Internet Explorer 9, the next version of Microsoft's browser, will draw on the graphics chip and other hardware to accelerate the rendering of text and graphics from the Web. At the Mix show here on Tuesday, Microsoft is showing some of that code and releasing a "platform preview" of IE 9. The code (available here) contains the new engine but is not a full-featured browser.
In an interview ahead of the keynote, IE general manager Dean Hachamovitch said the company plans to update the browser code every eight weeks or so as the company moves toward a more full featured beta. Hachamovitch didn't say when that beta would be ready, although I would expect a final version of IE 9 to hit the market before Windows 8.
Hachamovitch said that the hardware acceleration built into IE 9 is far greater than anything being talked about by other browser makers. It's the difference, he said, between having an area rug as compared to wall-to-wall carpeting.
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In an interview ahead of the keynote, IE general manager Dean Hachamovitch said the company plans to update the browser code every eight weeks or so as the company moves toward a more full featured beta. Hachamovitch didn't say when that beta would be ready, although I would expect a final version of IE 9 to hit the market before Windows 8.
Hachamovitch said that the hardware acceleration built into IE 9 is far greater than anything being talked about by other browser makers. It's the difference, he said, between having an area rug as compared to wall-to-wall carpeting.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20000537-56.html
