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Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work

Posted February 7, 2012 - 9:28 pm

Adobe next plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.
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Microsoft declares demise of IE6 in U.S.

Posted January 3, 2012 - 4:25 pm

Microsoft today said its campaign to drive Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) into extinction had done its job in the U.S., where fewer than 1% of users ran the decade-old browser last month.
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Chrome nears 20% share, IE resumes slide

Posted January 1, 2012 - 8:56 pm

After a one-month pause, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) resumed its usage share slide in December, dropping to a new low and setting the stage for a fall below 50% as early as March.
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Microsoft patches critical IE, Silverlight drive-by bugs

Posted October 11, 2011 - 3:41 pm

Microsoft today shipped eight security updates that patched 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), .Net Framework, Silverlight and other bits in its portfolio.
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Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses

Posted September 1, 2011 - 5:36 am

Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Here are five reasons why.
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Microsoft patches final Pwn2Own IE bug

Posted August 10, 2011 - 2:33 pm

Microsoft on Tuesday patched the last vulnerability in IE that was used by a researcher in March to win $15,000 at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest.
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We've been Punk'd about IE users' IQ scores

Posted August 4, 2011 - 11:02 am

Now that the BBC did some real digging (Cheerio! Facts are fun!) we know what we all suspected early on: the IQ gap was too large between IE users and users of Firefox, Safari, Opera etc., to be real.
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Study showing IE users are much dumber than users of other browser is a hoax

Posted August 3, 2011 - 12:02 pm

Source for 'stupid' finding was a fake study from a fake company at a fake site. Tech press executes a graceful, synchronized facepalm.
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Did that study show IE users are stupid? Or that the pollsters who did it are fools?

Posted August 1, 2011 - 11:28 am

Those who make personal choices, like browsers, different from ours obviously do so because they're damaged in some way. That doesn't mean even IE users are too stupid to see that this study is shallow and inaccurate. Not what you look for in a quantitative analysis company.
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Study says high IE use means low IQ

Posted August 1, 2011 - 10:19 am

A recent study tested over 100,000 people using a Web-based intelligence test, then tabulated the results based on the browser used to access the test. The headline in The Register read: It's official: IE users are dumb as a bag of hammers.
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Microsoft's top IE exec bashes Mozilla over Firefox support

Posted June 28, 2011 - 8:15 am

Microsoft's top IE executive Monday joined another exec at the firm to criticize Mozilla for new Firefox support plans.
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Microsoft exploits uproar over Firefox 4's retirement to beat IE drum

Posted June 24, 2011 - 5:58 am

Addressing the IT furor over Mozilla's plan to pull support for Firefox 4, Microsoft issued an open letter affirming its commitment to support the current Internet Explorer edition through 2020.
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Dangers of IE 'cookiejacking': What you need to know

Posted May 28, 2011 - 9:03 am

A security researcher has discovered a means of hijacking sensitive information from cookies in Internet Explorer. The 'cookiejacking' technique could expose credentials from Facebook, Twitter, Gmaiil, or other online services, but Microsoft doesn't consider it a serious threat. So, is the sky falling, is the security researcher crying wolf, or is the real risk somewhere in between.
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'Cookiejacking' zero-day flaw in IE exposes passwords to any site

Posted May 26, 2011 - 10:32 am

An Italian researcher has detailed an exploit called 'cookiejacking' that exposes passwords and session data in IE, just as in 2007. It's just a lot harder to steal now.
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IE9 can't stop Microsoft's browser slump

Posted May 2, 2011 - 10:19 am

The March launches of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Firefox 4 failed to stop Microsoft's and Mozilla's decline in browser share, new Web usage data shows.
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13 features that make each Web browser unique

Posted May 2, 2011 - 5:08 am

Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, IE -- innovative features set each browser apart
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Microsoft demos IE 10 on ARM, and it looks good

Posted April 14, 2011 - 3:33 pm

Blink and you'll miss it. Microsoft has demonstrated Internet Explorer 10 at the MIX11 show in Las Vegas. For around 30 seconds of the 90-minute talk, they mentioned that some of the demos were running on an ARM computer.
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Windows Vista: No IE 10 for you

Posted April 13, 2011 - 3:30 pm

Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), will not run on Windows Vista, either now in its developer preview form or when the software ships, the company confirmed today.
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Microsoft quickens browser pace with IE 10, goes for annual upgrades

Posted April 13, 2011 - 5:57 am

A year after it debuted the first preview for the just-shipped Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Microsoft on Tuesday kicked off its next browser, IE10.
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Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 10

Posted April 12, 2011 - 4:03 pm

The next-generation browser has a heavy emphasis on HTML5 and offers CSS3 capabilities and accelerated graphics
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Internet Explorer 9 speeds past competition

Posted March 16, 2011 - 3:09 pm

Throw away what you think you know about Internet Explorer -- because the just-released IE9 will turn it all on its ear. Think IE is sluggish? Think again, because according to SunSpider tests, it rivals or beats the speed demons Chrome and Opera. Believe that IE sports a tired-looking interface? No longer --- it now has the same type of stripped-down look that Chrome originated, and that the latest version of Firefox uses as well.
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IE9 gets the browser out of the way

Posted March 14, 2011 - 10:59 am

I got a guided tour of Microsoft's new IE9 browser here at SWSW, and saw several features that I believe raise the bar for web browsers.
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New attacks leverage unpatched IE flaw, Microsoft warns

Posted March 14, 2011 - 9:12 am

An Internet Explorer flaw made public two months ago is now being used in online attacks.
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Safari, IE hacked first at Pwn2Own

Posted March 9, 2011 - 9:23 pm

Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) both fell to the first hackers who tried their luck on the browsers at Wednesday's opening day of Pwn2Own.
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Microsoft launches IE6 deathwatch

Posted March 4, 2011 - 5:08 pm

Microsoft today launched a deathwatch for its 10-year-old Internet Explorer 6 browser, saying it wanted to "see IE6 gone for good."
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