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Internet Explorer 9 details emerge at MIX10, tech demo downloadable now
Yesterday we were treated to details of Windows Phone 7 and its streamlined Silverlight and XNA development -- today, Internet Explorer 9. A lot has happened since IE8: the downfall of IE6 and 7; the emergence of Google's big-hitter Chrome; and the maturity of Firefox. Internet Explorer has lost a large share of the browser market in the last two years, to both Chrome and Firefox.
With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft will attempt to reclaim its long-established lead -- and looking at the details that have just been published, it might just do it:
- Speed -- faster, generally, GPU accelerated HTML5
- Standards -- CSS3 support, higher Acid3 score, 55/100 currently. (Acid4 will be released soon no doubt...)
- JavaScript -- new engine, faster, uses multiple cores! Codenamed 'Chakra' (sounds a bit like Carakan...)
- Interface -- the interface looks significantly different. Very minimal? (this is a developer build, though, so who knows)
This post will be updated as more details become available.
The Illusionist's Dream is a simple platformer; you play as a magician who needs to get through each level by transforming into any number of animals that you encounter along the way.
Each animal can do different things; the butterfly can obviously fly, but if it encounters a frog, the frog eats it, and you have to start over again. There's also a fox that runs fast and leaps far, but it eats any rabbits that cross its path. That means that, if you may need to be a rabbit later on, you need to take that into account ...
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MethodicJon said 2:57PM on 3-16-2010
Suggested post edit: Requires MS Windows Vista SP2 or later.
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Arnie said 6:56PM on 3-16-2010
Chakra is a hindi word which means spinning disc. It has other meanings as well but mostly means a disc or circle.
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Sebastian Anthony said 7:09PM on 3-16-2010
I thought I recognised that word :)
(And, if you're a gamer, there's 'chakra magic'... in DOTA...)