Maxthon Launches Third Version of its Dual Display Engine Web Browser

Maxthon launched the third version of its dual display engine web browser after nearly a year of public beta testing. The new browser should give tough competition to Internet Explorer “IE”. The engine architecture identifies and quickly displays websites using the best engine for the site, WebKit or Trident. It promises a much faster web experience.

In addition to the twin jets of WebKit and Trident, the new Maxthon 3 adds afterburners to its already lightning fast speed by using the V8 javascript engine. Independent speed tests are in and the results are clear: no web browser can display as many different types of websites as fast as Maxthon 3. The new version uses a computer's graphics processing unit, a microprocessor on a PC's graphics card, to display smoother text on Web pages.

"This version of our browser is like a muscle car built for power and speed. We went back to the basics with this product and created something you can't get anywhere else," said Jeff Chen founder and CEO of Maxthon.

Apart from focus on core power, speed and flexibility, Maxthon 3 has a suite of re-tooled community favorite features. MX3 stores your favorites and browser settings securely in the cloud for use from any machine with Maxthon on it. Another innovative feature is ‘Surf By Mouse’ which can trigger a number browser commands to quick mouse cursor actions. For example, to move back, you need to move your cursor left two inches.

In addition, MX3 remembers and suggests URLS based on your favorites and browsing activity. It securely saves and manages your growing collection of website usernames and passwords and let MX3 log you in to any site.

"Using Trident and WebKit is new territory," Chen added. "We wouldn't be here today without the Maxthon community. They made it happen and it's only the beginning. In the coming months we will be redefining the concept of an Internet browser."

With MX3 out, Chen says the next step in the journey requires hearing from the Maxthon community about where they want MX3 to go. "We kept the feature set for this release simple and straight to the point for a reason: we want our community to help decide what to port from MX2 and what new features to build."

Other browsers have experimented with combining Trident and WebKit, but Maxthon 3 is the first browser to successfully join the engines so that the browser can slip automatically from one engine to the other as the need arises. Maxthon 3 will be the basis for an ever expanding suite of products and platforms now in development at Maxthon.