Google invests in Maxthon

Sunday, April 27, 2008


Multiple sources are confirming that the Chinese/Israeli startup behind the Maxthon Browser has sold a minority stake to Google. The total investment size is rumored to be around $1 million. We are also hearing that this investment is part of a “much larger strategic deal” between the two companies.

Maxthon has had over 80 million downloads of its browser, and over half of its users are in China. Maxthon-originated searches may account for up to 25% of total Baidu traffic, according to one source. At the very least we expect the strategic deal to involve replacing the default search option in the browser from the Baidu search engine in China and Yahoo in other countries with Google search. The deal may also go beyond search and involve integration with other Google services directly into the browser. Maxthon would then be promoted on Google as a preferred browser. The deal was apparently done at least two months ago, but the companies have delayed releasing the news. We’ve contacted Netanel Jacobsson at Maxthon about this story, but he has declined to comment. We also have an email into Google PR for comment.



Maxthon has raised less than $6 million prior to this investment. Seed financing came from Morten Lund and WI Harper in March 2005, and CRV invested around $5 million in the company in March 2006.
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Maxthon 2.0.1.8250 Beta 5

Tuesday, April 22, 2008


These are the features of Maxthon 2.0.1.8250 Beta 5:

* Favorites - Bar Replace the old school Links Bar with this powerful and easy to access Favorites Bar


* Web Services On The Go - Quick access to URL-based web services via the menu of Go button


* URL Alias - Navigate to your favorite website by simply typing the URL Alias into the Address Bar


* URL Auto-Completion - Use key combinations to auto type "http://www." and ".com" for the URL


* Simple Collector - Grab and save your favorite text & images while browsing

* Boss Key - Hide Maxthon window with a shortcut


* Full IE compatibility and Computer Help will always be provided.

Source- www.neowin.net

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Maxthon 2.0.1.8990 RC 1

Thursday, April 17, 2008


These are some features of Maxthon Browser 2.0.1.8990 RC 1:

* Favorites - Bar Replace the old school Links Bar with this powerful and easy to access Favorites Bar


* Web Services On The Go - Quick access to URL-based web services via the menu of Go button


* URL Alias - Navigate to your favorite website by simply typing the URL Alias into the Address Bar


* URL Auto-Completion - Use key combinations to auto type "http://www." and ".com" for the URL


* Simple Collector - Grab and save your favorite text & images while browsing


* Boss Key - Hide Maxthon window with a shortcut


* Full IE compatibility and more...



Changelog:

+ Improved Program Interface Performance


+ Added Float Button


+ Added Feed content Web Page View


+ Added Screenshot button to Web Toolbar


+ Added Clean History button to Web Toolbar


+ Toolbar labels can be placed under icons now (in Customize dialog)


+ Added "Send To> Groups" in Tab right-click menu

+ Added delete single item in Feed History


+ Added option: Ad Hunter> Dont show notification window


+ Added option: Download> Default download folder


+ Added full title in Favorites menu tooltips

+ You can use mouse-wheel while hovering mouse oover Feed sidebar


+ Added delete single address bar item in Clean History dialog


+ Show URL of Undo List items on Status Bar


* Hide Recycled Bin in Favorites sidebar


* Refresh button in Feed sidebar changed to Refresh All


* Re-formatted hover tooltip view for Feed sidebar


* Use IE Proxy by default installation

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Maxthon 2.0.2.1360 RC3

Monday, April 14, 2008

There are more features that Maxthon Browser can provide you:

* Favorites - Bar Replace the old school Links Bar with this powerful and easy to access Favorites Bar


* Web Services On The Go - Quick access to URL-based web services via the menu of Go button


* URL Alias - Navigate to your favorite website by simply typing the URL Alias into the Address Bar


* URL Auto-Completion - Use key combinations to auto type "http://www." and ".com" for the URL


* Simple Collector - Grab and save your favorite text & images while browsing
* Boss Key - Hide Maxthon window with a shortcut


* Full IE compatibility


Change log:

Major Changes


+ Collector Service
+ Restore Favorites from Backup
+ Float Ads Filter



Important Changes


+ CPU Saving Mode
+ Feed Links Checker
+ Search bar history

Other Changes


+ Added "Arrange by Site" to tab context menu.


+ Added "Fill form", "Save form" to web context menu, when right clicking input box.


+ Collector Service (Users could upload/download collector, Found in the collector)


+ Restore Favorite from a backup (Favorite > More Actions > Restore Favorite)
* Made it easier to drag HTML plugin on webbar.


* Go button adds the entered url to the address bar history.


* AdHunter menu (Tools > AdHunter)


* Highlight button can display state.


* Right click AdHunter button on status bar to enable or disable all filters.


* Hold Ctrl to bypass filtering current page (Disable ad hunter on the current page)


* Added an option to use IE find in page dialog (Tools > Maxthon setup center > advanced)


* Added an option to show close button on all tabs on hover (Tools > Maxthon setup center > Tabs bar)


# Fixed separator problem under multi-column menu mode


# Fixed images folder always be created problem


# Fixed "force open link in new tab" only work after page complete problem


# Fixed Could not Open local file problem (the last character was missing)


# Fixed a bug that caused browser to crash when auto-run plugins


# Fixed several RSS related internal bugs


# Fixed the "auto select" did not work on webbar problem

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Maxthon 2.0.2.2961 Final
Maxthon 2.0.7.1030

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Maxthon 2.0.2.2961 Final

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Favorites - Bar Replace the old school Links Bar with this powerful and easy to access Favorites Bar
* Web Services On The Go - Quick access to URL-based web services via the menu of Go button
* URL Alias - Navigate to your favorite website by simply typing the URL Alias into the Address Bar
* URL Auto-Completion - Use key combinations to auto type "http://www." and ".com" for the URL
* Simple Collector - Grab and save your favorite text & images while browsing

* Boss Key - Hide Maxthon window with a shortcut
* Full IE compatibility and more...




Changes:

Anti-Freeze
The emergence of Tabbed Browsing Mode and the increasing usage of Ajax Technology in websites might cause frequent freezing while browsing.
Maxthon Browser has developed a new technology to solve this problem, makes your surfing more fluently.

Trusted Website Check
Address Bar will show the Trusted icon and its background will turn green when you visit a trusted website. Help you secure your online transcations.

Fix several bugs that might cause freeze or crash

Other Changes:
* Fixed "Add to Favorites" command in Right-Click Menu on Page Links will not use Link's URL
* Improved the speed of internal functions
* New About Dialog
* Fixed Some Options will not take effects after clicking Apply in Setup Center
+ Added Single-Click on Tray Icon to Show/Hide Maxthon Window
- Split Screen View is temporary removed
* Fixed Drag&Drop Utilities onto Main Toolbar and display Text Label under Icon cause Crash
* Fixed Uninstaller will delete all sub-folders under installation folder
* Better support for Socks4/5 proxies
* Fixed Switch Tabs too fast might cause crash
* Drag&Drop the end of Address Box and Search Box can change their sizes
* Fxied Close Tab in Multi-Thread Tab Mode might cause crash

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Maxthon 2.0.7.1030

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Maxthon Browser is a powerful tabbed browser built for all users. Besides basic browsing functionality, Maxthon Browser provides a rich set of features to improve your surfing experience.

Features:

  • Favorites - Bar Replace the old school Links Bar with this powerful and easy to access Favorites Bar
  • Web Services On The Go - Quick access to URL-based web services via the menu of Go button
  • URL Alias - Navigate to your favorite website by simply typing the URL Alias into the Address Bar
  • URL Auto-Completion - Use key combinations to auto type "http://www." and ".com" for the URL
  • Simple Collector - Grab and save your favorite text & images while browsing
  • Boss Key - Hide Maxthon window with a shortcut
  • Full IE compatibility and more...


What's New:
  • New Features
    • option to not opening any page on startup
    • send current page/page URL by email (reset menu bar is required)
    • option to auto hide toolbars (reset menu bar is required)
    • option to reset Internet Explorer as default browser
    • new feature Maxthon Website Booster (Beta Version)
  • Changes
    • improved web page loading and browsing performance
    • updated spell check and added multi-dictionaries support
    • added option to turn on/off IME in all tabs or only in the current tab, when multi-thread is enabled
    • fixed problem that browser window is not shown in multi-monitor or after changing resolution
    • added "Add External Tools..." command in Tools menu (reset menu bar is required)
    • fixed problem that Tab History sometimes not available for restored tab
    • fixed an add to favorites problem which may slow the show up of the favorites menu
    • fixed problem restoring view filter log window from minized state
    • favorites are exported to IE root folder instead of a subfolder (Note: existing IE favorites will be overwritten)
    • fixed problem that website favicons are not updated
    • improved form saving efficiency

Source-/.neowin.net

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