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Internet Explorer announced for Xbox 360
IE… on your TV
Internet Explorer may be gone, but the new Microsoft Edge browser can’t seem to escape the infamous E icon.
Or Sonic, for that matter.
Say your goodbyes — Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand.
But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load.
But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load.
From McSweeney’s wonderful “In which I fix my girlfriend’s grandparents’ WiFi and am hailed as a conquering hero.” Alternate title: my life. (via davidpierce)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee inventing the World Wide Web during his time as a researcher at the CERN laboratory is part of the Internet’s fabled history, but there’s another twist in the tale — it turns out that the Web as we know it actually came to fruition in France, not Switzerland as many had assumed. (via Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the web in France, not Switzerland | The Verge)
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Microsoft to bring full Internet Explorer browsing to Xbox 360 with Kinect controls
Microsoft is currently testing a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 on its Xbox 360 console, according to our sources.
People will visit a Web site less often if it is slower than a close competitor by more than 250 milliseconds (a millisecond is a thousandth of a second).
The web’s first photograph approaches 20 year anniversary
The web’s first ever photograph — a grainy GIF of an all-female, physics-themed parody band — is approaching its 20th birthday, according to a report from Motherboard. The image, shown above, depicts “Les Horribles Cernettes,” a group which regularly performs at CERN’s annual Hadronic Music Festival.
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