Microsoft issues fix for IE hole; full update coming Friday

Microsoft nowadays launched so-called “Fix It” software so as to protect home windows customers from a vital internet Explorer hole being exploited in attacks until the company releases a cumulative replace for IE on Friday. The Fix It tool “is an easy, one-click solution that will help protect your computer right away. It will not […]

Here comes Yahoo’s own Web browser — Axis

Yahoo is announcing tonight that it’s getting into the browser business with its new Axis browser. There are versions for iPad and iPhone, and plug-ins for the desktop browsers Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari. The design goal, according to Ethan Batraski, head of product for the Search Innovation Group at Yahoo, is to eliminate the […]

Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings too

In the wake of reports that Google had sidestepped privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser, Microsoft announced today it had discovered that the Web giant had done the same with Internet Explorer. whilen the IE staff heard that Google had bypassed user privateness settings on Safari, we asked ourselves a easy query: is Google circumventing […]

Mozilla’s plan for 2012: Break the ecosystem lock

Mozilla is best known as the developer of Firefox, but it’s reaching well beyond the browser with a 2012 strategy that strives to use the open Web to counteract ecosystem lock-in. Firefox embodied Mozilla’s attempt to counter the damage that Microsoft’s browser dominance caused on the internet. however now, as found out in Mozilla 2012 […]