The power of Spartan has finally got its official name in Microsoft Build 2015. Don’t get confuse with the name. Here, we are talking about the new browser of Windows 10. Yes, the newest browser has finally got the name Microsoft Edge. Replacing the dated Internet Explorer, the Redmond giant is offering the newest for a complete new experience.
Microsoft Edge is the real name of Project Spartan which will come in Windows 10 devices. Well, we had discussed all the features of this new browser earlier in Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10041. The same was also discussed in january Technical Preview. Then, it also got the chance to show its competence in mobile devices later in preview build for phones.
Let’s take a look of all those features which Microsoft Edge will be offering to tech-o-holics. Reading List, Annotation Tool with Inking Support and Cortana are the biggest feature of Edge. This new browser is not just a replacement of IE, it can annotate web pages, and then share them over social networks for personal and professional use.
The Redmond giant has used a new rendering engine EdgeHtml. The name of such browser has taken from here. It is said that this would be the default browser for Windows 10 device. However, users will be able to use the Internet Explorer.
"[The name means] the edge of consuming and creating, being closer to the modern capabilities of the Web. This is for note-taking, reading, and consuming content. Developers will care about the blazing fast speed and that it is a universal app,"said Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's VP of Operating Systems Group.
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Company is also blessing this Edge browser with web extension. Through this, user can install universal apps to the browser like you do with Google Chrome. Well, we can’t say that how much smooth the edges of this Edge browser until we experience it by own.
Source: indianexpress.com