Internet Explorer

How to Use Bing’s AI Chatbot, and 8 Other Useful Microsoft Edge Features

From covering your browsing tracks automatically to generating AI images.

You Tried: Remembering Internet Explorer’s 27 Year Odyssey

The browser you love to hate was also how I enjoyed my teenage internet browsing.

Internet Explorer Is Dead—It’s the End of an Era

The once-dominant browser is gone forever. RIP, IE.

Microsoft Edge Just Passed Apple Safari as the World’s Second Most Popular Browser on Desktops

Google's Chrome still holds a dominant lead, with Firefox in fourth place.

Windows 11 Is Making It Absurdly Difficult to Change Browsers

In a page ripped right out of the '90s, Microsoft reminds us that it's still engaging in the browser wars.

Internet Explorer Has Started Its Ascent to the Big Digital Pasture in the Sky

My dad had a cute nickname for Internet Explorer: “Internet Exploder,” an expression of disdain for the browser that he refused to use, even though it was the preferred option for vast majority of people in late ‘90s and early 2000s. He liked the MSN Explorer browser, but I never understood why. Maybe it was the…

Wolf Puppies, Coke Energy and the Last Vestige of Internet Explorer: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

To celebrate this three-day weekend, we’re going to share some pretty adorable news: Wolf puppies can play fetch. Isn’t that cool? Yes, I know, these are wolf puppies. They’re probably a lot more dangerous when they grow up when compared to normal puppies, but the idea of cute little wolf puppies playing fetch still makes…

Google Chrome Is Now the Most Popular Web Browser

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has long been the most used browser on the internet. But its iron grip began slipping ever since Google launched Chrome in 2008. In 2012, one usage tracker declared Chrome the new champion, but some others still had IE in the lead. Now, all the holdouts are in agreement—Chrome is king. This…

People Are Finally Ditching Internet Explorer For Chrome

In the land of browsers, Internet Explorer is king—but not for long. The most-used browser in the world is swiftly losing its prestigious ground to up-and-coming web browser, Google Chrome. Computerworld released a report that predicts if Internet Explorer continues its user base free fall, Chrome could become the new browser champ as early as…

Today’s the day that Microsoftis ending support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10. If you’re using the old browser, now would be a great time to upgrade to Edge or Firefox or Chrome or anything that’s not Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 Finally Die Next Week

It’s been a long time coming but, as of January 12th, Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer 8, 9 or 10. Rest in peace, IE. Microsoft points out that version 11 will continue to cling on to its dear little life for at least a while, receiving security updates, compatibility fixes, and technical support…

It would probably be a good idea to go update your Windows computer: today’s Patch Tuesday, and this month’s round of updates nixes some critical security bugs, including inInternet Explorer(surprise!) and Office. [Krebs on Security]

How To Stop Videos From Auto-Playing in Your Browser

Whether it’s a music clip on YouTube, a Flash ad on a news site or the latest viral sensation on Facebook, most videos you come across on today’s web want to get going without any input from you—and that can cause problems with bandwidth as well as audio output you weren’t expecting. Here’s how to…

Four Missing Features I Want to See in Windows 10

Confession time: I love Windows. Yes, I work from a MacBook Air every single day, and it’s fine, but I prefer a Windows machine—and I’m really looking forward to Windows 10. That said, there are four things Microsoft hasn’t announced that I really want. https://gizmodo.com/can-a-cheap-windows-tablet-replace-your-desktop-1684130353 They’re not BIG features—more like little creature comforts that would…

Chrome and Firefox Users Make Better Employees

Have you ever griped at your company’s IT department for forcing you to use Internet Explorer? Chances are, you weren’t being difficult: you were just trying to be a better employee. According to research published by Cornerstone OnDemand, people who use Firefox or Chrome make better employees. It gathered the data from customers who used…

What Are Your Earliest Web Browser Memories?

Microsoft has rung the death knell for Internet Explorer — and it’s likely that few of us will mourn. IE has been sort of a joke for years, but there was a time when it was mighty. How far back into browser history do you go? Tell us what you remember. Certainly there are reasons…

This Is How Microsoft’s New Spartan Browser Will (Probably) Work

Microsoft first revealed that Internet Explorer was to be replaced by a new browser—codenamed Spartan—back in January. Now, a new leaked video reveals what it will look like. This video has been put together by Windows site WinBeta. The site claims to have obtained a copy of Project Spartan and created a video demo. In…

Report: Microsoft Could Ditch IE For a New Browser Named “Spartan”

Windows 10 should bring lots of changes to Microsoft’s operating system, including a possible overhaul of Internet Explorer. Many believed the beleaguered browser would be getting an update with codename “Spartan,” including much needed additions like extension support. Now, ZDNet reports that Spartan may in fact be a new browser entirely. So what’s different? Well,…

It’s Time For an Internet Explorer 6 Intervention

The few remaining users of Internet Explorer 6 are about to get a rude awakening when the internet abruptly stops working for them very soon. It’s about time. Google just published information about the adorably named POODLE bug it discovered in SSL 3.0, a legacy security protocol that’s been abandoned by all but the most…

Never Forget That Internet Explorer Is Boundless and Will Outlive Us All

With all the excitement bubbling up around the Windows 10 announcement, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the state of Internet Explorer . And, as has been the case since the dawn of time, more people use IE than every other browser combined. Just as they will continue…