Microsoft releases Silverlight 5 Microsoft has released the complete version of Silverlight 5, the company's latest version of its rich Web application framework. 12/13/2011 | Software
Metro-style Internet Explorer 10 ditches Flash, plugins Windows 8 will have two versions of Internet Explorer 10: a conventional browser that lives on the legacy desktop, and a new Metro-style, touch-friendly browser that lives in the Metro world. The second of these, the Metro browser, will not support any plugins. Whether Flash, Silverlight, or some custom business app, sites that need plugins will only be accessible in the non-touch, desktop-based browser. 09/16/2011 | Software
Silverlight 5 unveiled: many new features, direction still vague At a Silverlight event today, Microsoft gave a first look at the next version of the company's development platform. Silverlight 5 will be a more complete, more capable development platform, and it should be a faster one, too, with hardware acceleration of various features. What the announcement didn't do is clarify Microsoft's future development direction any better. 12/03/2010 | Software
