Microsoft begins IE8 advertising blitz in the UK as browser choice arrives

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Microsoft has begun airing several Internet Explorer 8 TV adverts in the UK just in time for the browser "ballot" choice screen. European copies of Windows began receiving a Windows Update for the controversial browser choice screen this week. The choice screen offers Internet Explorer users a selection ...

Charlie Miller: Windows 7 + IE 8 or Chrome provides safest computing experience

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

If you weren't already aware, Charlie Miller is a rather prominent white hat hacker and security expert, who regularly makes headlines as what he has to say is generally pretty important. He often participates in (and has won twice) the Pwn2Own competition, where groups of hackers ...

New Flaw could affect Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Microsoft issued a new security advisory on Wednesday, warning of a potential flaw in Internet Explorer which could allow third-parties access to data. "Our investigation so far has shown that if a user is using a version of Internet Explorer that is not running in Protected Mode an attacker may be ...

Internet Explorer 8 is now the world’s most used browser

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Guardian.co.uk references a Net Applications' chart from January 2010 showing that IE8 now commands the largest maket share of any browser in the world. Previously, IE6 held the crown. For some time now, Microsoft, as well as many other companies (such as Google), have been trying to ...