Tag: Internet Explorer
Google’s lobbying bill tops $2M for 1st time in 2Q (AP)
July 23rd, 2011, No Comments
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc.’s quarterly lobbying expenses surpassed $2 million for the first time as the U.S. government conducts a wide-ranging investigation into the Internet search leader’s business practices. The company spent $2.06 million trying to make its points with lawmakers and regulators during the April-June period, a 54 percent increase from $1.34 million [...]
Google’s Chrome tops 20 percent market share (Reuters)
July 2nd, 2011, No Comments
Seattle (Reuters) – Google Inc. browser, Chrome Web has captured more than 20 percent market share, while the long Microsoft Corp., a leading Internet Explorer has fallen below 50 percent, determined according to StatCounter Internet statistics. A seven-fold increase in usage in the last 12 months, a boost for Google, is trying its dominance in [...]
Microsoft Next to Face Instant Search Suit (PC World)
May 24th, 2011, No Comments
MasterObjects, a software company, Microsoft has added to the list of companies sued for violation of a patent for technology that lets you see the potential for complete search terms as users type in a search bar. MasterObjects filed similar lawsuits against Google and Amazon in March. As with complaints, charges that Microsoft had infringed [...]
One-in-14 software downloads malicious: Microsoft (AFP)
May 24th, 2011, No Comments
San Francisco (AFP) – Microsoft said Wednesday that hackers are using tricks of the mind more often than the skills of software for computer viruses. Reviews of popular global Internet Explorer (IE) browser, stated that one of every 14 downloaded programs were found to be malicious code, according to the U.S. software titan. "The social [...]
Why Doesn’t Google Polish Android With Chrome? (PC World)
May 19th, 2011, No Comments
Search engine giant Google had a bold strategy: Create a new operating system and try to take down the top dog. What made this really bold is that Google is trying to do this not once but twice, and at the same time. In the mobile space Google’s Android has gone after Apple’s iOS, while [...]
Internet Explorer and Firefox Continue to Slide (PC World)
May 3rd, 2011, No Comments
New browser market share data shows that both Internet Explorer and Firefox lost ground in April. While Microsoft and Mozilla trumpet their latest browsers, publicly trade jabs, and beat their chests at one another, Chrome and Safari are quietly gaining market share. Firefox declined by nearly two tenths of a percentage point overall, while Internet [...]
Windows Update Will Push IE9; IE10 Will Snub Vista (NewsFactor)
April 18th, 2011, No Comments
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 will be knocking at the update door on Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. But, as it turns out, the upcoming Internet Explorer 10 will not make friends with Vista. IE9, which became available on March 14, has previously been available through manual downloads. The company said it has seen strong [...]
The Race Is On for Internet Explorer 10 (PC World)
April 14th, 2011, No Comments
Have you downloaded Internet Explorer 9 yet? Microsoft hasn't even begun to automatically push the latest version of the browser–released about a month ago–out to Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, and yet it unveiled the initial Platform Preview for Internet Explorer 10 at the MIX '11 conference in Las Vegas this week. Internet Explorer [...]
Windows Phone Tools Aimed at Richer Mobile Apps (NewsFactor)
April 14th, 2011, No Comments
Microsoft did a lot of banter these days – teasing about future iterations of some of its products. Besides offering a taste of Internet Explorer 10, also Microsoft on Wednesday offered a preview of the next version of Windows operating telephone at its MIX11 conference in Las Vegas. Microsoft will release a new version of [...]
Firefox Challenges Browser Rivals with Quicker Updates (NewsFactor)
April 12th, 2011, No Comments
Mozilla notified developers late last week that it intends to adopt a shorter development cycle for Firefox browser releases. Though this will help Firefox avoid losing more market share to Google's Chrome — and put more pressure on Microsoft to follow suit with Internet Explorer — the real winner is the browser user, noted Net [...]
