Microsoft unveils latest Internet Explorer

Release Date ‎Mar 30, 2011‎ in Zawya

 
   

Microsoft pushes IE9 to 3.6 per cent of Windows 7 users

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - 1 Apr, 2011
SOFTWARE MAKER Microsoft has been enjoying something of a success with one web usage outfit reporting that its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser is used by 3.6 per cent of all Windows 7 users on the web. For Microsoft that's quite ...

Browser battle may be over - but who will win the war?

Irish Times - Danny O'Brien - 1 Apr, 2011
IT'S QUIET. Too quiet. The last month has seen the launch of major updates of three of the world's most commonly used programs. Last week, the non-profit Mozilla organisation launched Firefox 4; Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 9; Google launched ...

Microsoft calls IE9-Firefox 4 comparisons 'misleading'

Computerworld - Gregg Keizer - 1 Apr, 2011
Computerworld - Faced with rival Firefox 4's record-setting launch, Microsoft this week argued that it's unfair to grade its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) against Mozilla's newest browser. "With Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4, and Chrome 10 ...

Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9 in UAE

Times of India - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
PTI | Mar 31, 2011, 04.17am IST DUBAI: Microsoft Gulf on Wednesday released Windows Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of the world's most-used browser, for consumers across the UAE. "In less than a year, Internet Explorer 9 went from early ...

Microsoft: Run IE9 for long-lasting laptop battery

Computerworld - Gregg Keizer - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Computerworld - Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the most power-efficient browser on the planet, Microsoft claimed this week. IE9, which launched March 14, bested rivals from Apple, Google, Mozilla and Opera when Microsoft ran the five ...

Microsoft: IE9 not yet 'broadly' available

Register - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
With Internet Explorer 9 having lost the early download PR war to Firefox 4.0, Microsoft now claims the numbers are unimportant and that it's the "long game" that counts. Senior director of IE business and marketing Ryan Gavin has blogged that IE9 will ...

Microsoft Touts Energy Efficiency of IE9

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
There are a variety of things that can drain your computer's battery power, but how about your choice of browser? Microsoft this week posted a lengthy blog post that dissected the energy efficiency of the leading browsers. ...

Microsoft claims success as IE9 reaches 3.6 per cent of Windows 7 PCs

V3.co.uk - David Neal - 1 Apr, 2011
The latest version of Internet Explorer 9 has been installed on 3.6 per cent of machines running Windows 7, trumping IE8's figures a month after it was launched, according to the latest figures from Microsoft. IE9 was released from beta ...

Internet Explorer 9 the Most 'Green' Browser, Microsoft Claims

TAXI Design Network - 1 Apr, 2011
Microsoft is claiming its recently released Internet Explorer 9 is the most energy-efficient browser in the market today as it requires the least amount of power to run. Microsoft conducted a series of tests, pitting its IE9 against the likes of Chrome ...

IE9 tops Firefox 4, if you just ignore all those Windows XP users

Network World - Jon Brodkin - 1 Apr, 2011
Microsoft hyped the release of Internet Explorer 9 as much as it could, but it wasn't enoiugh to stop the juggernaut of Firefox 4. Within days, it was clear Mozilla won the war to get the most user downloads. ...

Gomez goes for Firefox 4, IE9

iTWire - Stephen Withers - 1 Apr, 2011
Compuware has updated its Gomez platform to handle the new versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer. One of the functions of Compuware's Gomez is to automate cross-browser compatibility testing. The latest version adds support for ...

Hotmail adds IE9 desktop notification support in Windows 7

Switched - 1 Apr, 2011
by Vlad Bobleanta on March 31, 2011 at 04:00 PM Microsoft has announced that people who use both Hotmail and Internet Explorer 9 are now able to see a desktop notification of how many messages have arrived since they last checked their Inbox. ...

Internet Explorer 9 now supports desktop notifications for Hotmail

The Next Web - 1 Apr, 2011
Microsoft continues to knit its products together, today releasing a new line of integration between Hotmail and Internet Explorer 9. The new browser now supports desktop notifications for the popular webmail provider, deepening the ties between ...

IE9 Best Browser For Laptop Battery Life

Windows 7 News - 1 Apr, 2011
IE 9 looks set to roll out to users via the Windows Update in late June and for many that could see improvements in their laptop battery life performance, at least that's if the latest tests from Microsoft are true. Some may consider this a biased ...

Firefox 4 vs. IE9: March Madness, the Browser Version

NewsFactor Network - Dwight Silverman - 1 Apr, 2011
How do Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 compare in the areas of compatibility, design, speed and privacy? Firefox may have an advantage in compatibility and privacy, but IE9 takes the lead in design, and both are speedy. ...

Microsoft: Don't compare IE9 downloads to Firefox 4

PC Pro - Nicole Kobie - 1 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has attempted to cast doubt on Firefox 4's download success, saying comparisons between the Mozilla browser, Chrome and IE9 aren't fair. The trio of browsers were all recently updated, leading many to compare the number of ...

Best of Green:

Treehugger - Jaymi Heimbuch - ‎Mar 31, 2011‎
Microsoft claims its newest iteration of IE is the most energy efficient, but "claim" is the operative word. When it comes to these types of tests, the proof is in the test methods. ...

Has Chrome become as ubiquitous as Internet Explorer?

HTML5 Trends - ‎Mar 31, 2011‎
There are lot of people surfing the internet who don't know what is a web browser. All they recognize is an “e” logo that sits on their desktops, as a window that allows them to do Email, Google, Facebook etc. When Google released Chrome, they tried to ...

IE9 is the most power-efficient browser in the world: Microsoft

TopNews New Zealand - Neelesh Raghuwanshi - ‎Mar 31, 2011‎
Microsoft has claimed that the newest version of its Web browser, Internet explorer (IE) 9 is the most power-efficient browser in the world. The software giant said IE9 outshined its rival browsers from Mozilla, Google, Apple and Opera, when they put ...

Pitting Internet Explorer 9 RC With Others

PC Quest - Shikhar Mohan Gupta - ‎Mar 31, 2011‎
The browser is much improved from its predecessor IE8 but a lot of catching up is still required for it to become a front runner in the race for supremacy... What makes us believe so? Well, read on... The much awaited upgrade to the essentially ...

Microsoft unveils latest Internet Explorer

Zawya - Scott Shuey - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Dubai Microsoft GulfMicrosoft Gulf yesterday officially launched the latest version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), in the UAE. IE9 will also be available for Windows Mobile, Microsoft's operating system for smartphones, next month, ...

Proceed With Caution on Firefox 4.0 upgrade

Oye! Times - Stephen Pate - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Upgrading to either Internet Explorer 9 or Firefox 4 is not without some trauma. They say pioneers catch all the arrows. I've been writing about the new browsers for a few months when they were in beta. Upgrading to the final versions seemed like a ...

Microsoft Says: Opera Most Power-Consuming Browser, IE9 Is Best

wwwery - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Many of us consider Google Chrome as the most light-weight browser available today. But, if by light-weight, you mean battery consumption, then that's the wrong browser… says Microsoft. Microsoft checked the power consumption of different browsers ...

Microsoft Says More Energy Efficient IE9 Coming Soon

Top Tech Reviews - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Every person that owns a laptop knows that battery life is a big, big deal. It might not be a deal breaker when looking for your next mobile device, but Microsoft is betting that on their next version of Internet Explorer. The next version, which would ...

Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT) Navigates New iPad Space

Daily News Pulse - Adriana Barnes - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer. Craig Mundie, said the future of the tablet is an uncertain one. “Mobile is something that you want to use while you're moving, and portable is something that ...

IE9 Roll Out in Late June

Windows 7 News - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Internet Explorer was released to the public earlier on March 14th. Now Microsoft is making plans to download it to Windows users via the update system. Apparently with the 2.3 million downloads that occurred during the first 24 hours, Microsoft now ...

Microsoft: IE9 will surge when it comes to Windows Update in late June

TechSpot - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
By Emil Protalinski, TechSpot.com Internet Explorer 9 was released on March 15, 2011. Two weeks later, on March 29, 2011 (yesterday), Microsoft turned on Windows Update for the new version, but only for existing IE9 Beta and IE9 RC users. ...

IE9 running on Windows 7

Webmonkey (blog) - Scott Gilbertson - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Microsoft has announced it will push Internet Explorer 9 out to Windows users everywhere starting at the end of June 2011. Thus far IE 9 is only available in Windows Update to those that used the IE 9 beta or RC releases. We've proclaimed many times ...

IE9 (Kinda Sorta Maybe) Wins The Energy Efficiency Game

AllBusiness (blog) - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
A Microsoft study recently concluded that Internet Explorer 9 is the most energy-efficient of all commonly-used Web browsers. It's an interesting study, and it has real-world implications for at least some laptop users. I say some users because IE9 ...

Microsoft: No massive IE9 push until June

The Next Web - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
The IE team seems to have finally made up its mind as to when the world should be force-fed Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft's latest browser. The date for the massive rollout of the new software to computers via Windows Update has been pushed back ...

 

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