Microsoft is having a good old time at MIX10. , showing off all sorts of new things. New things like.. Internet Explorer 9. , which has just been previewed at the developer event, and here's what we've gleaned about it so far. First off, as expected it will support HTML5 video. , boast a new Microsoft JavaScript engine which is codenamed "Chakra," and it'll support new-fangled web technologies like CSS3 and SVG2. Microsoft says one of its main goals with IE9 is to provide a faster browsing experience -- always good news -- though they don't have things cranked quite as high as the competition just yet (remember, this is still early) Preliminary ACID3 tests on the preview show the IE9 scores a 55/100, up from IE8's dismal 20/100 -- a huge leap forward no doubt, but still a far cry from the Chrome, Opera, and Safari scores of 100. In both PCMag. 's and ZDNet' s SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark test, the preview performed competitively as well. Microsoft has also confirmed that IE9 will not
Microsoft shows off Internet Explorer 9: says 'yes' to HTML5
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