Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, next milestone for Microsoft

Microsoft will not use one of its multiple patent infringement allegations against US-based book-and-tablet seller Barnes & Noble in an ongoing ITC case. The patent, which has been withdrawn from the lawsuit by the company,...

Microsoft has claimed that Internet Explorer 9 is the most power efficient web browser on the market. After conducting some 'real world' tests, the company concluded that its own web browser caused the lowest drainage on a...

In a bid to encourage users to upgrade from the Internet Explorer 6 web browser, Microsoft has launched a new website that keeps track of IE 6 usage across the globe. The company says that it wants to see the IE6 user base...

Microsoft has released Windows Media Player HTML5 Extension for Google's Chrome, designed to let Windows 7 users watch H.264 videos on the browser.The move comes after Google unexpectedly decided to drop support for the 'closed'...

Microsoft is to release 12 bulletins to patch some 22 security flaws in its software next week.The 12 bulletins, of which three are rated ‘critical’ and nine ‘important’, will address issues in Microsoft...

With the rise of game downloads seemingly inexorable, it appears that Microsoft wants a slice of the pie - enter the Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace web edition.Designed to compete head-to-head with existing games...

Microsoft is set to challenge Google in the web apps domain with the launch of its Microsoft Office 2010.Office 2010 will come with web-based versions of its Word, Power Point and OneNote, allowing users to access the...

Microsoft browser ballot screen, which was launched this month in response to the European Commission's antitrust charges, has already started bearing fruits for the company's competitors, it has emerged. Two of the Internet...

As from the 1st of March, Microsoft will allow users of its popular Windows operating systems to choose web browsers other than Internet Explorer as it takes steps to comply with an agreement it struck with the European...

Business Week has reported that Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are in talks to replace Google search engine with Microsoft’s Bing search engine as the default web browser on Apple’s iPhone smartphone. Bloomberg owned...

In a candid admission, Microsoft Corp has said that the security vulnerabilities in its browser were indeed exploited by the cybercriminals to hack the networks of Adobe Inc., Google, and several other companies. Earlier, the...

European Union regulators have officially dropped the antitrust case against Microsoft, which was said to be in breach of European antitrust laws by not providing the users of its Windows operating system with an option to choose...

The on-going legal dispute between Microsoft and the European Union Commission regarding the breach of the EU’s anti-trust laws by Microsoft is about to end, a source close to the legal proceedings has told...

Executives from Mozilla Foundation have shown their discontent with the Microsoft’s proposals of ballot screens that would give Windows users a choice to decide upon their default browser.   Microsoft has put forth...

Microsoft Corp. On Tuesday ascertained that a single extra character in its own coding is accountable for the bug that has enabled hackers to exploit its signature web browser Internet Explorer (IE) since earlier this month.The...