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8 articles tagged as internet-explorer-8

20 Years On: Thief II

Rick returns to the best stealth game in existence.

April 2, 2020 | 15:00

Half-Life: Alyx Review

Half-Life is back! But how does the switch to VR stack up?

March 31, 2020 | 12:00

Mod of the Month February 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

March 25, 2020 | 14:00

Pwn2Own defeats Firefox, Safari, IE8, and iPhone

The Pwn2Own contest is under way, and the first day saw Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 8 all used to penetrate host systems.

March 25, 2010 | 14:08

Google brings Chrome to IE

Google has launched a plugin for Internet Explorer - Chrome Frame - which allows IE to use the Chrome rendering engine, and Microsoft isn't happy.

September 25, 2009 | 13:58

MS reveals second DirectShow vuln

Microsoft has released details of an as-yet unpatched flaw in DirectShow - the second in a month - which leaves both desktop and server systems vulnerable to attack.

July 7, 2009 | 10:09

Opera, Mozilla call Win 7 anti-competitive

Browser developers Opera and Mozilla have accused Microsoft of anti-competitive behaviour over the Windows 7 update process, which resets the default browser to IE.

May 8, 2009 | 13:49

IE8 gets automatic rollout nag

Although Microsoft has opted not to make IE8 an automatic install via Windows Update, users are set to be given a nag screen download offering the upgrade.

April 14, 2009 | 09:54

Windows 7 to make IE optional

Microsoft has confirmed plans to introduce functionality within Windows 7 that will allow in-built packages - including Internet Explorer 8 and Media Center - to be disabled.

March 9, 2009 | 11:11

IE8 due "later this year"

Internet Explorer 8, with its strict standards compliance, is due to ship to end users by the end of the year according to Microsoft. A second beta is also scheduled for next month.

July 25, 2008 | 12:58

Next IE8 beta due in August

The next public beta release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 web browser won't be coming out until August, significantly later than testers were expecting.

June 4, 2008 | 10:59