Google has announced and released its own WebM plugin for Internet Explorer 9. Google controversially promised to remove support for the H.264 codec in Chrome in January. Google announced the change stating that it was … read more
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Internet Explorer 9 partner sites go live ahead of launch
14th Mar 11 5:00 pm with 4 CommentsMicrosoft’s Internet Explorer 9 launch partners fired up their websites on Monday ahead of the public release of Internet Explorer 9 later today. Microsoft has partnered with a variety of sites including UK National Rail, … read more
Microsoft pulls Bing HTML5 preview site offline
8th Mar 11 10:53 pm with 3 CommentsMicrosoft pulled its HTML5 Bing preview site offline on Tuesday. WinRumors unveiled the existence of Microsoft’s HTML5 Bing preview on Sunday. The software giant has now taken the site offline ahead of its official launch … read more
Bing HTML5 preview site goes live, available soon
6th Mar 11 11:01 am with 28 CommentsMicrosoft is currently readying a special HTML5 version of Bing and WinRumors has learned it will be available in preview soon. The software giant first announced its HTML5 version of Bing at the original beta … 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
Microsoft further details Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone
18th Feb 11 10:46 am with 14 CommentsMicrosoft has further demonstrated and detailed its plans for Internet Explorer 9 mobile. The software giant held a developers day seminar at Mobile World Congress on Wednesday and covered the developer story for IE9 Windows … read more
Microsoft patent reveals potential Bing maps improvements
4th Feb 11 2:39 pm with 6 CommentsMicrosoft has filed a patent for hybrid maps with embedded street-side images. The patent, filed on October 8 and approved last week, relates to a method for allowing street-side imagery to be displayed on a … read more
Microsoft delivers H.264 plug-in for Chrome
2nd Feb 11 3:03 pm with 9 CommentsMicrosoft announced its launch of a Chrome web browser plug-in that enables support for the H.264 codec. Google controversially promised to remove support for the H.264 codec in Chrome last month. Google announced the change … read more
HTML5 and Silverlight 5 showdown on the Vegas cards for MIX11
26th Jan 11 11:15 am with 2 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to address the Silverlight vs HTML5 war of words at this years MIX11 conference. The software giant’s annual web and developer conference kicks off on April 12 this year in Las Vegas. … read more
Microsoft backs new W3C HTML5 logo
18th Jan 11 5:00 pm with 8 CommentsThe Worldwide Web Consortium launched a new HTML5 logo on Tuesday and Microsoft has confirmed it will back the use of the new logo. The W3C unveiled the new logo and marketing campaign and says … read more