Internet Explorer 9 is now the most popular modern browser choice worldwide on Windows 7. Internet Explorer 9 usage on Windows 7 approached 25% worldwide during November, according to statistics from Net Applications. The usage … read more
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Microsoft backs “Update your Parent’s Browser” day for Thanksgiving
24th Nov 11 10:15 pm with 43 CommentsMicrosoft is backing the idea of an “Update your Parents’ Browser” day this coming Friday. The day coincides with Black Friday and follows America’s thanksgiving day. The Atlantic has proposed the day and notes that … read more
Microsoft benchmarks Windows Phone browser against iPhone 4 and Android, wins
13th Apr 11 7:42 pm with 82 CommentsMicrosoft kicked off a HTML5 mobile browser war on Wednesday after demonstrating its Internet Explorer 9 mobile for Windows Phone. Joe Belfiore, Director of the Windows Phone program, demonstrated Internet Explorer 9 mobile against Apple’s iPhone … read more
Microsoft: Internet Explorer 9 uses less laptop battery life than rivals
30th Mar 11 4:39 pm with 7 CommentsMicrosoft claims that its recently released browser, Internet Explorer 9, is the most energy efficient amongst its rivals. The software giant has been measuring browser power consumption and has churned out some interesting results. “We … read more
Microsoft launches HTML5 developer competition
1st Mar 11 9:37 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft unveiled its Dev Unplugged contest on Tuesday. Dev Unplugged is a forum for developers worldwide to showcase their talents and win some impressive prizes. Microsoft is pushing developers to create HTML5 websites that do … read more
Internet Explorer market-share increases first time in over six months
1st Mar 11 10:33 am with 4 CommentsMicrosoft’s overall Internet Explorer market-share appears to have flat-lined thanks to a small increase in February 2011. Worldwide Market-share trackers Net Applications issued their monthly browser share report on Tuesday which indicates that Internet Explorer … read more
Microsoft ships revamped Bing Bar with Facebook integration
17th Feb 11 6:44 pm with 3 CommentsMicrosoft announced an overhauled Bing Bar browser add-in on Thursday. The software giant has engineered the new Bing Bar from the “ground up” to integrate Facebook, alerts, Mail and the Bing Rewards program. “We took … read more
Internet Explorer 9 RC reaches 2 million downloads just days after release
16th Feb 11 5:49 pm with 9 CommentsMicrosoft revealed on Wednesday that Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC) has reached 2 million downloads just a few days after its release. Microsoft launched its final development milestone version of Internet Explorer 9 on February … read more
Internet Explorer market-share reaches all time low as Chrome hits 10%
1st Feb 11 11:46 am with 10 CommentsMicrosoft’s overall Internet Explorer market-share decreased again in January 2011. Worldwide Market-share trackers Net Applications issued their monthly browser share report today which indicates that Internet Explorer market-share has dropped for the seventh month in … read more
Internet Explorer boss provides Tracking Protection progress update
25th Jan 11 10:05 pm with Comments OffMicrosoft’s Internet Explorer chief has provided an update on the company’s progress with Internet Explorer 9′s Tracking Protection feature. Dean Hachamovitch, Corporate Vice President of Internet Explorer at Microsoft, penned a broad blog post on … read more