Posts Tagged IE8

8 Reasons to try Internet Explorer 8

Aug 4

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This week IE is celebrating gaining market share on all other browsers, following monthly research by Net Applications. Their research also shows that more and more people are choosing to upgrade to our latest version, Internet Explorer 8 – it is now the most popular browser in the world.

If you’re considering upgrading then take a look at 8 great reasons to try IE8:

1. Make the web work faster for you – IE8 is faster than previous versions of Internet Explorer, loading up even data heavy flash sites quicker

2. Navigate your favourite sites quicker with Webslices – see relevant pieces of your favourite sites so you don’t have open another tab or leave the page you’re on

3. Less clicks – Accelerators in IE8 give you instant access to your favourite sites, cutting down searches that took 7 or 8 clicks of the mouse into just 2 clicks

4. Search Amazon, eBay and Wikipedia right from the search box

5. Ever close a tab by mistake and want to bring it back up? IE lets you restore old tabs so you don’t lose your last web page

6. More stable browsing – IE8 isolates actions in each tab so if one page crashes your browser remains stable and your other tabs stay open

7. Safer browsing – IE8’s SmartScreen filter helps you stay safe from malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy, and identity

8. View all websites with ease – IE8 makes it easy to view old websites designed for older browsers thanks to its Compatibility View button – perfect for web developers or people looking to refresh their old website

To read our full whitepaper on ‘Improving  Consumer Use of the Web’, take a look here.

On Friday we’ll be looking at the special Guardian version of IE8.

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Internet Explorer on the up: IE browser share increasing

Aug 2

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Internet Explorer had a brilliant July, gaining market share across the world, according to Net Applications. In July we increased market share by .42%, mainly at the expense of Firefox (down by nearly 1%) and Chrome staying static (-0.08%). In total Internet Explorer’s market share has increased by over 1% since May.

Even better news is that more people are choosing to move over to IE8, with an 0.98% increase on its own in July – IE8 now has a 30% market share making it the world’s most popular browser. Ryan Gavin, our Senior Director for Internet Explorer Business and Marketing explains that browser choice has helped IE: “Ultimately, we know customers have a choice when it comes to the browser they use, and that choice has a lot to do with the good work that developers and our partners do to build a better Web with Internet Explorer.” You can read his full blog post on this here.

This week we’re looking at IE8 and why it is increasingly the browser of choice for consumers. We’ll be highlighting some of the new features and improvements to the browsing experience, including taking a look at the special Guardian edition – which combines IE8 with the latest news, comment and photography.

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Cyber threats: The effects of malware

Jul 14

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This week we’re looking at some examples of Malware attacks. The virus is one of the most widespread computer viruses and worryingly June saw a surge in attacks. A recent article in IT Pro also highlighted two new pieces of malware targeting UK bank customers.

This new malware virus works by creating a fake bank login page and then takes your details once you’ve entered them and then uses those credentials to perform an “authorised” monetary transfer.

Internet Explorer 8 continues to be the best defence against malware. As we said in our previous post, since its creation IE8 has stopped in excess of 560 million attempted downloads. If you haven’t already, click here to download the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you’re worried about the malware virus make sure you log on this Friday when we will be sharing our advice on how best to protect your PC against it.

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Cyber threats

Jul 13

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Over the coming weeks we’re going to be dissecting some of the most common cyber threats out there and offering advice on how best to protect your PC against them. This week we’re going to talk about the most common threat to your PC: Malware. Since its launch in March 2009 Internet Explorer 8 has stopped over 560 million attempts to download malware.

So exactly what is Malware I hear you ask? Short for malicious software, it is a software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner’s knowledge or permission. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile or annoying software or program code.

Software is considered to be malware based on the perceived intent of the creator rather than any particular features. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware, most rootkits, and other malicious and unwanted software.

But how does Internet Explorer 8 block malware? By using its SmartScreen technology IE8 focuses on identifying and blocking sites on the web that are distributing malicious software.  SmartScreen can block new threats from existing malicious sites, even if those threats are not yet blocked by traditional anti-virus or anti-malware signatures

In our posts this week we will be highlighting the effects of malware and how you can protect your PC against it.

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Add-On Feature: Plan Your Next Trip Without Leaving Your Homepage with IE8 Add-Ons

Apr 30

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This week we’ve considered how Bing maps can help you with you travel problems and focussed on the thrill of running for charity in the London Marathon. Continuing the travel theme, today we’re looking at the best IE add-ons for when you’re looking to get away from it all.  You can take a look at the travel add-ons at http://www.ieaddons.com/gb/travel/

There are many great travel websites on the web. But isn’t it a pain when you’re on a site to have to surf back to your search engine to find reviews of the city on Trip Advisor? Joe Richards’ runs Ballofdirt.com – a popular travel bloggers website that lays out of a map of where their bloggers have been on their travels – explains how he found the solution with IE. “I really like the IE accelerators, they are so convenient.  On our pages you can click to see an itinerary of the exact journey a backpacker has made on their travels. By highlighting the place and using the IE  Trip Advisor accelerator you can be taken straight to hotel reviews from their website.”

Trip Advisor – Get the inside scoop on that hotel or resort with TripAdvisor.

 

If you want to know the Weather quickly for your new travel destination then you might want to install the IE8 Weather toolbar too. It’s constantly updated and you can change the location quickly, so it’s perfect for the person on the move.

The Weather Channel Toolbar for IE8 -  Find out today and tomorrow’s weather easily

 

If you want to search for a holiday without surfing away from your current page, then you can also add Expedia to your search box.

Expedia.com – Perform travel searches from every page

 

With IE you have all the tools at your disposal to plan a brilliant break. Now for the hard part – where on earth do you want to go?

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What is Internet Explorer 8?

Mar 19

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Internet Explorer 8 is the latest Internet browser offering from Microsoft. Designed to give you the best internet experience, the new browser is optimised for MSN and incorporates a plethora of new features like Web Slices and Accelerators, plus, you can download the nifty new Bing toolbar to further complement your browsing.

The new IE8 will make the web faster, safer and easier than ever before, why? Sit back as we take you through some nifty new technology that makes up the world of The Blue E.

Get a slice of the action

Is your Favourites list as long as your arm? As part of our daily web browsing, most of us visit many different sites, and this can be time consuming. So many websites, so little time!

What if there was a way to view all of the cool bits in one go?  Well consider IE8 your fairy godmother, as Web Slices brings it all to you. Web Slices allow you to subscribe to portions of your favourite websites.

With a single click, you can view and interact with the latest updates on those sites you have earmarked, without leaving your current page; catch-up with the latest headlines, check the status of an online auction, view status updates from your social network, or keep tabs on the latest football scores. It will constantly alert you of new content by changing colour or going bold.

Accelerators

What is an Accelerator? The clue is in the name, Accelerators make it faster and easier to connect to a host of popular web services.

Accelerators are built into IE8, so if you’re going out later and need to look up an address, using a price comparison site to shop around, or need language translation services on the fly – you can get going from the off. Each of these tasks are time consuming and require numerous steps from start to finish.

Use Accelerators to let you preview online services just by pointing your mouse at them. Search, map, e-mail, translate, or share content from any web page you’re currently viewing.

Internet Explorer 8 comes specially preinstalled with Accelerators from Bing and MSN Video.

InPrivate

InPrivate Filters and Browsing are a series of security measures designed to make your browsing session safer and keep your data more secure.

Whenever you surf the web some of the information about your visit is automatically sent to the website provider. Filtering helps you control this information and choose which providers (if any) receive information about the places you visit.

IE8 gives you two options; automatic filtering or manual where you can specify websites yourself, both can be toggled on/off with just a few clicks.

InPrivate Browsing helps prevent Internet Explorer from storing data about your browsing session. This includes cookies, temporary Internet files, history, and other data. Toolbars and extensions are disabled by default.

Bing bar

Want to have the latest breaking news, reviews and photos delivered straight to your desktop, then grab the all-new Bing bar. 

Download Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7/Vista 32-bit
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Internet Explorer 8 Click Clever Click Safe browser helps parents and young people tackle online safety fears

Mar 18

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Online safety is a worry for every parent, with this in mind Microsoft joined forces with CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) to launch a customized Internet Explorer 8 browser to promote online safety for families, with a clear and direct route to CEOP via the ‘Click CEOP’ button.

Available for download at www.clickceop.net/ie8 Internet Explorer 8 Click Clever Click Safe provides young people with immediate access to CEOP, the government’s one-stop shop for internet safety, where they can report any concerns they may have and see the most up to date information about staying safe online for the whole family. 

Internet Explorer is developing some great add-ons, stay tuned as we update you on the variety of add-ons we are creating to further improve your Internet experience.

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Accelerators for Internet Explorer

Mar 1

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Accelerators are another nifty new feature that make up Internet Explorer 8’s already impressive arsenal. They are designed to make your browsing experience faster and easier, and to help you complete daily tasks with an air of efficiency usually reserved for 007.

Whether it be looking up driving directions, translating words, or e-mailing a funny article to your friends, each of these tasks requires numerous steps from start to finish. You will often find yourself copying information from one web page, pasting it into another, viewing the results, and then returning to the previous web page to pick up where you left off.

Find out more about Accelerators

Add accelerators to IE8 from the Add-ons Gallery

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A slice of the web

Mar 1

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Web Slices give you easy access to relevant information.

Time is an important asset that constantly trickles through our fingers, and as we spend more of our time online, conducting our lives, we must do as much as possible to spend it more efficiently.

Web Slice markers on the MSN UK homepage

How many times a week do you log on to internet banking, look up an address if you’re going to a party later, bid on that commemorative issue of a Spiderman comic, or want to keep tabs on the current sports scores?

It is inconvenient to constantly check a website for changes and, to that end, what if there was a way to do it all from the same page? Well now there is, and I will show you how.

Find out more about Web Slices

Browse Web Slices in the Add-ons Gallery

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How to protect your privacy online

Feb 27

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Concerned about your online privacy? Discover how Windows Internet Explorer 8 can keep you safe from harm and under the radar.

There are times when you might not want to leave any traces of your web browsing actions on the computer you’re using.

So maybe you want to protect your identity, or are concerned about your security and want peace of mind should your computer ever get stolen. You might even be booking a secret getaway for your partner and don’t want to leave clues! Whatever the circumstance, protecting your identity and personal details should be at the forefront of all of our minds.

Read on and learn how to prevent do-gooders from exposing your sensitive details to the world

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