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Google Chrome Version 6 Arrives on Browser’s Second Birthday

Google Chrome Version 6 Arrives on Browser’s Second Birthday

It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since the Chrome browser first hit the web. In that time, Chrome has come to control more than 7.5% of the worldwide browser market, according to Net Marketshare.…
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Internet Explorer Turns 15

Internet Explorer Turns 15

Microsoft’s web browser Internet Explorer was launched 15 years ago. While it had its ups and downs over the years – version 6 was plagued by countless security issues, which made it one of the most hated browsers…
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Internet Explorer Gains Market Share at the Expense of Firefox [STATS]

Internet Explorer Gains Market Share at the Expense of Firefox [STATS]

Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to make a comeback, gaining market share for the third month in a row, mostly to the detriment of Mozilla Firefox.According to new statistics from Net Applications, Internet Explorer increased its share of…. [...]
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CSS3 Pie Lets You Have Your CSS and IE It, Too

CSS3 Pie Lets You Have Your CSS and IE It, Too

When it arrives later this year, Internet Explorer 9 will support most of the latest decorations and behaviors in CSS3. But until then, you’re stuck with the same old workarounds for IE users.
Here’s something that might make your life as a designer a little bit easier: CSS3 Pie is a new library written by Jason [...]

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IE9 vs. Chrome vs. Firefox: Microsoft’s Gaining Ground [VIDEO]

IE9 vs. Chrome vs. Firefox: Microsoft’s Gaining Ground [VIDEO]

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer may still hold dominant market share in the web browser arena, but it is quickly fading against strong competition from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The IE browser has been much maligned for its lack of…. [...]
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New Hardware-Accelerated Preview of IE9 Arrives

Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 9 platform preview 3, the latest pre-release version of the company’s next web browser.
Curious developers running Windows can download platform preview 3 starting Wednesday afternoon. This version of IE9 features expanded support for specific HTML5 elements that can take advantage of the browser’s new hardware acceleration abilities. [...]
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Quick Tip: Did Internet Explorer get the Box Model Right?

The CSS standard states that borders and padding should be applied on top of the specified width of an element. As such, if I have a 200px div, and apply 40px worth of borders and padding, total, the width will then be 240px. This makes perfect sense; however, Internet Explorer actually did things differently. They [...]

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Consumers Duped By Fake Bank in New IE8 Ad [VIDEO]

Last night, Microsoft kicked off a new television ad campaign focusing on the safety of its Internet Explorer 8 browser. The spot —…
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Browser Testing: A Family Tree

Browser Testing: A Family Tree

One task drives web professionals to distraction more than almost any other: testing whether their design works equally well in a multitude of browsers and on different devices.
The list of browsers and platforms to verify against keeps getting longer, and as designers, our tempers are getting proportionally shorter; IE6 will probably feature in nightmares for [...]

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New IE9 Preview Features More Speed, Standards Support

New IE9 Preview Features More Speed, Standards Support

Microsoft has released the first update to its Internet Explorer 9 preview. The latest release brings some speed improvements, more standards support, and more hardware acceleration for the browser’s HTML5 features.
To take the new IE9 for a spin, head over to Microsoft’s IETestDrive site and download a copy today. We’ve been testing it for a [...]

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