Web browser news as it happens
Microsoft has announced that it has discovered a new zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, and allows remote malicious code to install itself on a users system.
Currently, it appears only Internet Explorer 6 and 7 are affected while Internet Explorer 8 is safe this time around.
No word from Microsoft [...]
After reports two weeks ago that Microsoft’s Browser Ballot screen for the European Union was not as random as first seemed, Microsoft have updated the algorithm used to determine a browsers random position.
“We can confirm that we made a change to the random icon order algorithm in the browser choice screen for Europe,” said [...]
Microsoft is looking to push Internet Explorer 9 at this years MIX conference, with a Customer Technology Preview build of the browser expected to be released to the public at the same time.
Two sessions at MIX 2010 give clues as to what we might see in the new browser; HTML5 Now: The Future of [...]
YouTube has announced that it is dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 on March 13. This comes just weeks after Google announced that it would start dropping support for the browser on Google services this year.
Internet Explorer 6 users are currently presented with a nice message urging them to upgrade to a newer browser.
“On March [...]
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22 Feb 2010Microsoft has begun testing of its new browser ballot screen for European Union countries.
The ballot screen, which can be seen at http://www.browserchoice.eu/, lists the 5 major browsers in a random order, followed by 8 lesser known browsers also in a random order.
Early testing by DSL.sk shows the ballot screen might not be as random as [...]
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12 Feb 2010Private browsing will now extend to the Flash plug-in with Flash Player 10.1 Adobe have announced.
“Integrating with your web browser, Flash Player 10.1 will automatically clear stored data in accordance with your browser’s private browsing settings” said Adobe Engineer Jimson Xu.
Flash Player 10.1 supports private browsing with Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3.5+, and Google [...]
After news last week that Google will be removing support for Internet Explorer 6 in its Google Sites and Google Apps applications, a spokesperson from Google has also confirmed to ComputerWorld that the company also plans to drop support for IE6 from Gmail.
“We plan to stop supporting older browsers for the rest of the Google [...]
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is again at risk, just days after the company closed another serious security flaw in its web browser.
A new security advisory was posted by Microsoft last Wednesday, notifying users of a potential flaw in Internet Explorer which could allow third-parties access to data.
“Our investigation so far has shown that if a [...]
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1 Feb 2010Time appears to slowly be running out for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), as Google has announced plans to drop support for the browser in its Google Sites and Google Docs applications.
“Many other companies have already stopped supporting older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as browsers that are not supported by [...]
Microsoft has filled a patent that reveals it is looking at revamping the tabbed browsing experience with Internet Explorer 9.
The patent appears to be an enhancement of the quick tabs found in IE8,which allows users to see all tabs and close them individually. This parent covers:
Drag and move the tabs within the Quick Tabs interface.
Tab [...]