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  IE exploit can track mouse cursor - even when you're not in IE

  A vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer versions 6 through 10 could make it possible for a hacker to monitor the movements of your mouse, even if the browser window is minimized.

  By Jon Gold | 12 December, 2012 17:02

  Tags: Microsoft, security, Internet Explorer, anti-malware, malware

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  Browser battle: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. IE vs. Opera

  After a long, quiet period of Microsoft dominance, the PC browser market has been broken wide-open again in recent years, with Firefox and Chrome challenging Internet Explorer, and Opera sniffing at the margins.

  By Jon Gold | 03 December, 2012 13:14

  Tags: Firefox vs IE, applications, Chrome vs Firefox, Chrome vs IE, tech argument, software, web browser, Internet Explorer, chrome, Apple, Firefox, Google, Microsoft

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  Goodbye 2011 ... What a year!

  Well, as we are just a hop, skip and an eggnog away from putting on silly hats, drinking champagne, and kissing random people as we bid goodbye to the year, it behooves me to look into the digital rearview mirror and ponder what we can see rushing away from us.

  By Mark Gibbs | 19 December, 2011 17:27

  Tags: windows phone 7, retrospective, Net Neutrality Rules, HP, SOPA, Federal Communications Commission, Google, Microsoft, security, 2011, PROTECT IP Act, Nokia, WLANs / Wi-Fi, Internet Explorer, netflix, Stop Online Piracy Act, WiFi, research in motion, CarrierIQ, year in review, Networking, wireless

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  Microsoft to start automatic updates of IE without asking the user

  Microsoft next year will change its automated update process for the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser to push out the latest version of the browser for XP, Vista and Windows 7 without the notification-style install prompt presented to the end user today.

  By Ellen Messmer | 16 December, 2011 00:30

  Tags: application management, Networking, Windows, infrastructure management, patch management, operating systems, management, Google, Microsoft, security, Microsoft security, Blocker Toolkit, IE9, software, Internet Explorer, system management

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  Windows 8 update: The end of Adobe Flash?

  Microsoft appears to be taking a page out of Apple's play book saying it will dump plug-ins such as Adobe Flash from Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8. Well, sort of.

  By Ian Paul | 16 September, 2011 00:04

  Tags: Apple, Windows 8, applications, Microsoft, browsers, software, Internet Explorer, youtube

• Getting Ready For Internet Explorer 9

  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?

  By Tony Bradley | 14 August, 2010 02:30

  Tags: applications, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft, browsers, software, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Internet Explorer, internet

• Lab Notes: The Inside Scoop on Browser Speed Testing

  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.

  By Nick Mediati | 03 August, 2010 10:28

  Tags: opera, applications, browsers, software, safari, mozilla firefox, Internet Explorer, chrome

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

  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.

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 05 May, 2010 06:43

  Tags: web browsers, browsers, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer

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

  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.

  By Tony Bradley | 31 March, 2010 07:48

  Tags: Microsoft, security, Internet Explorer

• It's time to finally drop Internet Explorer 6

  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.

  By Tony Bradley | 12 March, 2010 10:23

  Tags: web browsers, Microsoft, security, Internet Explorer

Whitepapers about Internet Explorer

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  Thriving in a Multi-Browser World: Ensuring Optimal Website Performance for All End-Users

  Delivering an exceptional Web experience has never been easy, but it used to be simpler: if your content looked good in Internet Explorer, you could be reasonably certain your site was working for most of your end-users. Read on.