Two former winners will line up later today at the Pwn2Own hacking contest to take another crack at thousands of dollars in prizes for exploiting fully-patched browsers.Charlie Miller, who has taken home cash
Published on: March 25th, 2010 Gregg Keizer @itbusinessca
Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to Microsoft's venerable Web browser, introduces several features intended to provide greater security and ease of use. New security settings in IE8 allow for more privacy, new
Published on: September 21st, 2009 Logan Kugler @itbusinessca
Intended for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Vista and Server 2008, the launch of IE 8 seems more of a formality than anything else, given that the final product isn't a leap forward
Published on: March 25th, 2009 Ted Kritsonis @itbusinessca
Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. This latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for basic browsing and
Published on: March 23rd, 2009 Preston Gralla @itbusinessca
Microsoft Corp. said this week that its own speed tests prove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is faster than either Firefox or Chrome.In a report released Wednesday, Microsoft spelled out how it tests browsers
Published on: March 17th, 2009 Gregg Keizer @itbusinessca
Although Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser has lost market share to worthy competitors over the last few years, it is still the market leader and remains the browser to beat. IE has
Published on: January 30th, 2009 Roger A. Grimes @itbusinessca