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Project Spartan Becomes Microsoft Edge, New Icon + Video
It’s official.
Yesterday, during its annual developers conference (Build 2015), Microsoft has revealed that (unfortunately) they won’t name Internet Explorer successor Spartan. Instead the team has decided to call the new browser under its rendering engine name: Microsoft Edge.
In addition to that, the new icon has been revealed and boy does it look familiar…
Lastly, a promo video has been posted so here it is:
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Watch Build 2015 Here (Live Stream)
And take a look at the list of Spartan related sessions.
If you are eager to find out what’s new in Project Spartan (as well as in other, Microsoft related products), then good news, the software giant will be streaming its Build 2015 conference live and you can watch it here!
When does it start? In 8 hours, and the timer is also available on the very same page so you will know the exact time in your country.
As far as specific, Spartan sessions go:
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Spartan For Phones UI Is Not Final
If you have been one of those people who complained about the Spartan for Phones UI changes compared to Internet Explorer Mobile then good news, during the Q&A session, Microsoft engineers have confirmed that this is indeed not a final revision.
So what exactly is wrong with the UI? Well, mostly it’s one thing: the URL bar is on top, making it pretty much impossible to use a larger phone with one hand, a pretty serious flaw if you ask us.
While it’s not exactly a news that should be cheered upon, at least it gives some hope, which is better than nothing.
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Spartan Beats Chrome In Google’s Own Playground
Shows its true potential.
Remember the days when one browser developer would create a new benchmark, which (of course) would favor their own web browser and make it appear faster? Then another developer would join and the story continues…
However, now with Project Spartan, it looks like Microsoft’s web browser has surpasses Google Chrome in none other than Octane 2.0 benchmark.
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Microsoft Adopts Google’s Bounty Strategy
Get your debuggers going.
It looks like Microsoft has finally decided to borrow one of the Google’s ideas: rewards for finding serious web browser bugs.
While the rewards program is not exactly new in the software giant campus, those who wanted to do some serious debugging for the Project Spartan will finally be rewarded the right way: up to $15,000 for a security vulnerability.
The bad news? The clock is ticking and this is not exactly a campaign for a lifetime. Instead, the Project Spartan Bug Bounty will end on June 22, 2015.
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Get Ready For The Project Spartan Web Summit
Tons of sessions planned.
Good news for everyone interested in the Microsoft’s upcoming web browser, Project Spartan. Thanks to the recently revealed info, it appears that the software giant will be holding a Web Summit in the Mountain’s View Building One (1065 La Avenida Mountain View, CA 94043).
Want even more good news? The registration is completely free and you are welcome to come. While a full list of session schedule was not yet revealed, we do know that there are dozens of them planned, including:
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Video: Project Spartan On Windows 10 Mobile
Guys at WPXap have got their hands on the latest available Windows Phone 10 (Build 12534), which also includes Project Spartan.
Starting from around the 1:57 mark, you can see it in action and so far it’s pretty slow and unimpressive, obviously, that’s a pre-release software with all kinds of tools running in the background to speed up the debugging process
See the video after the break.
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Project Spartan Has Finally Landed
And this time it’s official.
Great news for everyone who has been rocking the Windows 10 Preview as today’s Fast ring build 10049 finally includes the browser you’ve been waiting for: Project Spartan.
Due to previous leaks, there’s very little excitement as all features have been revealed already, such as: reading list, Cortana integration and new UI.
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Adobe Will Help With Spartan’s Development
More open than ever.
Adobe, a company that has created one of the most brilliant (Photoshop) and currently one of the most hated (Adobe Flash) pieces of software, has announced a partnership with Microsoft, where they will contribute to Spartan’s code base.
If you didn’t know, Adobe is actually one of the major contributors to WebKit, Blink and Gecko engines, so this partnership is a welcome step in the right direction.
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People Are Already Downloading Project Spartan
How? There is a leak.
Well, here’s an interesting plot twist to kickstart your Monday. While the most recent Windows 10 Preview (Build 10041) still came with the old and rusty Internet Explorer, it looks like someone has managed to leak a slightly older Windows 10 Preview (Build 10014) and guess what? It comes with Project Spartan!
While some might be tempted to download and play with the mentioned version, please be warned that it’s rather buggy and unstable.
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