Three of the currently most used web browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. These three have been around for years – particularly Internet Explorer, which comes embedded with the Windows Operating System – and have been vying for the top spot on the top web browsers ranking. All of them work well enough to have them on the top three; but what makes them stand out among others? Having tested their latest versions over the last six days, here’s how they …

Microsoft has revealed that its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser is well on its way to be the most used web browser for computers powered by its Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
The revelation about IE9 on Windows 7 was made by Microsoft in a recent blog post on the Windows Team Blog.
The data used by Microsoft to predict that IE9 will be the top web browser on Windows 7 computers comes from research from Net Applications.
According to the data, IE9 is on its way to dominate the web …

A security expert has derided Microsoft’s claims over the security of its latest web browser, the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), saying that the company has only presented an incomplete picture of a feature meant to make the browser safer from malware.

Sophos security researcher Chet Wisniewski said in an interview with Computer World that Microsoft is “presenting only half of the equation” when it comes to the SmartScreen Application Reputation technology enabled in by IE9.
The security …

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has revealed that its next-generation Fusion accelerated processing units (APU) and Radeon graphics processing units (GPU) natively enhance the newly-released Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for a better web experience for users.
Microsoft released the IE9 browser on Monday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. However, it is only available for users with Windows Vista or Windows 7-powered machines …

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Microsoft launched the latest version of its web browser, the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas, on Monday.
Highlighting what Microsoft says is the main advantage of the newly-refreshed browser, IE corporate vice president Dean Hachamovitch said that IE9 is the best web browser to use on a Windows-powered machine.
“Other browsers dilute their engineering investments across a lot of …

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Microsoft will be launching its latest web browser the Internet Explorer 9 on March 14, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
The software giant will be holding a Microsoft Interactive Lounge by 9:30 in the morning at the Austin Convention Center on Monday, the SXSW schedule says, and this will be when Microsoft will presumably launch IE9.
Ryan Gavin, Senior Director of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Business and …

Microsoft has recently disclosed that its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser has passed the 20 million download mark after its release on Sept. 15 last year.

Internet Explorer Product Marketing Director Roger Capriotti wrote in a Microsoft blog post that “IE9 Beta has been downloaded 20 million times since launch in September, and IE9 now accounts for 0.46% of internet users worldwide at year end.”
Capriotti also wrote that IE9 has become “the leading browser in JavaScript performance as …