Microsoft has released an “out-of-band” patch to address a critical vulnerability in all versions of Internet Explorer on all flavours of currently supported Windows operating systems. According to Microsoft, the patch fixes…
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Microsoft to turn off Do Not Track (DNT) feature in future web browsers
Microsoft has announced the Do Not Track (DNT) feature will no longer be turned on by default in future web browser versions, including the upcoming Project Spartan. The Internet Explorer maker implemented…
Microsoft’s new web browser ‘Project Spartan’ released to beta testers
Microsoft’s replacement for its age-old web browser Internet Explorer dubbed ‘Project Spartan’ has been released to beta testers in a new preview build of the Redmond’s upcoming Windows 10 operating system. “Today,…
Chrome crowned as most popular web browser in the US by federal government
The US federal government has crowned Google’s Chrome as the most popular web browser in the US based on the data from its Digital Analytics Program (DAP) over the course of last…
Microsoft to bid goodbye to Internet Explorer brand
Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off the Internet Explorer brand in favour of a new browser codenamed Project Spartan. The confirmation came via Redmond’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela who…
Microsoft to replace Internet Explorer in Windows 10 with ‘Spartan’, new report claims
There have long been rumours of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser getting a 360 degree overhaul with the release of new Windows 10 OS, but new reports suggest a brand new web browser…
Microsoft Internet Explorer Chief Dean Hachamovitch leaves company after 24 years
Dean Hachamovitch, longtime Internet Explorer chief, has confirmed his departure from Microsoft after serving for over 24 years. Hachamovitch announced his departure in an interview with GeekWire on Thursday saying “I’m overdue…
Microsoft no longer needs to offer browser choice menu in Europe
Microsoft will no longer have to offer Windows users with a Browser Choice menu in Europe as a European Commission order enforcing the same has expired. The EU had penalized the Redmond…
China: Microsoft is not fully transparent regarding Browser, Media Player distribution and sale
Zhang Mao, head of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC): Microsoft has not been fully transparent with information about its Windows and Office sales, but has expressed willingness to cooperate with ongoing investigations.
Microsoft addresses Internet Explorer crawl with hotfix
Microsoft has acknowledged Internet Explorer crawling issues because of two of the updates it released recently and has issued a hotfix to resolve it. Microsoft released two updates for its Internet Explorer…
Internet Explorer for Android/iOS isn’t on Microsoft’s agenda… for now!
The IE team is currently busy with making the Internet Explorer the best browser for Windows Phone.
Microsoft opens up Internet Explorer developer channel for early access to next-gen features
The developer version of the browser will run independently of users’ main browser such that it doesn’t interfere with users’ current browser setup.
Google Chrome leading US browser market, new report claims
Chrome manages to ace the US web browser market for the first time with a combined desktop and mobile browser share of 31.8 percent.
Microsoft faces lawsuit over IE blunder
Kim Barovic, one of the shareholders of the Microsoft Corporation, has filed a lawsuit against the company in the federal court in Seattle over the mishandling of a technical error in the…
Microsoft to roll out penultimate Windows XP patch tomorrow
Microsoft revealed a preview of the five security bulletins scheduled to be released on March 11 including the penultimate security update for Windows XP as part of March’s Patch Tuesday. Of the five…