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Chrome Surges to No. 2

Mark Russell — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:35:28 CST

Less than three years since its official public launch, Google's Chrome has become the second-most popular web browser in the world, reports Digital Trends . In November, Chrome accounted for 25.7% of global browser usage, climbing just past declining Firefox, which fell to 25.23%. Just two years ago, Chrome...

Whoops: Internet Explorer IQ Story a Hoax

Kevin Spak — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:26:07 CDT

Well, looks like we better not talk about anyone’s IQ for a while: A story circulated last week about a study showing that Internet Explorer users had lower IQs than users of other browsers (we summarized it here ). But it turns out the study was a hoax, reports the...

Study: IE Users Have Lower IQs

Kevin Spak — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:30:55 CDT

If you’re reading this site on Internet Explorer 6, you should know you’re not in good company. A new study from a Canadian company called AptiQuant has found that Internet Explorer users are on average significantly less intelligent than users of other browsers, especially if they’re using older versions. Those...

Microsoft Adds Do-Not-Track to Internet Explorer

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:36:05 CDT

Good news for privacy enthusiasts: The new version of Internet Explorer, out Tuesday, will include a do-not-track tool, making Microsoft’s Web browser the first major one to offer such a feature. Internet Explorer, the most widely used browser, answered the call for a do-not-track system within just three months of...

IE9 Looks Like a Game-Changer

Rob Quinn — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:08:00 CDT

It's been quite a while since Microsoft was in the lead for browser innovation, but Internet Explorer 9—released in beta form yesterday—is good enough to lure some users back from Firefox and Chrome, say reviewers. IE9 "not only catches up with its competitors, but improves in several areas,...

Microsoft Execs Thwarted IE Privacy Plans

Kevin Spak — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:37:00 CDT

Microsoft had planned to give Internet Explorer 8.0 the most advanced privacy settings in the industry, until executives swept in and made the browser more advertiser-friendly. Explorer was supposed to keep out all kinds of common tracking tools, but Microsoft opted instead to turn the feature off as a...

Google Chrome Wins Browser War

Nick McMaster — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:22:32 CST

Chrome 4, Google's latest version of its web browser, beats Internet Explorer 8—no surprise— and Firefox 3.6 hands down, writes Farhad Manjoo. He's been a fan of Chrome's earlier versions: They've always been fast, handled web video well, and compartmentalized tabs, so problems on one website don't crash...

New Security Flaws Found in Internet Explorer

Rob Quinn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:17:06 CST

An Internet security firm has found yet more serious "vulnerabilities" in Internet Explorer just days after Microsoft released a fresh security patch in the wake of a major hack attack. The browser—which was exploited by hackers in the recent wave of massive cyberattacks blamed on China—has weaknesses that...

Germany Urges Ditching Internet Explorer

Kevin Spak — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:30:00 CST

The German government is urging Internet Explorer users to switch browsers, after Microsoft admitted that IE security failures allowed the recent attacks on Google’s systems. Microsoft has protested, saying that the security hole can be shut by setting the browser’s security zone to “high,” though doing so will limit its...