet Explorer. However, Microsoft Gazelle is not a plain vanilla browser; in fact, it evolved into an operating system capable of serving as platfo... |
3 July 2009
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The start of June 2009 should have been synonymous for Microsoft with a chance to defend the bundling of Internet Explorer and the Windows operating system, a practice considered monopolistic by EU antitrust regulators. However, the Redmond company won't get a chance to share its view with the Eu Antitrust Commi... |
22 May 2009
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The IE Browser Extension Creator is a project designed to streamline the process of registering browser extensions tailored to Internet Explorer. Hosted on Microsoft's open source repository, CodePlex, the solution automates the otherwise complex tasks associated with producing the registry entries for IE extens... |
27 February 2009
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Microsoft has patched two security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP SP3, which could have allowed an attacker to perform remote code execution on a vulnerable computer in the eventuality of a successful exploit. However, Microsoft indicated that both s... |
11 February 2009
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The face off between Firefox and Internet Explorer has evolved to the next level with Mozilla jumping at Microsoft's jugular. In January 2009 the European Antitrust Commission served Microsoft with a Statement of Objections in which it concluded that the bundling of Internet Explorer 8 into Windows was a monopol... |
10 February 2009
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On January 15, 2009, the European Antitrust Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Microsoft, informing the company of its preliminary view generated by a 2008 complaint from browser maker Opera that the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows violated EU anti-monopoly law. The Redmond company confirmed the ... |
27 January 2009
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Silverlight, Microsoft's alternative to Adobe Flash, has evolved to version 2 (available for download since mid-October 2008) on Windows and Mac OS X, with Moonlight trailing behind for Linux. Already reaching over one in four consumers worldwide, Silverlight's support for browser involves an official list ... |
23 December 2008
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Following an overhyped post-launch download frenzy, reality is setting in for Google Chrome. Google launched its own breed of open-source browser at the start of September 2008, and managed to cause strong reverberations across the market, only to settle in the cozy under 1% usage share segment two months later, wher... |
24 November 2008
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As far as Mozilla is concerned, the open source Firefox browser is superior to what rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Opera have to offer. Security is one of the aspects of software which can be quantified only by considering a variety of factors from the volume of attacks and the malware environment, to the number an... |
8 July 2008
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer team had nothing but love for Mozilla, especially on the day that Firefox 3.0 was unleashed. As absurd as this statement might sound, it is actually true. And the Redmond company itself offered illustrative proof of this via a memento that the IE team sent Mozilla to celebrate the l... |
18 June 2008
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When it transitioned the default browser of Mac OS X to Windows, Apple wrapped it up in a "secure by default" marketing aura, aimed to give users of the Microsoft proprietary operating system a real taste of browser protection. It is precisely Safari's high security level the reason for which Microsoft is advisi... |
2 June 2008
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Microsoft recently released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8 and, since we're talking about one of the most popular browsers on the web, lots of people downloaded, installed and tested it. However, some of them may encounter unexpected problems because IE8 doesn't support several important web services... |
11 April 2008
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The face-off for dominance on the browser market is essentially a four-horse race between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Now, the truth of the matter is that Internet Explorer has long become the preferred browser worldwide, starting with the moment it was bundled with Windows and offered for free in o... |
3 March 2008
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer is without a doubt the main vector of attacks, when it comes down to web-based threats. Its ubiquity, as well as its intimate integration into the Windows platform, makes it an excellent avenue for attacks. With IE6, Microsoft has gained an ill reputation for failing dramatically to... |
6 February 2008
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A while ago there was a supposedly "viral" advertising campaign against Microsoft's Internet Explorer series, created by Mozilla, that claimed to have better and more tech savvy users for its Firefox browser than the competition. Dissed at the time for the way it was presented, there is still some truth to that,... |
1 February 2008
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Stuck at a negligible share of the browser market, Opera has filed a formal complaint with the European Union Antitrust Commission pointing to the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows, as the reason for what it referred to as a lack of consumer choice. But Firefox seems to have no problems growing from under In... |
30 January 2008
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The browser war is somewhat the opposite to the search engines war: it too features a favorite and an underdog, but unlike Google and Yahoo, the startup switch has not yet been made. It's where things are headed, definitely, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is slowly backing up from the ever rising Firefox tha... |
29 January 2008
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Is it curtains for the Internet Explorer and Windows marriage? Did Norway-based browser developer Opera managed to indeed plant the seeds of a divorce between IE and Windows? Well, Microsoft is not in any rush to strip its proprietary browser from the Windows operating system. In fact, the Redmond company has reacted... |
14 January 2008
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer is once again the favorite target of virus writers, as another Trojan horse has been spotted in the wild by security vendor Trend Micro. TROJ_PATCH.CD has a high damage potential and may seriously harm the Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003 platforms. The entire infection ... |
11 January 2008
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The campaign that Mozilla launched yesterday is "Fight Against Boredom" and it's supposed to be viral, complete with a site (fighatagainstboredom.org), a fake talk show setup, links to a Facebook page, downloads for the song and, of course, links to download Firefox.Microsoft will most likely not like the statis... |
8 January 2008
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The Ingenuity Point Competition had its first round of winners announced on Monday. Independent software vendors from all over the world are taking part in Microsoft's competition that focuses on recognizing software solutions that are to make a meaningful difference in the areas of education, healthcare and env... |
22 December 2007
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Microsoft's top browser, Internet Explorer, contains a critical vulnerability that could enable an intruder, who manages to exploit it, to access the victim's Gmail account and all the information stored in it, Cenzic Inc. warned today. "Cenzic discovered the possible Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) on UR... |
19 December 2007
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Due to near monopoly that Microsoft enjoys on the operating system market, with the Windows platform, the Redmond company has managed to push additional technologies, products and services to the foreground, in the detriment of direct competitors. In this context, the dominance of Internet Explorer over the browser m... |
13 December 2007
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Two new fresh copies of Windows XP SP2 are available as free downloads straight from Microsoft. This is, of course, not the first time when the Redmond company managed to come up with such an offering. In fact, Microsoft is making quite a tradition out of the practice of giving out free copies of Windows XP, destine... |
10 December 2007
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In the latest episode of Internet Explorer vs. Firefox face-off, Microsoft went gunning after Mozilla and aimed at demystifying the open source browser's security aura. Jeff Jones, Strategy Director in the Microsoft Security Technology Unit, published a whitepaper, comparing the number of vulnerabilities that h... |
4 December 2007
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Monday was a gush of fresh air for the 2.2 million members community of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) that were announced that as of that day they will be receiving new benefits that will help them successfully deploy and support new technologies by increasing the access to Microsoft's internal resour... |
2 December 2007
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The folks at Mozilla rolled out a new Firefox version which is supposed to correct all the flaws discovered in the previous versions and keep the customers secure while browsing the web. Although the 2.0.0.10 release patches several Firefox bugs, the new update is mostly addressed to correct security issues reported ... |
27 November 2007
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The Application Compatibility Toolkit is a resource put together by Microsoft and designed to offer the necessary tools and documentation in order to streamline the deployment of Windows Vista, a Windows update or the latest version of Internet Explorer. The toolkit will help with the evaluation of an environment, th... |
13 November 2007
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Internet Explorer and Firefox are in a constant race for both the lion's share of the browser market and for the top dog position when it comes down to which of the two products is more locked down from a security perspective. In terms of audience Internet Explorer has little contest from Firefox, although the o... |
8 November 2007
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Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera are all going nowhere fast. All is quiet on the multiple fronts of the browser war. Dead quiet as a matter of fact. It still remains to be seen if a storm will ensue, but the statistics published by Net Applications for the past month indicate an overall stagnation on the ... |
2 November 2007
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Back in June, the Cupertino-based company Apple rolled out the first beta version of Safari for Windows, it's well known Mac OS X browser which was made available for Microsoft's operating system. Apple claims Safari is the fastest browser on the web and even placed a chart on its official page to support t... |
25 October 2007
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Although Microsoft never looked like a company which has the ability to compete with Google's search engine, the Redmond-based giant remained focused on its product and released improvements every once in a while. On Monday, it continued this update process and rolled out a major pack of goodies for Live Search,... |
21 October 2007
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Microsoft initially previewed the Internet Explorer 7 Readiness Kit at MIX06 in March 2006. The toolkit is a product addressing developers that are looking to tests their websites with Internet Explorer 7. Compatibility was one of the biggest issues with IE, and this is of course a detail valid even prior to the deli... |
4 October 2007
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Internet Explorer has managed to hit a new low, and rival applications Firefox and Safari are directly responsible for it. IE's market share has been depreciating for some time now, and even with the launch of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft is unlikely to climb back to its apex of dominance. Back in 2004, IE... |
1 October 2007
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Free pornographic content and the Windows platform simply mix. The is a very thin line between scantly clothed girls in sexually explicit scenarios and the Windows operating system, especially if Internet Explorer is involved. The promise of free porn is hard to resist, and generally it is a sufficient incentive for ... |
28 September 2007
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Yahoo and DivX signed a new partnership to bundle the Yahoo Toolbar and Internet Explorer 7 optimized for Yahoo into the DivX video tools which will allow the consumers who install these utilities to download the giant portal's products quick and easy. In case you never heard of it (although that sounds almost i... |
27 September 2007
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An official Microsoft security update designed for Internet Explorer infects Windows computers with malware. According to security company Symantec, an original IE patch is used as an incentive for potential victims to download and deploy malicious code on their machines. Spammed emails, masquerading as Microsoft Sec... |
24 September 2007
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Microsoft has made available for download a free template designed to safeguard ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer. SiteLock Template for ActiveX Controls will enable developers to make sure that the content built for legitimate websites cannot be repurposed by third-parties and leveraged in malicious actions. Int... |
19 September 2007
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It's all over for Microsoft! Mozilla has taken the browser face-off with the Redmond company to the next level. At this point, Internet Explorer can actually bite Firefox's dust. Just feast your eyes on the sweet ride that Mozilla Firefox got. Microsoft's Internet Explorer is in this context heading th... |
19 September 2007
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If there is money somewhere on the web, then there's bound to be some hacker interested in that place. But I guess you've already noticed this. In any case, Second Life makes a lot of transactions happen. In case you've never heard of it, it's an online game, with close to 10 million people involv... |
19 September 2007
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Internet Explorer and Firefox are equally insecure, exposing their users to the same amount of exploits, while Safari is the most closed down browser, with Opera not too far behind. This is the conclusion Symantec presented in its Internet Security Threat Report - Trends for January-June 07. The Cupertino-based secur... |
18 September 2007
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Mozilla has updated Firefox and a new version is available for download. With the latest refresh, Firefox jumps from version 2.0.0.6 to 2.0.0.7. At this point in time, older variants of the browser, such as 2.0.0.3, were automatically detecting, downloading and delivering for implementation only Firefox 2.0.0.6. It a... |
18 September 2007
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Tristan Nitot is the president of Mozilla Europe, the company which created the famous Firefox browser, currently installed on millions of computers from all around the world. During an interview with TechCrunch UK, the Mozilla official admitted the company doesn't like the Microsoft monopoly and should give the... |
17 September 2007
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The Mozilla browser Firefox is currently under a serious attack issued by the web designers who want to block the application in order to avoid the Ad Block extension which harms their profits. As you might have heard, the web designers boycott the browser because that tiny add-on blocks the ads displayed on the page... |
12 September 2007
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The battle between Firefox and Internet Explorer is about to be ended. Every time a new report is published on the web, Mozilla's and Microsoft's application are the clear leaders of the competition but it seems like Firefox is able to win it. Spread Firefox, a website that was founded in November 9, 2004 a... |
10 September 2007
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