Features

• Getting Ready For Internet Explorer 9

  By Tony Bradley | 14 August, 2010 02:30

  After four platform previews aimed at demonstrating the power of the underlying Internet Explorer 9 engine to developers, Microsoft is ready to unveil a public beta of the on September 15. Many organizations are still struggling with the decision to move from IE6 to IE8, so what should businesses expect from the new Microsoft browser?

• Lab Notes: The Inside Scoop on Browser Speed Testing

  By Nick Mediati | 03 August, 2010 10:28

  If you're a regular PCWorld reader, you may have noticed the Browser Blowout story we posted last week. In it, I looked at various aspects of the major Web browsers, including features, interface, security, and performance.

• 5 reasons why Google Chrome will crush IE In browser war

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 05 May, 2010 06:43

  Google's Chrome browser is shining brightly, and it's not hard to see why. First, the stats: According to the latest NetApplications figures, Chrome now has 6.7 percent of the browser market--a stunning rise from zero prior to 2009. Competing browsers are either treading water or, as in the case of Microsoft Internet Explorer, in precipitous freefall.

• What you need to know about Microsoft's emergency IE patch

  By Tony Bradley | 31 March, 2010 07:48

  So far 2010 hasn't been kind to the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser. It is only March, and Microsoft is releasing the second emergency out-of-band patch to respond to a zero-day exploit in the wild.

• It's time to finally drop Internet Explorer 6

  By Tony Bradley | 12 March, 2010 10:23

  A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser.

• Open-source hardware takes steps toward gadget mainstream

  By Howard Wen | 04 March, 2010 07:06

  Open-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years.

• Microsoft should kill Internet Explorer

  By Jason Cross | 14 January, 2010 06:57

  It's time for Microsoft to kill Internet Explorer. It has to be done quickly, before it's too late to rebound. The browser is bleeding market share in a way that a new version alone cannot stop. It's time for the company to rethink the browser and come at it from a fresh perspective. Microsoft needs a new browser, not a new version of an existing one.

• Google's Chrome tops Safari: Is Firefox next?

  By Ian Paul | 05 January, 2010 08:22

  Google Chrome hit a milestone over the weekend when it became the third-most popular browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to metrics firm Net Applications. It controls just 4.63 percent of the browser market, but Chrome has made significant inroads against competing browsers, such as the former bronze medalist Apple Safari.

• Browser wars redux: Top 5 duke it out

  By Preston Gralla and Michael DeAgonia | 14 October, 2009 05:06

  For browser fans, this is the best of times.

• Eight easy extras for IE8

  By Logan Kugler | 08 October, 2009 16:30

  Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to Microsoft's venerable Web browser, introduces several features intended to provide greater security and ease of use.

• Eight quick tips for getting the most from IE8

  By Logan Kugler | 18 September, 2009 08:14

  Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to Microsoft's venerable Web browser, introduces several features intended to provide greater security and ease of use. New security settings in IE8 allow for more privacy, new add-ons allow quick access to Web-based information and services, and a new browsing mode changes the way you interact with your browser.

• FAQ: Microsoft's browser 'ballot screen,' the EU and you

  By Gregg Keizer | 29 July, 2009 08:32

  Microsoft's surprise offer last week to European Union (EU) antitrust regulators that it will give Windows users a chance to download rivals' browsers stunned some, who likened it to waving the white flag.

• Web browser wars, Michael Jackson version

  By Todd R. Weiss | 07 July, 2009 02:39

  Like the fluid and swirling currents in the world's vast oceans, the global usage statistics for Web browsers are constantly on the move.

• Microsoft pulls gross-out ad for IE8

  By Ian Paul | 03 July, 2009 02:53

  It looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft.

• Firefox 3.5 release may accelerate IE's downfall

  By JR Raphael | 24 June, 2009 04:13

  Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 is now out in the open, meaning the long-awaited final version is likely right around the corner.