BEIJING, April 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Dear Maxthon users, here comes the first official news about the upcoming major version of Maxthon 3.0.
    As some enthusiastic users have posted about Maxthon 3.0 and are wondering what the Maxthon dev team is doing these days, they finally showed their face again after a long period of "occultation". The dev team wants to thank you all and they’re so glad to tell you that Maxthon 3.0 is coming, and REALLY soon. (But this doesn’t mean that Maxthon 2 will be abandoned, more features will be added to it.)
    An "internal version" (Maxthon 3.0 Alpha) has been released to the internal testing team. Public beta testing will be made when ready. Please be patient at the moment. As you know, the Maxthon dev team always values "User Experience" above everything.
    And, thanks to the Maxthon dev team, here are some Maxthon 3.0 pictures never released to the public before:

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    As some of you may have read, Maxthon 3.0 will support dual browser engines. A fast and highly standard compliant engine will be working along with the good old Trident (IE). So Maxthon 3.0 will offer both "Turbo" and "Compatible" experience in one. Under the "Turbo Mode" users will enjoy the fastest browsing speed and state of the art website designs. For websites designed for older browsers, the "Compatible Mode" will be standing by, a click away. 

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    Generally, the Turbo Mode of Maxthon 3.0 shall work better than the Compatible Mode as of now. Yet, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.
    Sleep tight and stay tuned, as you could see Maxthon 3.0 one day when you wake up. 
    The Maxthon dev team wishes you a happy fools day!
 
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