Thursday March 26, 2009 22:10
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer
A recently released report claims that Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is more than twice as effective at blocking malware sites than its nearest rival. According to NSS Labs, which conducted the Microsoft-sponsored study, IE8 blocked 69% of the 492...
Thursday March 19, 2009 09:14
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer
Sets start time at 9 a.m. Pacific time to download its newest browser. Microsoft Corp. will release Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) at 9 a.m. Pacific time today, beating its biggest rival, Mozilla Corp., in the race toward final code. The new browser ...
Wednesday February 25, 2009 10:04
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer
According to Russian publication Wzor, Microsoft finalised Internet Explorer 8 on February 21st. The final build that was prepared and passed to internal staff and partners is 8.0.6001.18691. Microsoft is reportedly readying this build for distribution...
Monday February 23, 2009 11:49
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer
In an effort to improve Web users’ compatibility experience, Microsoft added a new, user-selectable Compatibility List to the Release Candidate test version of IE 8 that the company released in January. Microsoft describes the list — Version 1.0 of...
Saturday December 20, 2008 10:11
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer
Microsoft won't say exactly when it will ship the Release Candidate of its Internet Explorer 8 browser but it's "just around the corner," according to a senior company official. Dean Hachamovitch, general manger of the company's Internet Explorer team,...
Saturday December 13, 2008 11:15
Posted by BSchwarz as Internet Explorer, Security
We’ve just posted a revision to Microsoft Security Advisory (961051) with the latest information from our ongoing work around this issue. While the known attacks are only targeting Internet Explorer 7, we have found that the underlying vulnerability...
Thursday November 20, 2008 16:56
Posted by BSchwarz as Beta, Internet Explorer
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...