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IE8 beta 2 locks down some XP lovers If the wind changes, you'll stay like that Windows XP fans who have installed Service Pack 3 (SP3) after downloading Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) beta 1 won’t be able to downgrade their browser if they subsequently install IE8 beta 2.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Microsoft's IE8 Beta 2 hogs memory, says researcher Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) requires more than double the system memory of its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox, and spawns nearly six times the number of processor threads, a performance researcher said today. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3 Microsoft yesterday warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won't be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) under some circumstances.The warning was reminiscent Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: IE8 release candidate 'just around the corner' Microsoft Tuesday said that the release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 is "just around the corner" and urged developers to get ready to test their sites with the new browser.Elsewhere, the TG Daily technology Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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IE8 balks at Windows Update Internet Explorer 8, the just-previewed browser from Microsoft, blocks access to the company's Windows Update service, company representatives have confirmed.Users who try to reach Windows Update with IE8 Beta 1 Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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IE8 Beta 2 Ratchets Up Security, Firefox Comparisons - CRN Siliconrepublic.comIE8 Beta 2 Ratchets Up Security, Firefox ComparisonsCRN - 3 hours agoMicrosoft's Internet Explorer 8 is now in beta 2 and has gotten a makeover that a lot of users felt was long overdue. The addition of InPrivate Browsing, which allows users to decide Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft to launch IE8 in '09; RC due out in Q1 Microsoft said Thursday it would issue an RC (release candidate) for IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) in the first three months of 2009, indicating it will ship its newest browser sometime in the first half of the year. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft IE8 Beta 1 now available Microsoft Wednesday unveiled IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) Wednesday and posted links to what the company called "Beta 1 for developers." Anyone, however, can download and install the preview."I am pleased to announ Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft slates IE8 Beta 2 for next quarter Microsoft will release a second beta of IE8 (Internet Explorer 8) before the end of October, said a manager in its technical support group, who also warned Web designers to start adding a new tag to their sites or risk those sites "breaking" when the new browser ships Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft calls for more IE8 beta testers As Microsoft readies another beta release of Internet Explorer (IE) 8, the company has made a call for more beta testers via a company blog.On the IEBlog this week, Microsoft Program Manager Allison Burnett said Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Opera: IE8's changes don't let Microsoft off legal hook Microsoft's rivals have applauded some of what they've seen in the new Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), but the browser maker that's complained to antitrust regulators in Europe said the changes don't address all its concerns. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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IE8 Catches Up, Shows Improvements With Beta 2 Microsoft released the latest beta version of its next browser Wednesday. IE8 Beta 2 shows off some new features -- some of which feel oddly familiar -- as well as some innovations that make the browser easier to use for everyday surfers. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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IE8 Catches Up, Shows Improvements With Beta 2 Microsoft released the latest beta version of its next browser Wednesday. IE8 Beta 2 shows off some new features -- some of which feel oddly familiar -- as well as some innovations that make the browser easier to use for everyday surfers. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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IE8 Beta 2: Great new features, old annoyances - TG Daily Siliconrepublic.comIE8 Beta 2: Great new features, old annoyancesTG Daily - 1 hour agoBy Wolfgang Gruener First Look - Microsoft today released the second beta of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 web browser with a boatload of new functionality over the first beta that Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Performance-improvement integral to Windows 7, IE8 Fixing performance issues that have plagued previous versions of its Windows client OS and Internet Explorer (IE) browser are key development goals for the next versions of those products, Microsoft has revealed in company blogs. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: No more Windows Live Mail crashes with IE8 Beta 2 - Computerworld China DailyMicrosoft: No more Windows Live Mail crashes with IE8 Beta 2Computerworld - 1 hour agoBy Gregg Keizer August 29, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. today said that it made a mistake when it tagged one of its own programs as incompatible with Internet Explo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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IE8 Breaking Microsoft's Web Standards Promise? - Slashdot Siliconrepublic.comIE8 Breaking Microsoft's Web Standards Promise?Slashdot - 5 hours agoAn anonymous reader points out a story in The Register by Opera Software CTO Hakon Lie which tells the story of how Microsoft's interoperability promise for IE8 seems to have been br Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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IE8 Coming in 2009, But Will it be Late to the Firefox Party? The Open Road: "With a release candidate not scheduled until the first quarter of 2009, the final release won't hit until the second (or possibly even the third) quarter. Microsoft released a beta of IE8 back in March 2008. Roughly a year later, we should see the full release in action. By t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Microsoft touts trustworthy browsing with IE8 If it asks if you'd like to see some puppies, just say no Microsoft has detailed a raft of security improvements due to appear in Internet Explorer 8. The second beta of Redmond's web browser will be packed full of features designed to thwart phishing and drive-by download attacks, Redmond explai Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Firefox 3.1 vs IE8: 'Alpha, beta testers step forward, please' Just cautiously browsing... Microsoft is looking for additional testers for the second beta of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser, while Mozilla has reached the first developer milestone of the next release of Firefox.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |