Browser software company, Opera, has complained to the European Commission over Microsoft's bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system -- but Microsoft says it's been doing it for a decade and the practice is good for consumers.
Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers -- but critics say his study is flawed.
Microsoft and Mozilla are each working to tackle recently disclosed security flaws in the Internet Explorer and Firefox Web browsers.
Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari, and Firefox, but IE 8 beta 2 brings it one step closer to the competition.
Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.
If the Internet is God, and the browser my shepherd, I am a lost lamb who has been waiting for the Prophet to answer my call: What are those icon-less buttons at the bottom of Internet Explorer 7?
Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)
In terms of applications, the mobile world still feels like a bit of a poor cousin where the Web giants are involved. How long til it shrugs off its rags like Cinderella and bursts into the daylight in all the finery it deserves?
If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.
So it seems that the 'trick' I wrote about almost a month ago is actually a useful feature and does not present a threat to security, according to Microsoft Australia's chief security advisor. But IE7 has different ideas.
The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
The long-awaited Internet Explorer 7 debuted recently -- and a brand-new flaw promptly debuted a day later. While Redmond argued that the vulnerability actually comes from Outlook Express, it still affects IE7. But Mike Mullins says it doesn't bode well for the browser update, whose security enhancements Microsoft has been touting.
Opera CTO Hkon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.
Internet Explorer 7 is designed to make browsing safer. Here's a quick rundown of some of the new security features.
Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.
Michael Kordahi talks about IE8 and the new features it contains.
Microsoft has learned some very serious lessons when it comes to complying with Web standards after taking heavy criticism from the industry and, more importantly, a beating in the browser market share.
Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker says Firefox is predominantly about promoting a healthy and open Internet where no company or individual holds a monopoly on innovation.
It may look like a 3-D image but it's in fact a barcode designed to direct your phone's web browser to a relevant web page, or a phone number to dial.
Tabbed browsing is a feature that has been available in alternative browsers for many years but Microsoft has finally caught up with IE7. Here is a demo on how to make the most out of the new feature and also a demonstration Vista's shrink-to-fit feature, which automatically resizes pages before sending them to your printer.
Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser is now available -- from Yahoo.
The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions.
Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.
If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.
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