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If one thing was made clear at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference last week, it’s that the software giant wants in on some of the HTML5 mojo competitors have been trumpeting over the last year or so. What wasn’t made clear, however, was the future of Silverlight–Microsoft’s media runtime that competes with HTML5 in a number [...]

Microsoft plans to launch the beta of the Internet Explorer browser on Sept. 15, according to a blog post on Thursday. The software maker has scheduled an event in San Francisco to mark the arrival of the beta, billing the event (and the browser) as highlighting “the beauty of the Web.” Microsoft also sent packages [...]

After years of losing ground to Firefox and other rivals, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser posted its second consecutive monthly gain in share, according to a market researcher. For July, Internet Explorer snagged 60.74 percent market share, according to Netmarketshare. That’s up from 60.32 percent share in June and up nearly a full percentage point since [...]

Opera Software announced Monday that Apple had approved its Opera Mini browser for the iPhone and iPod touch, and that the software would be available for download within the next 24 hours. “We are delighted to offer iPhone and iPod touch users a great browsing experience with the Opera Mini App,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO [...]

LAS VEGAS–Opera Software submitted its mobile proxy-based browser, Opera Mini 5, to the iPhone App Store this week, but whether Apple accepts Opera’s proposed alternative to Safari is still up in the air. Either verdict could benefit Opera’s hand. If Apple accepts the browser, Opera wins and can begin making a name for itself on [...]

Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions. “Our investigation so far has shown that if a user is using a version of Internet Explorer that is not running in Protected Mode an attacker may be able to access [...]

The first widespread attack to leverage a recently patched flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser has surfaced. Starting late Wednesday, researchers at antivirus vendor Symantec’s Security Response group began spotting dozens of Web sites that contain the Internet Explorer attack, which works reliably on the IE 6 browser, running on Windows XP. The attack installs [...]

Google Inc. is a search company that is expanding out from its core business – way out. This week’s unveiling of the Google branded and designed mobile phone, the Nexus One , along with an operating system, browser and social collaboration tools still in the works, the company has moved pretty far afield from its [...]

Palm’s Project Ares, a browser-based development toolset for Palm webOS applications, has moved to a public beta stage, a Palm representative said on Thursday afternoon. Applications can be developed for Palm’s Pre and Pixi devices. Ares is “the first complete set of integrated mobile development tools hosted entirely in the browser that makes it even easier [...]

Microsoft’s successful settlement of its antitrust issues with the European Commission was welcomed by the software company’s foes and friends alike Wednesday, with many hailing the moment as a turning point for the computer industry. But some urged caution, warning that Microsoft has a history of dragging its feet when it comes to addressing antitrust [...]