Neowin News Feed for: Ie 9

IE and Chrome still duking it out; IE10 makes a small impression

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:15:30 +0000

Internet Explorer 10 is currently being used by a tiny 0.51 percent of users worldwide, according to new data from Net Applications; which shows IE 8 and 9 on top for November. Read more...

IE9 TV commercial gets a parody: "It's Kinda Fast ... I Guess?"

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:56:32 +0100

A recent parody of Microsoft's TV commercial for Internet Explorer 9 tries to poke fun at some of the complaints people have raised about the company's web browser. Read more...

Microsoft fixes IE security hole; another update on Friday

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:35:52 +0100

Microsoft has issued a quick fix for the security exploit that was discovered in some versions of Internet Explorer, with another larger update due to be released on Friday. Read more...

Windows 8 support for EV code signing certificates revealed

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:06:51 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it now supports Extended Validation (EV) code signing certificates for desktop programs for the SmartScreen feature in Windows 8, IE 9 and IE 10. Read more...

Microsoft launches critical Internet Explorer 9 patch

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:09:20 +0100

As promised, Microsoft has released a new and critical update for Internet Explorer 9, which is designed to fix two exploits that could allow for remote code execution attacks. Read more...

Next Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes IE 9 fix

John Callaham — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:45:38 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it will release nine patches on Tuesday for various software products, including a patch for IE 9 that is earlier than the normal patch release Read more...

IE9 says Yahoo Axis slows down browser by .07 seconds

John Callaham — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:59:49 +0100

If you use Internet Explorer 9, the web browser will inform you that using the just released Yahoo Axis add-on will slow down the start up time for IE9 by 0.07 seconds. Read more...

Microsoft and Dell team up for new IE TV commercial

John Callaham — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:33:09 +0100

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Dell that will see the two companies team up on TV commercials that promote Microsoft's Internet Explorer running on Dell PCs. Read more...

IE 9 silent update helps boost its market share

John Callaham — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:06:20 +0100

New data suggests that Microsoft's plan to offer a silent update for older Internet Explorer versions to IE 9 has helped to boost its market share in areas of the world where it is enabled. Read more...

Microsoft: IE9 user growth in Windows 7 during April 2012

John Callaham — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:37:15 +0100

Microsoft says that, based on stats from Net Applications, it has seen continued growth in Internet Explore 9 usage during April 2012 in Windows 7 in the US as well as worldwide. Read more...

Microsoft's IE team creates the Brandon Generator

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:27:43 +0100

The Internet Explorer Team at Microsoft have launched The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator website, which uses HTML5 to offer up an interactive story written by filmmaker Edgar Wright. Read more...

Study: Internet Explorer 9 fastest browser on Windows

John Callaham — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:31:54 +0100

A new study claims that Internet Explorer 9 is the fastest web browser on Windows-based PCs. However, various versions of Google's Chrome for the Mac are even faster. Read more...

Microsoft claims more gains in IE 9 usage

John Callaham — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:29:49 +0100

Microsoft has announced that more users are choosing Internet Explorer 9 as their main web browser for the Windows 7 OS, according to data from Net Applications. Read more...

The Hunger Games website gets help from IE team

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:51:17 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Internet Explorer team has assisted with the creation of a new official website for the upcoming sci-fi movie The Hunger Games. Read more...

Microsoft picks Net Applications for web browser stats

John Callaham — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:26:35 +0000

In a new blog post, Microsoft has confirmed that it prefers the techniques that Net Applications uses to track web browser market share over its rival StatCounter. Read more...

Internet Explorer 9 flaws found in Pwn2Own event

John Callaham — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:22:20 +0000

A team of French researchers found two zero-day flaws in Internet Explorer 9 this week as part of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own competition. Their attack also works on IE 8 and IE 10 in Windows 8. Read more...

Microsoft shows off new Internet Explorer TV ad

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:37:40 +0000

Microsoft is launching a new TV ad campaign tonight for its Internet Explorer web browser from director Keith Rivers, featuring the song "Too Close" by UK singer Alex Clare. Read more...

IE 6 usage drops below 1% in the US

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:22:50 +0000

Microsoft has announced that the user base for the Internet Explorer 6 web browser has dropped down to less than one percent in the US, after efforts by Microsoft to get users to stop using IE 6. Read more...

Microsoft explains what automatic IE updates mean for businesses

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:10:02 +0000

What does the newly announced plan for automatic updates in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser mean for businesses who use the software? A new Microsoft blog posts attempts to explain it. Read more...

Microsoft planning IE9 announcement on March 14, launch imminent?

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:21:38 +0000

Earlier today Microsoft unveiled plans for a special celebration for "Beauty of the Web" hosted by the Internet Explorer 9 team. The Internet Explorer team made the announcement today on their blog but did not... Read more...