Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is officially retiring today

Microsoft is officially retiring its famous Internet Explorer browser, which debuted in 1995 alongside the Windows 95 operating system. People who used computers on a regular basis in the 1990s and early 2000s, whether at home, at school, or at work, are likely to feel nostalgic about Internet Explorer. However, Microsoft’s decision to discontinue Internet Explorer was primarily motivated by the fact that web developers were less likely to make their sites compatible with Internet Explorer. Continue reading “Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is officially retiring today”

Google to add Pointer Events API to Chrome

Google is adapting Internet Explorer’s tech to fix the issue of scrolling on Chrome. Rick Byers, Google Chrome software engineer has announced through the Chromium developer mailing list that Chrome will be embracing the Pointer Events API of Microsoft Internet Explorer in the Blink rendering engine.

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