http://www.silicon.com Results for IE8 en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39546154,00.htm Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google Chrome Frame - an Internet Explorer plug-in that supplants IE's rendering engine with Google's. The software maker said users are better off moving to a later version of Internet Explorer if they want... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39482191,00.htm Clive Longbottom has got his hands on Windows 7. So what does he think: Microsoft saviour or Vista all over again? Read on… I've spent the last couple of days with Windows 7. The experience brings to mind that famous phrase: "It was the best of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39453989,00.htm Responding to widespread complaints, Microsoft has made it less likely that Internet Explorer 8 will become the default browser against the user's wishes. Previously, installing the browser offered an 'express setting' that would make IE8 the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:41:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39440343,00.htm Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest conference in March. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39437776,00.htm Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an issue in which users of Internet Explorer 6 are forced into having Bing as their default search engine. We are aware of the issue with Bing on machines running IE6 and are investigating a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39403070,00.htm Microsoft has included in recent Windows 7 test versions an option to turn off the Internet Explorer 8 web browser, according to testers who have used the recent builds. According to one tester, build 7048 of Windows 7 includes Internet Explorer as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39349366,00.htm Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39297564,00.htm Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. Chrome is the latest product in Google's reasonably... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:25:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39296613,00.htm Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP with business users, with more enterprises confessing to checking out the unreleased Windows 7 OS than its predecessor. More than half (58 per cent) of businesses using... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39295112,00.htm Despite the hype it seems few IT teams are testing Google's recently launched web browser Chrome - yet. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… diams;&nbsp Video: CIO Agenda 2008... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:31:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39288639,00.htm The next version of Firefox is likely to add a private surfing mode to Mozilla's popular browser. Such functionality is already included in the beta of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and in Google Chrome, the most recent high-profile entrant into the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39283176,00.htm Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:56:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39281330,00.htm Microsoft has released the second beta edition of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser. The emphasis on this release is on customer-oriented features. Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari and Firefox but offers a few unique... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39275913,00.htm Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox in terms of security and features. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39273886,00.htm For many, privacy on the web is a concern. And for Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, privacy is a feature. In a meeting with reporters this week, Satya Nadella, senior vice president of Microsoft's search, portal and advertising platform group... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39246123,00.htm Although Beta 2 of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 isn't due out until some time in August, Microsoft is cautioning website owners that they need to be prepping now for possible problems the new, more standards-compliant browser may cause. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39219207,00.htm Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39181367,00.htm Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is taking a while to catch on, with just 6.3 per cent of enterprise users on the OS by the end of 2007. And according to research by Forrester Research, most upgrades were from users of Windows 2000... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:52:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39170316,00.htm Microsoft has used its MIX08 event in Las Vegas to announce beta releases of web tools including Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Expression Studio 2 products. Along with IE8, the new versions of Silverlight and Expression Studio are targeted... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39170176,00.htm Microsoft will shortly make available the test version of Internet Explorer 8, which is set for final release in the first half of this year. You what…? Bust through tech jargon with silicon.com's Cheat Sheets. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:50:02 +0000