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Internet Explorer boss: Chrome 'massive challenge'
EXCLUSIVE: UK lead talks to Pocket-lint 10 January 2012 9:15 GMT TweetYou may have read earlier this week that Internet Explorer, so long the undisputed king of the browser world, is under serious threat from Google's Chrome for the no.1 crown.
Pocket-lint asked Gabby Hegerty, the new Internet Explorer Lead in...
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Google Chrome to overtake Internet Explorer in 2012
Number 1 browser before year's end 2 January 2012 9:46 GMT TweetGoogle Chrome, the search giant's web browser, is growing its market share at an incredible pace and is on course to overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer this year.
StatCounter shows that Chrome is now the browser of choice for more than...
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Internet Explorer to automatically update in future
Follows Chrome approach 15 December 2011 15:13 GMT TweetGoogle's Chrome browser already does it, but now Microsoft Internet Explorer browser is to offer automatic updates so users don't have to bother wondering whether they have the latest update or not.
"Today we are sharing our plan to automatically...
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One in five surfers now using Chrome
Google browser gaining momentum 6 July 2011 10:21 GMT TweetGoogle's web browser Chrome is gaining a market share at an incredible pace - with StatCounter declaring that it is now the browser of choice for one in five web surfers.
Other predictions have Chrome at around the 13-15 per cent mark, but...
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Move over IE9, here comes IE10
Second IE10 platform preview available 30 June 2011 11:11 GMT TweetIE9 may only be just over three months old, but all eyes are now on the next-gen of Microsoft's, er, "popular" browser - IE10 - following the release of the second platform preview to developers.
The platform preview is the one that was on...
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Microsoft says IE6 must die
A global name and shame 4 March 2011 17:45 GMT TweetMicrosoft has created a constantly updated countdown infographic to subtly nudge PC owners away from using the 10-year-old version of its web browser, IE6.
Apparently, 12 per cent of surfers worldwide are still using Internet Explorer 6 in...
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Internet Explorer 9 full release 24 March?
Hasty official tweet suggests so 1 March 2011 16:56 GMT TweetAccording to a tweet by the Indian Microsoft development account, the final release of Internet Explorer 9 will be landing on 24 March.
The tweet, that has since been removed, stated that the launch will take place during Tech.Ed in India,...
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Internet Explorer worldwide use falls below 50 per cent
Is Microsoft's browser on the way out? 5 October 2010 17:30 GMT TweetCould Microsoft's browser dominance be on the wane?
If the latest figures released are anything to go by, then it just might be.
Significantly, the global use of Internet Explorer dropped below 50 per cent in September, to 49.87 per...
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Gorillaz help launch Microsoft's IE9 Beta
"It's like a wizard's portal," says Murdoc 15 September 2010 23:40 GMT TweetMicrosoft employed the help of Murdoc and the Gorillaz to launch its IE9 Beta in London tonight (15 September). An exclusively put together video by the team at Zombie Flesh Eaters was shown to a crowd containing none other than Gorillaz co-founders...
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First Glimpse: Microsoft IE9
HTML5 Canvas on board for Microsoft's next browser refresh 24 June 2010 12:56 GMT TweetMicrosoft is readying IE9, and Pocket-lint was invited along for a sneak preview of it in action. The software giant will hope that the next version of its browser will be able to regain some of the trust lost by the problems that have blighted previous...
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Microsoft in holiday romance with Expedia
Special edition IE8 optimised for travel junkies 2 June 2010 17:53 GMT TweetApparently 65 per cent of Brits agree that cheaper holiday deals can be found online than anywhere else. But 22 per cent also think it takes more preparation to book a trip on the Web than preparing for a job interview!
This is research carried...
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InvisibleHand launches on Internet Explorer
£300 million worth of savings 25 March 2010 13:41 GMT TweetInvisibleHand, the free real-time online shopping tool, has announced that from 25 March 2010 it will be available on Internet Explorer.
According to the company: "InvisibleHand has already found over £7 million of savings for online shoppers,... -
Developer criticises 'limited' browser ballot
Protests that almost half the browsers are IE clones 3 March 2010 10:50 GMT TweetA web designer, Richard Quick, has filed a complaint with the EC about the browser ballot screen that is rolling out, offering users a choice between which software they use to navigate the Web. He says that half the options on offer are just Internet...
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Chrome only browser to grow in February
All others shrinking in marketshare 2 March 2010 10:55 GMT TweetLatest figures from Net Applications suggest that the browser market is moving in favour of Google's Chrome - which is growing while all others shrink in marketshare. Chrome is up 0.39%, which takes the browser to 5.61% of web use - in third place...
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Wild Wild Web - the browser ballot's lesser-known options
We test out GreenBrowser, SlimBrowser, K-Meleon, Sleipnir, Flock, Maxthon, and Avant Browser 1 March 2010 15:50 GMT TweetWe're not going to insult your intelligence. You know what Firefox is. You might have tried new boy Chrome. If you're a Mac user, you'll be familiar with Safari. You may even be a fan of long-running innovators Opera. One thing's for sure - you're...
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