Microsoft issues one of biggest-ever bug fixes

December 16, 2010 in Internet, Web Watch by

Windows, IE patches needed to prevent potential criminal attacks, company says.

BOSTON — Microsoft issued one of its biggest-ever security fixes on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal.)

Microsoft said on Tuesday that two of the new patches — software updates that write over glitches — were of the highest priority and should be deployed immediately to protect users from potential criminal attacks on Windows and Internet Explorer.

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Internet Explorer 9 ?

August 26, 2010 in Internet, Software, Web Watch by

ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley thinks she stumbled upon the user interface for Internet Explorer 9, spying a screenshot on Microsoft Russia’s press website. If this is the real deal, the next IE will look like the lovechild of Google Chrome and Firefox 4.

From Firefox 4, IE9 reportedly takes the oversized back button, translucent window and tremendous amount of wasted space above the navigation bar (seriously, it’s just an empty row with window management at the end, and the next Firefox is just as guilty). From Chrome, IE9 may derive the omnibar for search and URLs, and a series of menu icons on the right side of the screen.