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• Chrome 15 tops IE8 as the world's most popular browser

  Google's Chrome 15 browser is currently the most-used browser in the world, according to new data from Web analytics firm StatCounter.

• 7-Eleven works to integrate Mobil business, says no to IE9

  Microsoft may have released Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) into public beta but IT managers have more fundamental issues to consider than the latest internet browser. Many businesses are still grappling with compatibility issues in IE7 and IE8 and are far more concerned with the stability of their IT environments.

• IE8 runs 10 times faster with Google plug-in

  Microsoft's Internet Explorer zips through JavaScript nearly ten times faster than usual when Google's new Chrome Frame plug-in is partnered with the browser, benchmark tests show.

• Microsoft starts serving IE8 upgrade to enterprises

  As promised more than a month ago, Microsoft began pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises yesterday via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

• IE 8 Beats Competition in Microsoft-sponsored Security Tests

  Internet Explorer 8 blocked about four out of every five sites that attempt to trick visitors into downloading malicious software in browser security tests performed by NSS Labs.

• IE8 whips rivals in blocking malware sites

  Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack code-infected sites, according to a testing company.

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  IE8 setup change hints at further concessions to EU over antitrust

  Microsoft on Thursday bowed to critics involved in the company's European antitrust case who have accused it of silently changing users' default browsers, a move that may be aimed at Brussels-based regulators.

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  Opera: Microsoft's 'minor tweak' of Windows 7 not enough

  Opera Software, the Norwegian browser maker that sparked an antitrust investigation into Microsoft business practices in Europe, remains dissatisfied with its rival's move to dump IE8 from Windows 7.

• Microsoft confirms attacks against IE6, IE7

  For the second time in six weeks, Microsoft today confirmed that hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in DirectX, this time by attacking Internet Explorer (IE).

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  Microsoft removes projectile-vomiting IE8 ad from Web

  An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it.

• Microsoft to push IE8 at businesses next month

  Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month, the company announced this week.

• Microsoft to offer IE8 at retail for EU Windows 7 buyers

  Microsoft will offer European customers an "Internet Pack" that includes IE8 when they buy a retail copy of Windows 7, which will be sold sans browser, the company said late last week.

• EU's antitrust case against Microsoft could mean endless 'crapware' on PCs

  The European Union's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. over Internet Explorer could be a nightmare for small- and medium-sized computer makers and set a dangerous precedent, a longtime trade group ally of Microsoft argued today.

• Microsoft calls off EU antitrust hearing over IE

  Microsoft on Thursday said it had canceled an oral hearing set for early next month over EU antitrust allegations that it "shields" Internet Explorer (IE) from competition, saying that senior regulators won't be attending.

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  Mozilla, Opera blast Microsoft over IE8 upgrade practice

  Browser makers Mozilla and Opera accused Microsoft Thursday of force feeding Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users with Windows Update and silently changing the default browser on PCs.