Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft: Internet Explorers 5 through 8 vulnerable to attack — Filed under: Security, Windows, Browsers There's a bug in Internet Explorer that allows attackers to execute malicious code on your machine under certain conditions. When Microsoft first acknowledged the vulnerability a few days ago the company was under the impression that only Internet Explorer 7 was affected. But the security advisory has been updated and it's now clear that the flaw affects every version of Internet Explorer from IE 5.01 SP 4 through Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.Microsoft recommends enabling a firewall and anti-virus software to minimize your risk, as well as using Protected Mode in IE7 or IE8. We'd... [Tags: anti virus software, attackers, beta, computer world, few days]

Today, a talented web designer must be a modern-day MacGyver—that 80s TV action hero who could turn a rubber band and three tin cans into a serviceable aircraft. Turning the average site design mockup into a living, breathing slice of HTML and CSS is a comparably delicate miracle, which must be accomplished using whatever makeshift tools happen to be lying around in current browsers. That’s exactly why so many professional designers still choose to use HTML tables for layout. How can we expect beginners to adopt CSS for layout when it takes someone with the resourcefulness (and snappy dress sense)... [Tags: action hero, cell tags, chewing gum, contentious issue, css layout]

Internet Explorer 8 Breaks Google Search Pages — The design of Google pages (both web search and custom search) seem to have issues with Internet Explorer 8. See examples: Google Web Search in IE 8 Perform a search on Google using Internet Explorer 8 (try "blog" or "hello") and you’ll only see the top 3 or 5 results on the search results page. Now change the text zoom and other search results will magically appear. This video captures the bug. Google Custom Search and IE 8 Google Custom Search too has issues with IE 8. Perform a search on some site that uses Google Custom Search (example –... [Tags: custom search, google, google pages, iexplore exe process, infinite loop]

Internet Explorer 8 Delayed Until 2009 — Barence writes "Microsoft has confirmed that Internet Explorer 8 will not be officially released until 2009. According to a blog posting on the Internet Explorer 8 development site, a release candidate of the browser will be released in the first quarter of next year, to be followed by a final release at an unspecified date. This news comes on the same day that Google is considering bundling its Chrome browser with new PCs. Will the IE delay and Google's tactics help to steer users in Chrome's direction?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.... [Tags: blog, first quarter, google, internet explorer 8, microsoft]

On the Browser Front, Competition is Heating Up — There were several important updates on the browser front this week, from Mozilla, Microsoft and Google. From where I sit, there is very healthy competition going on in the browser market right now, and if you’re a web worker who favors only one browser,  there may soon be some prompts for you to switch or mix up your usage. Die-hard Internet Explorer users will have to wait until 2009 for a final version of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft confirmed.  There won’t even be another release candidate until the first quarter. It offers malware protection and other improvements, but is taking... [Tags: beta version, browser market, default browser, die hard, dominance]

IE8 coming in 2009, but will it be late to the Firefox party? — CNET's Ina Fried reports that Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 won't surface until 2009. 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 ...... [Tags: first quarter, internet explorer 8, microsoft, release candidate]

Internet Explorer 8 Not Coming Until ‘09 — According to a recent news story, the official release of IE 8 will not be in 2008 as once planned. Basically put, Microsoft feels it needs more shakedown and testing before becoming official - and to be honest I am in 100% agreement with this. I’ve used the beta version of 8 (which obviously isn’t finished since it’s beta), and while the browser is better at some things than 7 it does need some buttoning up. I do sincerely appreciate that Microsoft is basically stating "We want to know every single possible complaint you have about 8 and address it... [Tags: beta version, digital lifestyle, ditch, enhanced security, firefox]

Microsoft hints at IE8 release date — Release candidate set for Q1 appearance.Microsoft is to issue a release candidate (RC) for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in the first three months of 2009, indicating it will ship its newest browser sometime in the first half of 2009.... [Tags: appearance, first three months, ie8, internet explorer 8, microsoft]

Why The data: URI Scheme Could Help Save Your Slow Site — Whenever you load a web page, your web browser initiates a number of network connections. If any one of these connections times out, you’re going to be looking at your browser’s load progress indicator for a frustratingly long period of time. This is why reducing the number of HTTP requests a browser needs to make to finish loading a page is a fundamental step in optimizing web sites for speed. One (perhaps underutilized) way to do this is by embedding binary data such as images for oft-used icons inline with other assets using the data: URI scheme. Send it data:... [Tags: binary data, browsers support, css sprites, css tables, dirty details]

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009 (Ina Fried/Beyond Binary) — Shared by sarahintampa Isn't 2009, like less than 2 months from now? "Won't be done until" implies a huge, unforeseen delay. I mean, didn't we all already figure this out back in June (http://is.gd/8ltx) when they announced the beta 2? What's the big shocker? Ina Fried / Beyond Binary: Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009  —  Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday.  —  The next test, essentially a “release candidate” version will come in the first quarter... [Tags: first quarter, internet explorer 8, microsoft, microsoft ie, microsoft plans]

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 planned for 2009 — Third beta, then release The "standards-compatible" next edition of Internet Explorer has been bumped into 2009 by Microsoft.…... [Tags: beta, internet explorer 8, microsoft]

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."We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release," Dean Hachamovitch, the general manager overseeing IE8, said in an entry to a company blog.[ Find out J. Peter Bruzzese's take on IE8 in his Enterprise Windows blog: "IE8 pushes back Firefox and Chrome even further" | Discover the top-rated IT... [Tags: candidate status, critical issues, current version, enterprise windows, first quarter]

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009 — Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009. That means the final release won't ...... [Tags: first quarter, internet explorer 8, microsoft, microsoft ie, microsoft plans]

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009 — Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009. That means the final release won't hit Microsoft's initial goal of finishing the browser this year. "Our next public release of IE (typically called a "release candidate") indicates the end of the beta period," general manager Dean Hachamovitch said in a blog posting. "We want the technical community of people and organizations interested in Web browsers... [Tags: beta period, beta version, critical issues, dean, first quarter]

IE 8 Next Year—and You're Surprised? — News Analysis. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 won't release any sooner than second quarter 2009. Release candidate is coming early next year.... [Tags: internet explorer 8, microsoft, release candidate, second quarter]

IE8 Update: Browser to Ship in 2009 — Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer at Microsoft, delivers an update on Internet Explorer 8, saying the product will ship in 2009. Microsoft had said the final version of the IE8 browser would ship by the end of 2008. - Although Microsoft had been saying as late as the summer that it expected to release version 8 of Internet Explorer by the end of the year, it looks like we will have to wait until 2009 to see it. Indeed, according to published reports, Microsoft said IE8 would be available quot;later this year....... [Tags: dean, internet explorer 8, microsoft, quot]

It’s official: No IE 8 until 2009 — After one more public test build early next year, Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 in calendar 2009. Microsoft officials shared the updated timetable via a November 19 post on the IE Blog.... [Tags: calendar 2009, internet explorer 8, microsoft, microsoft officials, public test]

Microsoft to launch IE8 in '09; RC due out in Q1 — Microsoft plans to issue a release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 in the first quarter of 2009, indicating it will ship its newest browser sometime in the first half of the year.... [Tags: first quarter, internet explorer 8, microsoft, q1, release candidate]

Internet Explorer "6 on 6" Won't Be a Separate Download; Emulator Released — One topic we've been discussing here at WMExperts (especially our podcasts) is whether or not the new Mobile Internet Explorer, aptly dubbed "6 on 6", will be available as a separate download or update for current generation devices. After all, it doesn't seem too difficult, but whaddya we know? Turns out the answer is "no" From the Windows Mobile Team Blog, "Khush" who says he from the Windows Mobile team, states: Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why... [Tags: developers, generation devices, internet explorer 8, khush, media experiences]

Try Internet Explorer Mobile 6 on your desktop — Filed under: Windows Mobile, Microsoft, Browsers The Windows Mobile team has publicly released Internet Explorer Mobile 6. There's just one catch: You can't run it on your Windows Mobile phone yet. Instead, the download lets you run Windows Mobile 6.1.4 on your Windows system in an emulator. So if you want to get a feel for how the new browser, which is based on Internet Explorer 6, will work, you can take it for a spin. If all you're waiting for a mobile version so that you can actually view full web pages on your Windows Mobile phone or PDA,... [Tags: connecting to the internet, desktop browser, desktop version, developer preview, experience web]