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Microsoft tags IE 7 'high priority' update

July 26, 2006 Browser update will be delivered automatically to Windows XP users, but those who don't want it can opt out. TAGS: Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, priority, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Apple invites Windows users on Safari

June 11, 2007 Mac maker announces a free public test version of its Web browser for Windows users. Is it destined to be another crossover hit? TAGS: Mac maker, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, Web browser, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., PC

Safari ushers in better browser colors

June 19, 2007 Apple's Safari could bring richer colors to Windows browsers, but Firefox soon will help expand the gamut, too. TAGS: margin, Apple Safari, color, Web browser, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Computer, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, leader, image, Microsoft Internet Explorer, photograph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Firefox update patches security holes

September 15, 2006 The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical." TAGS: flaw, patch management, Firefox, open source, Mozilla Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft offers helping hand to Firefox

August 25, 2006 Mozilla welcomes Redmond's efforts to ensure interoperability between Firefox and the Vista operating system. TAGS: application security, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, Redmond, open source, Firefox, offer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

EU slaps record fine on Microsoft

March 25, 2004 Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, agreement, Microsoft Corp., media player, Windows Media, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft moves closer to new browser release

August 24, 2006 Company hits "release candidate" stage for Internet Explorer 7, first major update offered in recent years. TAGS: test version, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, candidate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows

February 15, 2005 update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans. Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity? TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, reversal, Bill Gates, RSA Security Inc., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, conference, service pack, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, Yahoo! Mail, Symantec Corp., flaw, advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, server, security

Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports

February 26, 2007 Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually

November 13, 2006 Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security update, Web browser, service pack, security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla exec calls Apple's Safari plan 'duopolistic'

June 18, 2007 COO John Lilly says Steve Jobs' keynote last week reveals a "corporate-controlled" view of browser market that "betrays (Apple's) thinking." TAGS: browser market, Steve Jobs, Apple Safari, COO, market share, Mozilla Corp., exec, Apple Computer, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows

Lenovo loads up on Windows Live Search

March 14, 2007 Microsoft search engine, Windows Live Toolbar to become default on all Lenovo PCs worldwide, replacing Google. TAGS: Lenovo, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Lenovo PC, Microsoft Windows Live, toolbar, Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows and the cloud

October 29, 2008 At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Ina Fried, margin, productivity suite, cloud, Windows 7, coverage, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, toolbar, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Week in review: Apple invites Windows users to Safari

June 15, 2007 Apple urges Windows users to try the Safari Web browser and invites applications developers to spend some time with the iPhone. TAGS: Steve Jobs, Week in review, Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Apple Computer, Web development, iPhone app, developer, reader, AT&T Corp., chance, Web browser, mobile phone, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

Google kicks offline Web apps into gear

May 30, 2007 Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser. TAGS: Web application, Google Inc., JavaScript, Web browser, developer, Opera Software, access, RSS, Web server, Firefox, open source, server, database, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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