Internet Explorer News and Articles

Microsoft The Web

Microsoft to retire Internet Explorer now that Edge has an 'IE mode' for legacy websites

Support for the worn-out old browser ends in June 2022

By Cal Jeffrey, May 19, 2021, 2:24 PM

Microsoft The Web

Some websites will redirect from Internet Explorer to Edge as Microsoft continues to kill off its ancient browser

A lot of people still use IE

By Rob Thubron, October 26, 2020, 5:16 AM 17 comments

Microsoft The Web

Microsoft is (mostly) killing off Flash at the end of 2020

The end is almost nigh

By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2020, 8:55 AM

The Web Microsoft

Microsoft 365 is dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 next year

And Edge reaches its end-of-life in 2021

By Cohen Coberly, August 17, 2020, 5:01 PM

The Web Microsoft

Microsoft issues patch for Internet Explorer zero-day

It's being actively exploited in the wild

By Rob Thubron, September 24, 2019, 9:05 AM

The Web Google

How YouTube employees killed Internet Explorer 6

A small band of rogue developers singlehandedly killed the browser

By Isaiah Mayersen, May 5, 2019, 8:21 AM 13 comments

Microsoft Security

Microsoft releases emergency patch for Internet Explorer

The vulnerability has already been actively exploited

By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2018, 6:58 AM

News Around the Web

Weekend tech reading: Is it time to give Firefox another chance?

By Matthew DeCarlo, October 1, 2017, 12:27 PM 14 comments

Trivia Software

Internet Explorer 2.0 borrowed from the source code of what web browser?

By TechSpot Trivia, July 24, 2017, 7:00 AM

Security Microsoft

Bug in Windows 7 and 8.1 allows maliciously coded websites to crash the OS

NTFS reserved file can be used like c:\con\con was in Windows 9x

By Cal Jeffrey, May 26, 2017, 1:00 PM

News Around the Web

Weekend tech reading: HPE shows new optical chip, EFF's 2017 wishlist, Amazon's robot staff up 50%

By Matthew DeCarlo, January 8, 2017, 10:48 AM

Microsoft The Web

Microsoft is bleeding web browser users, data shows

By Shawn Knight, November 3, 2016, 5:00 PM 37 comments

Software The Web

Mozilla's Firefox narrowly edges out Microsoft in global desktop browser share for the first time

By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2016, 1:45 PM 13 comments

Software The Web

Now every major analytics firm places Chrome ahead of IE as the world's most popular web browser

By Rob Thubron, May 2, 2016, 9:30 AM 10 comments

Microsoft Software

Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 next week

By Shawn Knight, January 6, 2016, 3:00 PM 8 comments

News Around the Web

Weekend tech reading: Snapdragon 820 tested, the linguistics of YouTube voice, who's still using IE?

By Matthew DeCarlo, December 13, 2015, 12:00 PM

Microsoft Security

Microsoft rolls out emergency fix for critical flaw affecting all versions of Internet Explorer

By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2015, 1:30 PM

Mobile Security

Internet Explorer on Windows Phone affected by 4 code-execution bugs

By Tim Schiesser, July 24, 2015, 11:45 AM

Software The Web

Chrome now used by 25-50% of web surfers, depending on who you ask

By Shawn Knight, May 4, 2015, 9:00 AM 11 comments

Weekend Open Forum Software

WOF: Project Spartan, MS Edge, would you use a Microsoft browser again?

By Julio Franco, May 1, 2015, 6:00 PM 47 comments

Software Microsoft

Microsoft unleashes Spartan with latest Windows 10 preview build

By Tim Schiesser, March 30, 2015, 9:45 PM 15 comments

The Web Weekend Open Forum

Weekend Open Forum: What is your web browser of choice?

By Shawn Knight, March 27, 2015, 6:30 PM 103 comments

Microsoft Software

Internet Explorer 11 is now a "legacy engine" thanks to Spartan

By Tim Schiesser, March 25, 2015, 10:00 AM

Software The Web

Microsoft exec confirms they're phasing out the Internet Explorer brand with Windows 10

By Jose Vilches, March 17, 2015, 11:30 AM 7 comments

Microsoft Software

Have a look at how Microsoft has integrated Cortana in its Spartan browser

By Shawn Knight, March 3, 2015, 7:00 PM