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Microsoft issues 'Fix it' patch for IE9 and IE10 zero-day exploit

John Callaham — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 02:15:31 +0000

Microsoft has now issued a formal security warning and a "Fix it" patch for an exploit that affects both Internet Explorer 9 and 10 that was discovered last week. Read more...

Microsoft rushes out security patch for Internet Explorer

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:29:50 +0000

Microsoft has released a patch designed to plug a security exploit discovered in current versions of Internet Explorer, which has already been used by hackers in a limited number of attacks. Read more...

Net Applications: IE10 overtakes IE9 in browser market share

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:34:09 +0000

The latest PC web browser market share numbers from Net Applications for June 2013 show that Internet Explorer 10 is now being used more than IE9 for the first time, but is still well below IE8. Read more...

Net Applications: IE10 browser share up to 9.26 percent

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:02:19 +0000

New data from Net Applications shows that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 gained market share in May going up to 9.26 percent, while IE's overall share went up slightly. Read more...

IE10 claims 6.02 percent of web browser share in April

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:09:14 +0000

New data from Net Applications shows that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 gained market share in April, going up to 6.02 percent, while IE's overall share dipped very slightly. Read more...

Internet Explorer market share up in March; IE10 up to 2.93 percent

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:23:31 +0000

Internet Explorer gained a tiny bit of the overall web browser market share in March 2013, rising to 55.83 percent. IE10's own share was up slightly to 2.93 percent. Read more...

IE10 still well behind most major web browsers in December

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:31:52 +0000

Data from Net Applications shows that Internet Explorer 10 was only being used by 0.89 percent in December, while IE8 remains on top in the world of browsers with 23.44 percent. Read more...

Exploit found in Internet Explorer 8; IE9 and 10 not affected [Update]

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:53:12 +0000

A new exploit that affects the Internet Explorer 8 web browser has been found that has already been used in a cyber attack. The exploit does not appear to affect IE9 or IE10. Read more...

Study: IE10 is fast; Chrome most popular browser for Windows

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:32:13 +0000

A study conducted by New Relic shows that the new Internet Explorer 10 is faster than the older IE9, but that Google's Chrome is the most popular web browser for Windows PCs. Read more...

Study: IE9 blocks more malware than other web browsers

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:55:27 +0000

A new study from NSS Labs claims that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 blocks 95 percent of malicious activity, well ahead of the second place browser, Chrome, which blocks just 33 percent of malware. Read more...

New Internet Explorer vulnerability used to deliver "Poison Ivy" trojan

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:53:14 +0000

A newly discovered security exploit in the last three Internet Explorer web browsers is being used to deliver the "Poison Ivy" malware. Microsoft says they are "aware" of the problem. Read more...

Microsoft releases new 60 second IE9 TV advert

Steven Parker — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:50:27 +0000

A new Microsoft ad released exclusively to Facebook shows off Internet Explorer 9 and a welcome to "a more beautiful web", this time going beyond the browser and into what really matters, the content Read more...

OnLive Desktop Plus launches; super-fast IE9 for iPad

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:35:24 +0000

OnLive Desktop Plus has now launched for the iPad, letting users gain access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 which can run at super-fast speeds, thanks to OnLive's gigabit-based cloud servers. Read more...

Google responds to Microsoft's IE9 privacy claims

John Callaham — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:42 +0000

Google has responded to a accusation from Microsoft on Monday where Microsoft accused Google of creating a way to bypass Internet Explorer 9's privacy settings. Read more...

Microsoft: Google bypasses IE9 privacy preferences

John Callaham — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:24:08 +0000

Microsoft claims in a new blog post that Google has bypassed the privacy preferences on Internet Explorer 9, much like how Google did on Apple's Safari web browser. Read more...

Microsoft promotes more IE9 user growth in January

John Callaham — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:12:56 +0000

Microsoft is promoting more growth for its Internet Explorer 9 web browser in January among Windows 7 users, although IE8 is still the number one most used browser worldwide. Read more...

Microsoft helps fund new tracking protection lists for IE9

John Callaham — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:31:43 +0000

Microsoft is using its official Internet Explorer blog to help promote its tracking protection feature, announcing that over 20 Tracking protection lists from six groups are now available. Read more...

IE usage drops to record low, could fall below 50% by March

Tyler Holman — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:33:00 +0000

Despite what Microsoft's official blogs might be saying, some are reporting that December was another bad month for Internet Explorer. IE is growing and falling, and Chrome isn't far behind. Read more...

IE to automatically update from Windows XP upwards

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:08 +0000

Starting from January 2012, Microsoft will automatically update older versions of Internet Explorer on Windows XP, Vista and 7 unless you opt-out with a tool kit. Read more...

This Friday is "Update your Parents' Browser" day

Brad Sams — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:46:57 +0000

We all know that our parents are not the most savvy people when it comes to updating their technology which is why this friday is "Update your Parents' Browser" day. Read more...

5 IE9 extensions you should know about

Tyler Holman — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:31:10 +0000

Internet Explorer might lack the robust extension support of Firefox and Chrome, but that doesn't mean that there aren't a few that no installation should be without. Read more...

Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 holiday giveaway

Steven Parker — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:38:07 +0000

Microsoft has kicked off the holiday season with an updated website offering freebies for US residents that download Internet Explorer 9, never a better reason to upgrade your IE we think. Read more...

Microsoft reports more people using IE9

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:14:57 +0000

Microsoft reports that more Windows 7 users are using Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of Microsoft web browser. However, Internet Explorer 8 is still the world's most used web browser. Read more...

IE9 features in Windows Phone 7 Mango update detailed

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:37:12 +0000

Microsoft has revealed more information about how Windows Phone 7's upcoming Mango update will improve features in its version of the Internet Explorer 9 web browser. Read more...

IE9 decimates competition at malware prevention

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:11:50 +0000

The latest NSS Labs report is in, and the findings show that Internet Explorer completely dominates all other browsers when it comes to preventing socially engineered malware. For those that aren’t aware, socially engineered malware... Read more...

Microsoft attacks Firefox over lack of corporate support

Christopher White — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:21:43 +0000

Apparently the cake was a lie. After hearing that Firefox 4 was no longer going to be receiving security updates, Microsoft was quick to pounce on the opportunity to improve their market penetration within the... Read more...

Cookie hijacking vulnerability discovered in Internet Explorer

Denis Wong — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:06:03 +0000

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer, including IE9, on all versions of Windows. This vulnerability allows hackers to steal login information for any sites requiring passwords. The theft... Read more...

Internet Explorer and Firefox market share declines in April

Byron Hinson — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:35:00 +0000

Despite the March release of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has seen its browser shares decline once more according to web usage data published on Sunday. According to Network World, Internet Explorer dropped eight-tenths of a percent... Read more...

Adoption rate of IE9 is 'about five times higher than IE8'

Brad Sams — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:05:18 +0000

Microsoft has recently taken the wrapping paper off of IE9 and released it to the world for public consumption. The browser offers many new features and a revamped user interface that has been receiving generally... Read more...

Hotmail adds notifications for IE9 in Windows 7

Brandon Boyce — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:13:34 +0000

Microsoft is working hard to make cloud services more like desktop applications. One way they are doing that is by making Hotmail a little more accessible by creating an icon you can pin to your... Read more...

Microsoft: Internet Explorer 9's "industry leading" energy efficiency

Denis Wong — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:04:11 +0000

Here's something to think about: when you ask some of your fellow geeky friends what they find best about the recently released Internet Explorer 9, see what responses you get back. You will most likely... Read more...

Crashie.com lives again, locks up IE9

Brad Sams — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:19:15 +0000

Many moons ago, actually August 31 2006, a website called crashie.com was launched. The purpose of the website was to, as you can guess by its name, crash IE. The idea was simple, a single... Read more...

Admins: Don't panic, IE9 not being pushed out to all users (yet)

Ross Dundas — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:38:53 +0000

Admins can rest easy for a bit as it seems there was a bit of a miscommunication by Microsoft's IE team earlier this month. They advised then that IE9 would be pushed out to all... Read more...

WP7's IE9 implementation shown off on video

Brody McKee — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:15:46 +0000

We've all seen the press around Microsofts newest weapon in the browser war -- Internet Explorer 9 -- but we haven’t heard (or seen) a lot regarding its mobile counterpart. Luckily for us, the guys... Read more...

Hints at Internet Explorer 10 found in final version of IE9

Mike Brown — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:29:42 +0000

While Internet Explorer 9 was only released days ago, the internet is already speculating on the next version. Today, resources discovered in the final version of IE9 have shown Microsoft is already planning ahead, with... Read more...

IE9 downloaded more than 2.35 million times in 24 hours

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:37:25 +0000

Today Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 9 RTM has been downloaded more than 2.35 million times in the first 24 hours. The current record holder still belongs to Mozilla, which had over 8 million downloads... Read more...

Study finds IE9's anti-tracking feature to be flawed

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:15:00 +0000

A day after the release of Internet Explorer 9 RTM, a study conducted by 'Which? Company' discovered that the anti-tracking feature in IE9 is flawed. The anti-tracking feature works by blocking flash cookies, web beacons and... Read more...

Google adds WebM support to Internet Explorer 9

Matthew Jones — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:09:35 +0000

Those of you who eagerly downloaded the final version of Internet Explorer 9 earlier today and raced off to play some royalty-free WebM video would have been disappointed - until now. In a tongue-in-cheek post spotted... Read more...

IE 9 RTM has at least one difference when compared to the RC

Brad Sams — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:15:16 +0000

Later today Microsoft will launch the much anticipated IE9 and with it will come with at least one small additional feature over the RC that was released a few weeks back. While there is no... Read more...

Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone 7 shown off at SXSW

Byron Hinson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:28:57 +0000

The Principal Program Manager for Microsoft’s Web platform on Windows Phone, Joe Marini said on his twitter feed today that he would be showing off Internet Explorer 9 on his Windows Phone 7 device at... Read more...