Browser Compatibility

With the Windows Internet Explorer browser, content providers are empowered to create dynamic, compelling, and more secure experiences on the web, extending the reach and value of your online services. And you can leverage the capabilities of Internet Explorer to increase revenue, by building solid solutions and services offerings.

 Internet Explorer is more than just the world’s most popular web browser. It’s a dynamic and versatile platform that you can use to develop and support innovative web applications and online services for your customers.

 Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of its next-generation desktop Web browser, Internet Explorer 9. “The best experience of the Web is on Windows with Internet Explorer 9,” said Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft’s corporate VP of Windows Internet Explorer, in a statement. “Today, the Web can unlock the power and performance of the best PC hardware through Windows and Internet Explorer 9. Websites also can act more like applications within Windows 7, with features such as Pinned Sites.” Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser is one of the oldest still available, having launched in the dark ages of the Internet. Thanks to its inclusion on nearly all Windows computers sold, it is also still the most popular browser by a wide margin. Market share tracker Net Applications shows that IE’s browser market share sat at 56.77% in February. The next closest browser, Mozilla’s Firefox, owned 21.74% of the market.

Fresh New Look The first thing you’ll notice when using Firefox is the clean and fresh new look. Some interface features have been combined, others simplified and others moved to new locations. The end result is that Web content takes center stage, allowing you to be in control of and easily customize your browsing experience.

Firefox makes it faster and easier for Web developers to create wonderful, interactive, and innovative experiences. By enabling the latest HTML5 Web technologies, we’re bringing new capabilities in 3D graphics, video, sound and multitouch interaction.

• HTML5 Support
  •  Firefox has a new HTML5 parser and full support for Web video, audio, drag and drop and file handling to support new, innovative and rich Web apps.
• 3D on the Web
  •  WebGL brings 3D graphics to Firefox, laying the foundation for developers to create vivid games and new kinds of visualizations and experiences for the Web.
• HD and WebM Video
  • As pioneers of HTML5 video standards, Firefox also supports the WebM format so you can watch hardware-accelerated, smooth, high-definition quality videos without the need for plugins. Developers can easily use the <video> tag to redefine how video is experienced on the Web.
• Mozilla Audio API
  • Firefox is changing the way audio is integrated on the Web. This API makes it easy for developers to use JavaScript to read and write audio data. We’ve exposed the raw audio data so you can create great sounds!

"Safari continues to lead the pack in performance, innovation and standards support," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Safari now runs on over 200 million devices worldwide and its open source WebKit engine runs on over 500 million devices."

Safari Reader makes it easy to read single and multipage articles on the web by presenting them in a new, scrollable view without any additional content or clutter. When Safari 5 detects an article, users can click on the Reader icon in the Smart Address Field to display the entire article for clear, uninterrupted reading with options to enlarge, print or send via email.

Powered by the Nitro JavaScript engine, Safari 5 on the Mac runs JavaScript 30 percent faster than Safari 4, three percent faster than Chrome 5.0, and over twice as fast as Firefox 3.6.* Safari 5 loads new webpages faster using Domain Name System (DNS) prefetching, and improves the caching of previously viewed pages to return to them more quickly.