Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Battle of the Browsers

internet-explorer-iconThere are really only three major contenders in internet browsers. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. We test all of them side by side on a daily basis using a wide variety of websites in a heavy multitasking environment. 


chrome-iconThe competition is getting fierce as all of them are getting less and less forgiving on feature content. That is to say, that if you do not have the very latest browser update, you may find that you are not  able to view a video, flash plugin or other media.


firefoxFor example Internet Explorer v10, a rock solid favorite up until recently displayed all media content on any website no problem. Now it requires an update to flash to display a basic Youtube video.

Also remember  that plugins such as Flash, Java, ActiveX etc are all used in conjunction with your browser to display content. So if suddenly you are no longer able to play an MSN video clip for example, chances are one of your plugins needs to be updated.

Read the full Battle of the Browsers 2015 here on our website here.



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