For long, Microsoft's Internet Explorer enjoyed the leading position in the browser market, being among the oldest in the arena. But with the new and stuff competition, IE has been losing market share. Now, the browser has declined to single-digit market share.
Although Internet Explorer (IE) is currently the most used desktop browser, it was losing ground until a while ago. Between October and November though, IE11 gained market share, bumping up IE's overall use.
Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer, has long been lambasted and criticized for providing inadequate security. However, the company seems adamant on providing better security features in IE 11. To that end, Microsoft recently paid $28,000 to six researchers who were able to find key bugs in IE 11.
A security firm recently found out that a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 has been used by hackers to install malicious trojans on the systems of nuclear weapons researchers and Department of Energy employees. Microsoft has confirmed the exploit and has provided guidelines on how to patch the exploit.
Microsoft has been putting curbs on running Flash websites in Internet Explorer 10. The move, the company had cited, was meant to save the users from getting a non-compatible site running on their touchscreen devices. However, Microsoft has now announced that it will be enabling Flash by default in Internet Explorer 10, starting from tomorrow.
Microsoft has been under a lot of heat from the European Union ever since the company committed the 'browser ballot' blunder. According to reports, European Commission is now planning to impose a hefty fine on Microsoft for the whole issue, which was a clear violation of the company's antitrust settlement with the Commission.
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Internet Explorer 10 plays Flash videos in white listed websites only. This tutorial will show you how to manually add all of your favorite websites to this list in order for you to watch Flash videos.
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By default, Windows 8 Start screen comes with large number of pre-populated tiles, most of which you probably won't use ever. Instead of wasting the space you could pin some of your favorite websites right inside your Start screen in order to quickly access those.
Microsoft's browser has been pushed back by the fierce competition posed by Chrome and Firefox. Yet it continues to be a major player. With IE 10, Microsoft intends to bring back the glory of Internet Explorer. According to reports, a preview of IE 10 for Windows 7 is due to be launched today.
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Unfortunately Microsoft Internet Explorer does not have a function to synchronize favorites between several computers. However if you have a Dropbox account, that shouldn't be a problem. In this tutorial I will show you how to move Internet Explorer bookmarks folder in your Dropbox storage, and then link all other computers to your Dropbox which will also have access to your bookmarks.