Praise for Nabi and Maxthon’s Kid-Safe Browser — from Wired.com

2012-07-11 17:24:23

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out this review from Wired.com about Nabi and the Maxthon Kid-Safe Browser. An incredibly thorough – and very positive – overview of this innovative tablet and our browser. Good news, indeed!

The Browser app runs the Maxthon Kid-Safe Browser — it’s pre-loaded with some extremely safe sites such as the Crayola Kids, Play-Doh, and Arthur websites, but an add-on button exists (for parents) that will let parents (after entering a password) add additional sites that can be accessed by the Browser app by typing in a URL. Any attempt to leave a provided URL will be stopped. The browser also works in both landscape and vertical views, and reverse-pinches enlarge any text on the screen and allow for dragging the on-screen images around so that you (or your child) can view different areas of a website easily.

A Few Words About Our HTML5 Work

2012-07-09 17:43:49

 

 

 

 

We experienced one of those ‘ouch’ moments last week. A misunderstanding about our intent behind our support of HTML5, coupled with less than optimal communication, led to the publishing of a story alleging Maxthon tried to game HTML5test.com results. As is the case with a lot of web stories these days this one was long on assumptions and short on verification. A few well-meaning media types recommended we say nothing publicly — their logic was  we were right and that the story had no ‘legs’ beyond a small group of browser industry aficionados. That didn’t sit right with us for a couple of reasons: (1) we did nothing wrong and have nothing to hide; and (2) we’ve always had a completely open conversation with the global family of Maxthon fans about our intentions as a company and desire to build great products — and we aren’t about to change.

The absolute truth is Maxthon has not, nor will it ever attempt to ‘scam the score’ in HTML5test.com or any other third party web standards or browser-performance measure. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.  The Maxthon 3 engineering team has implemented and successfully tested many parts of the ever-evolving HTML5 standard. This first-ever accusation about scamming the score is a serious allegation that merits a response.

Specifically, some have cited our work implementing Web GL, ‘Get user media’ and ‘Subtitles.’  We looked into the work behind that, and here’s what we found: We pushed out code in a build of Mx3 that wasn’t ready to be pushed out. Plain and simple: That code should not have been released. It wasn’t complete.

Unfortunately, as it was implemented, it triggered a positive response from HTML5test.com. Hence the allegation of ‘scamming.’ That was a mistake; and we will fix the code within the week. It was not some effort to manipulate our score on HTML5test.com. It was a result of a development process that can be improved.

Engineers approach their work differently. Some start with an architectural idea of how they want to implement something, and they code toward that end vision. Others jump in, start coding and test until their code works. In this situation, one of our Mx3 engineers was coding, testing against the HTML5test.com and tweaking until it appeared to him that it worked. To put it another way, this was an engineer-error that should have been caught in QA.

Going forward, we plan to build a deeper dialogue and partnership with other members of the HTML5 community, as ultimately, we all share the same goal of helping to drive a new standard of web and application development that will spur greater innovation and products.  This is why Maxthon is spending time on HTML5.  The more we push HTML5 support and development now, the sooner everyone can realize more of the promises of that standard. That is a worthwhile goal to support at any level.

That’s it. No grand scam here. Just some code that should have been baked a bit longer.  HTML5 is a floating point that is continuously changing and morphing, and browser- and test-makers alike are stakeholders in helping shape it. We’ll continue to do our part as the standard evolves and wish to extend our thanks to the larger community for its contributions, too. When it comes to HTML5, we’re all on the same team.

Thanks and happy surfing!

Happy Fourth of July!

2012-07-04 04:49:47

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the holiday! And kick back with the convenience – and great features – of Maxthon 3 and Maxthon Mobile.

Be safe!

Enabling Do Not Track Is Fast and Easy

2012-06-27 17:40:21

More good news about personal privacy. Now we’ve made Do Not Track a cinch to activate. You can do it in mere seconds. Check out this fun video, which shows you how to activate Do Not Track on Maxthon 3.

To All Directioners: Get Those Skins!

2012-06-22 15:50:54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a friendly reminder to Directioners — get your customized One Direction skins from Maxthon! You can download your One Direction browser here, and showcase your enthusiasm for this great group. Enjoy the music — and the skins!

Empowering Developers: Maxthon Leads the Way

2012-06-04 17:20:52

 

 

 

 

Here’s a reminder to web developers worldwide: Maxthon 3 is a top browser that drives innovation and delivers first-in-performance results for HTML5. All of these benefits are important, but we go beyond the numbers and put developers first.

Our commitment to developers is part of our ongoing effort create a browser that is fast, secure and fun to use. And our support for developers is at the forefront of this movement.

That’s right, we’re building the web browser of the future — today!

 

 

 

Do Not Track and Twitter: A Job Well Done

2012-05-24 21:14:03

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since taking an active role in implementing Do Not Track, we’ve encouraged other companies to follow our example so users can enjoy the privacy protection they deserve. Now we’re pleased to extend our congratulations to Twitter for embracing Do Not Track — and we invite Weibo to do the same.

Let’s give users the benefits of Do Not Track. Together, we can achieve this noteworthy goal.

One Direction: Custom Skins from Maxthon for Directioners Worldwide

2012-05-07 17:37:41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’re a fan of One Direction – and we’re big fans ourselves of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis – then you have to download the cool new skins from Maxthon. Get them here — and help spread the word for Maxthon and One Direction.

Maxthon to the Rescue: A Great Browsing Experience

2012-04-07 07:01:55

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s another friendly reminder about the power of Maxthon. A friend wrote to me to say, “I just downloaded the latest version of Maxthon 3, and I am cruising the web at light speed.”

Granted, “light speed” may be a euphemism for just plan fast but one thing is clear: we give users the speed to enjoy the full benefits of the Internet. That’s reason enough to give us a try!

 

New Release of Maxthon 3 Now Supports Upload, Transfer, Syncing of Solid Matter

2012-04-01 16:26:09

 

San Francisco, CA, April 1, 2012 — Maxthon (www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, announces the release of a new version of the Maxthon 3 desktop browser with paradigm-shifting, ground-breaking technology – the ability to encode, upload, distribute and recompile solid matter over the Internet. Using proprietary Maxthon technology and any Windows-compliant HD video camera, users of the new version of Maxthon 3 can now digitize small objects and send them over the Internet via email and IRC chat.  The new product is fully HTML5 compliant and works with popular file syncing services like V-Drive, Dropbox and SugarSync.

“We’ve known for a long time that digitizing matter was not the roadblock to sending solid matter over the Internet,” says Maxthon founder and CEO Jeff Chen. “Turning something like a banana into binary code is not difficult. The hard part is compression and the codes required to re-compile the banana at the other end of the transaction.”

The new version of Maxthon 3 contains patented codes and compression technology that, for the first time, makes it feasible to email a banana: (Or any other fruit, small vegetable or hand-carried object.) Maxthon is now offering this technology free to the first 500,000 users to download and try the latest version of Maxthon 3, available at:

http://dl.maxthon.com/mx3/mx3.3.6.2000.exe

The new technology, and Maxthon’s complete ownership of the intellectual property behind it, promises to completely disrupt the global, overnight delivery business, among others. “For the first time Maxthon makes it possible for businesses to have the best of both worlds,” says EDG analyst Clare Quilty, “You can print a hard copy with a signature, pop it in an envelope and then digitize and send the actual paper over the Internet. This changes everything.”

Says Chen, “Even though our award-winning mobile android browsers will support this, I would urge users not to use their smart phone to email objects. You’ll eat up your available bandwidth plan before you know it. Use your work connection instead.”

The new technology makes it theoretically possible to send larger objects over the web, too.

“Our end game for this feature is to disrupt the travel industry, too,” says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product. “Currently, our labs are testing the encoding and transmission of fairly large objects. Yesterday we emailed an ottoman. BUT, it took a very, very long time. Bandwidth is a big issue. When it’s ready, we expect to offer access to larger objects through a tiered, premium service based on file size and bandwidth transfer.

“Additionally,” says Mattson, “April Fools. But you really should try Maxthon 3, it’s bloody fast.”

About Maxthon

Headquartered in Beijing, Maxthon Ltd. is an innovative software company and developer of superior web browsers which continue to set new standards for simplicity, speed and security.  Each month more than 130,000,000 people use Maxthon’s web browser in 120 countries across the world. Maxthon also brings its best-of-breed browsing to the Android platform for mobile devices and tablet computers. For more information about Maxthon please visit www.maxthon.com.

Download Maxthon Mobile for Android phones here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mx.browser

Want to supercharge that desktop? Try Maxthon 3 for Windows PCs today.

http://www.maxthon.com/mx3/

Download Maxthon Mobile for 10″ Android tablets here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mx.browser.tablet