Microsoft Unveils Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview
At the Mix 11 conference Tuesday, Microsoft surprised attendees by introducing the Internet Explorer 10 platform preview. This comes just weeks after the launch of Internet Explorer 9. Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovitch said during his keynote at Mix 11 that IE10 builds on the native HTML5 support in IE9, which will lead to long-term adoption of [...]
Read MoreFirefox 4 Doubles IE9 Downloads While Chrome 11 Adds Voice Input
It was only a few days ago that Microsoft boasted about IE9 being downloaded 2.35 million times in the first 24hrs it became available. Definitely a number to be proud of, especially given the love-hate relationship many have with Internet Explorer. The new release brought many updates that put it on par with Chrome and [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 3-18-2011
Android Loads Web Pages 52% Faster Than Android…Kinda A study done by Canadian company Blaze Software found that Android smoked iPhone when it comes to loading web pages. Comprised of 45,000 tests, Blaze called it the “largest ever research study of smart phone browser performance.” The problem is that the results are completely bogus. As [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft Set to Kill Off the Zune
According to “a person familiar with the decision,” Microsoft will no longer produce the Zune media player. The reasoning boils down to supply and demand. Not enough people demand to own the device. The Zune was probably the one device that had a chance to challenge the iPod. Obviously, it still wasn’t enough. It’s not [...]
Read MoreIE9 Releases Candidate, Four Times Faster Than Chrome
IE9 Beta debuted back in September and the word was it was gaining on Chrome, whose claim to fame is speed and support of the latest standards. Shortly after the beta was launched, IE9 got 2 million downloads in 2 days. Now, IE9 Release Candidate is finally available for download and the word is that [...]
Read MoreIE9 Receives 2 Million Downloads in 2 Days
Internet Explorer 9 is a complete departure from earlier versions of the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. It embraces the latest web technologies and treats web sites more like applications. It does all this using a clean, sleek interface. In the first 2 days since the beta was launched on the 15th, IE9 was downloaded [...]
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