Microsoft responds to EU browser antitrust charges

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday confirmed it has submitted a formal response to European Union charges that tying the Internet Explorer browser to its Windows operating system violates antitrust rules.

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Review: IE8 features good, but no need to switch

I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser.

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Small-screen browsers get bigger role

Maybe “mobile Web browsing” should be called “mobile Web squinting” considering what it takes to view the Internet using a cell phone. Yet, largely because of Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones such as the BlackBerry and Palm, more users are checking the Internet this way, and the importance of those browsers are growing.

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Microsoft adds shortcuts, security to new browser

Microsoft Corp. released a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday, adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors.

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EU tells Microsoft to change IE marketing

The European Union said Friday that Microsoft Corp.'s practice of selling the Internet Explorer browser together with its Windows operating system violates EU antitrust rules.

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Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw

Microsoft Corp. is taking the unusual step of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers.

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Creator of Web spots a flaw in Internet Explorer

Tim Berners-Lee, the British-born inventor of the World Wide Web, says he doesn't like to express preferences among Web browsers. But he does have an issue with one of them: Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

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Google polishes product line with Chrome browser

The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.'s imprint on personal computers.

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Microsoft's newest browser may block ads

The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.

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Review: Strong, innovative Web browsers emerge

With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.

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Microsoft Releases New Web Browser Beta

Microsoft Corp. gave early testers their first glimpse of its next-generation Web browser Wednesday, and said Internet Explorer 8 will adhere to the same standards as competitors' programs.

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Apple Extends Web Browser to Windows

Apple Inc. launched a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows-based PCs on Monday, pitting it against Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.

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Microsoft Releases New IE Web Browser

Microsoft Corp. is giving its Web browser software its first major upgrade in years, amid signs that Internet Explorer's market share is eroding.

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Microsoft Releases Near-Finished Browser

Microsoft Corp. released a near-final version of its Internet Explorer 7 browser Thursday, and the company said the free Web-surfing software is on track for completion by the end of the year.

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Google Unlikely to Make Own Web Browser

Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday told industry analysts the online search engine leader is unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

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Google Concerned About Microsoft Browser

Google Inc. is hoping to pressure Microsoft Corp. into changing a new Internet Explorer browser feature that could direct more people to Microsoft's online search engine instead of Google's far more popular offering.

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Fastest Browser?

As you all know, I had computer problems a few weeks ago. Now that it has magically fixed itself, I would like your opinion of browsers. I currently use Sahara, but I've used Firefox and, of course, IE in the past.

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Another month, another set of data that shows the main browser usage trend is unchanged: though its lead remains large, Internet Explorer is still losing ground to all other browsers.

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Tweaks to an offer by Microsoft to plug rival web browsers alongside its own Internet Explorer on new computers sold in Europe saw Brussels edge closer on Wednesday to ending an epic competition probe.

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The release of Google Chrome Frame, a new open source plugin that injects Chrome's renderer and JavaScript engine into Microsoft's browser, earlier this week had many web developers happily dancing long through the night.

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Though Internet Explorer has been panned for lack of web-standard compliance, many are forced to use the browser because of stubborn IT departments. Fortunately, Google has issued its latest "up yours" to Microsoft with the Chrome Frame plug-in for IE.

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Not sure when this started occurring exactly, but Yahoo is apparently now letting Firefox users know that they'd be better off switching to the "new, safer Internet Explorer 8″.

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Microsoft will keep the beast alive at least another five years, despite wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst Web developers.

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Two weeks ago, Mozilla announced a major milestone for its Firefox (Firefox) web browser: one billion downloads. They even launched OneBillionPlusYou.com to mark the occasion and demonstrate just how large one billion really is.

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You're zooming down the information superhighway getting things done when your usually-trusty browser throws up the dreaded "Server not found" message. Argh! Now what?

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Responding to widespread carping, Microsoft has made it less likely that Internet Explorer 8 will become the default browser against the user's wishes.

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IE6 has long been a thorn in the sides of many web developers, offering limited support for many established web standards that often force devs to implement ugly, ugly hacks.

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Thousands of websites have been hit by fast-moving exploit code that installs a cocktail of nasty malware on visitors' computers by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability in some versions of Internet Explorer.

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The new browser wars are on. More than a decade after Microsoft killed off Netscape with Internet Explorer, competition in the browser market has never been stronger. Just last week, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5, which has now been downloaded nearly 14 million times.

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I know a girl who gets somewhat uptight when she's in the passenger seat of a car going any more than 70 mph. However, put her on some insane roller coaster, and she's just fine.

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Microsoft has begun pushing out Internet Explorer 8, the latest version of its Web browser, to Windows users who are signed up for automatic software updates.

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Microsoft last week lost European browser market leadership for the first time in years, when Mozilla's Firefox 3 took the top spot from Internet Explorer 7, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Tuesday.

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Which web browser do you tend to use, and why? (Poll)

I am not a techhie person. I just go by feel and ease of use. I tend to use Safari, as I am a Mac user and, to me, it is the coolest and most awesome browser.

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It all began 20 years ago with a frustrated 29-year-old programmer who had a passion for order. More Articles

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The AeroXperience weblog has uncovered a shocking change in the latest release candidate of Windows 7—Internet Explorer can be removed through the Windows Features dialog. Finally!

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Microsoft has just pushed live its Release Candidate for Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to the world's most widely used web browser. You can download it here.

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Some of the features of Release Candidate 1, now available to the public, are similar to functionality that's already included in Firefox 3. Nick Mediati, PC World Jan 27, 2009 4:10 am Microsoft's updated browser, Internet Explorer 8, promises an assortment of new features d …

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Microsoft overnight released a near-final release candidate version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its web browser.

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In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission told Microsoft that linking Internet Explorer to its dominant Windows operating system violates EC rules.

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Preliminary statistics from Net Application show that Internet Explorer is losing more ground in the internet browser battle. It's not really surprising as Firefox, Safari and Chrome are all gaining popularity.

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Sites such as MySpace, Hulu.com, CrateandBarrel.com and Amazon.com all use Flash cookies to record some kind of information about their users.

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