Tag: 8

Yes, this news is obviously a little bit of chest-pounding from the boys in Redmond, but there's no denying the stat is impressive. Internet Explorer 8's SmartScreen filter has blocked more than 1 billion malicious downloads. SmartScreen is one of the many way IE8 is a big upgrade from previous versions of Microsoft's browser, and clearly a feature which is helping combat the rising tide of ...

It's been awhile since I've posted anything about Windows Live Messenger (nee MSN Messenger 8), so here's a bone to chew on: LiveSide, a blog that covers developments in Microsoft's Windows Live initiative, has posted a couple screenshots of Live Messenger with what they claim is an almost-final UI design. The screenshots show a contact list and message windows that are much close to the Vista ...