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  • Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2

    Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari, and Firefox, but IE 8 beta 2 brings it one step closer to the competition.

  • IE8 to come with anti-malware, XSS protection

    Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.

  • Do browsers need a 'best-before' date?

    Security researchers have suggested that like food, browsers should have a best-before or expiry date. This comes after revealing that 637 million internet users are surfing with outdated and unpatched browsers, which puts them at risk from Web-based attacks.

  • Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

    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.

  • Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in June

    Firefox fans looking for a major update to the open-source Web browser probably will get a final version of it next month.

  • Windows XP SP3 upgrade spells trouble for IE

    Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned.

  • Microsoft goes beta mad at MIX08 with IE, Silverlight

    Microsoft has this week used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of Web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products.

  • Things can only get Beta for Microsoft IE 8

    Microsoft is gearing its latest IE 8 release for Web developers. However, a second beta version, scheduled to arrive mid-year, is aimed at a wider audience, Microsoft's top browser executive has revealed.

  • Microsoft shows off IE8, Silverlight 2 to developers

    Microsoft offered its first public demonstration of Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday, and has released a beta for developers.

  • IE8: Back to the future on standards

    Microsoft has backtracked on its previous claim that IE8 will render identical to IE7 by default. Now, the software giant has returned the default renderer to IE8's 'improved standards' mode.

  • 'Lighter' Norton 360 V2.0 takes aim at the Web

    "Lighter" is the key word Symantec hopes customers will feel when installing Norton 360 version 2.0, which is the company's security and backup system for small business and home users that was launched today.

  • Microsoft prepares Internet Explorer 8 beta

    Microsoft will shortly make available the test version of Internet Explorer 8, which is set for final release in the first half of this year.

  • Microsoft explains how to avoid IE7 upgrade

    Microsoft has released instructions for administrators who want to avoid a forced upgrade to the latest version of its browser, Internet Explorer 7, which is due to occur on 12 February.

  • IE8 passes the acid test

    The next version of Internet Explorer, IE8, has passed the Acid2 test, which has historically been one of the toughest Web standards and compliance tests to pass.

  • Microsoft hits back at Opera antitrust claims

    Microsoft denies abusing its market position, claims IE supports a "wide range of Web standards" and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows.

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