Debut for Internet Explorer 9

Keeping faithful to the schedule, Microsoft announced the first release of Internet Explorer 9. The ninth edition of the browser is currently undergoing beta, which means that stakeholders will have to manually install and bearing in mind that there may be mino errorsr, since it is not the final version.



On a technical level, the intention of Microsoft to look in the future is clear, as support for HTML5 is one of the pillars on which articulated the new browser. Another feature that makes sense is the possibility of allowing users to "pin" the favorites wishing on the bar of Windows 7. In this way, Microsoft wants to send the message that the sites are no longer mere window displays a browser, but larger entities that can be integrated into the operating system.



The Internet Explorer 9 comes at a difficult time for Microsoft, as the market share of browsers is around 60%. The Internet Exlporer has lost much support users dealing with technology and the 9th edition aims to reverse this trend.

YouTube: "HTML5 is good, but Flash is still necessary"

John Harding, software engineer of YouTube, recently expressed his admiration for HTML5, saying that the new platform has made great progress. However, Harding was quick to clarify that YouTube does not think to leave the Flash, and Adobe's technology still has advantages over HTML5, which make a difference.



First, Flash is required to embedding, and is currently the only way to port the ads and comments embedded in each video. Moreover, HTML5 has not yet solved all the issues he has with microphones and webcams, while scaling to full screen is not always smooth.



It will not be so easy for YouTube to go completely by the Flash in HTML5. Another big issue is that of video standards. This means that YouTube should also support both the H.264 wanted by Microsoft and Apple, and the WebM Google's an emerging power.