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  Chrome streaks past Internet Explorer to become world's top browser

  If the numbers at StatCounter are accurate then the world has a new Web browser champion: Google Chrome.

  By Brad Reed | 22 May, 2012 01:33

  Tags: software, mozilla, Microsoft, LAN & WAN, internet explorer, IE9, IE10, Google Chrome vs. Microsoft IE, Google Chrome, Google, firefox, browsers, applications

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  Study: iOS surpasses Android in enterprise usage

  Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and toward Twitter.

  By Colin Neagle | 11 May, 2012 06:31

  Tags: zscaler, wireless, twitter, Telecommunication, smartphones, networking, Mobile OSes, mobile, iPhone, iOS, internet explorer, Google, Facebook, consumerization, consumer electronics, byod, Blackberry, applications, Apple, Android

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  Chrome's trumping of Internet Explorer could herald things to come

  The news that Google's Chrome browser had briefly surpassed Internet Explorer, based on data compiled by StatCounter, as the most-used on the web last weekend may have taken some by surprise, but this writing has been on the wall for some time.

  By Jon Gold | 22 March, 2012 04:40

  Tags: 3C, Google, Google Chrome, internet explorer, Microsoft, mozilla, software, W3C

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  Expert: Microsoft has itself to blame in browser-privacy flap

  Microsoft is pointing fingers at Google and Facebook for circumventing the privacy mechanism baked into Internet Explorer, but the real problem lies in its own failure to implement the P3P privacy standard well, an expert says.

  By Tim Greene | 23 February, 2012 05:29

  Tags: Facebook, Google, internet explorer, Microsoft, P3P, privacy, security

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  Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

  Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.

  By Colin Neagle | 10 February, 2012 09:29

  Tags: internet explorer, Microsoft, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, operating systems, Patch Tuesday, qualys, security, software, Windows, Windows security

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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: 2011, CarrierIQ, Federal Communications Commission, Google, HP, internet explorer, Microsoft, netflix, Net Neutrality Rules, networking, Nokia, PROTECT IP Act, research in motion, retrospective, security, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, WiFi, Windows Phone 7, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi, year in review

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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, Blocker Toolkit, Google, IE9, infrastructure management, internet explorer, management, Microsoft, Microsoft security, networking, operating systems, Patch management, security, software, system management, Windows

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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, applications, browsers, internet explorer, Microsoft, software, Windows 8, youtube

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  Chrome inches up, Firefox flat, IE9 climbing fast

  The latest and greatest browser market share stats are out from Net Applications. On the surface, it seems there was very little change from last month among desktop browsers, but digging a little deeper yields some interesting perspective.

  By Tony Bradley | 02 September, 2011 03:52

  Tags: applications, browsers, chrome, firefox, Google, internet, internet explorer, Microsoft, mozilla, software

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  Chrome nibbles at IE, Microsoft finds silver lining

  It is the first day of the month, and that means new browser market share numbers from Net Applications. Internet Explorer and Firefox continue to slide as Chrome and Safari gain ground -- but Microsoft focuses on its own silver lining.

  By Tony Bradley | 02 August, 2011 01:49

  Tags: applications, browsers, chrome, internet, internet explorer, Microsoft, software

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  Chrome marches on while IE continues downward spiral

  Net Applications has released the browser market share data for the month of May. It looks like more good news for Chrome, and more bad news for Internet Explorer.

  By Tony Bradley | 02 June, 2011 03:09

  Tags: applications, browsers, chrome, firefox, Google, internet, internet explorer, Microsoft, software

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  Dangers of IE 'cookiejacking': What you need to know

  A security researcher has discovered a means of hijacking sensitive information from cookies in Internet Explorer. The 'cookiejacking' technique could expose credentials from Facebook, Twitter, Gmaiil, or other online services, but Microsoft doesn't consider it a serious threat. So, is the sky falling, is the security researcher crying wolf, or is the real risk somewhere in between.

  By Tony Bradley | 29 May, 2011 00:03

  Tags: Facebook, internet explorer, Microsoft, security, twitter

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  Firefox 4 races further ahead of IE9

  Mozilla may still be weeks away from automatically upgrading users of its aging Firefox 3.5 browser, but even without the benefit of those additional users its latest browser version continues to blast past Microsoft's competing Internet Explorer 9 in usage.

  By Katherine Noyes | 17 May, 2011 05:59

  Tags: applications, browsers, firefox, internet, internet explorer, Microsoft, mozilla, open source, software

• Edit your browser's AutoFill or AutoComplete

  Tom Guthrie wants to selectively remove the usernames, passwords, and other bits of text from his browser's AutoFill -- or AutoComplete -- feature.

  By Lincoln Spector | 03 May, 2011 00:42

  Tags: applications, browsers, Browsers & Add-Ons, firefox, Google, internet explorer, software

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  Internet Explorer and Firefox continue to slide

  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.

  By Tony Bradley | 03 May, 2011 06:56

  Tags: Apple, applications, browsers, firefox, Google, internet, internet explorer, Microsoft, mozilla, software