Maxthon Partners with AMD to Offer Web Browser Optimized for Next Generation APU Chips

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon, a cloud-based browser, today released a new version of its Windows browser that uses a revolutionary new microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), significantly reducing power consumption while offering superior video performance. AMD's new Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) leverages new technology to make transactions between the graphics processing unit (GPU) and the central processing unit (CPU)  faster and more energy-efficient than ever before.

"New chip architecture like AMD's APU product is a clear signpost to where we believe the Web technology is heading: more happening in the chip and the browser serving as more of an open standards operating system,"  said Jeff Chen, founder and CEO of Maxthon.  "We're proud to collaborate with AMD on such an exciting step forward."

The GPU handles the processing of rich media including graphics and video, while the CPU manages the heavy lifting of analytical and logic-based functions. Until now, communicating across these two units has depended on a serial data connection that processes millions of functions per second, often resulting in a sluggish and power-consuming Web experience.

The partnership allows Maxthon to optimize the Windows browser for lightning-quick interaction between the APU to speed up video and graphics rendering, particularly using HTML5 standards for which Maxthon is the global leader in support. Among other things, the Maxthon Cloud browser is using OpenCL for lightning quick HTML5 video post processing to offer richer, faster video.

"In the near future what we now know as TV will be mediated through a Web browser optimized for innovative technology like AMD's APU processors," said Karl Mattson, vice president of Maxthon International. "Among other things, that means the electronic 'hearth' of the TV in the family room will be freed to be available to any device connected to the Web running a browser like Maxthon."

About Maxthon

Maxthon is an innovative software company that develops superior Web browsers that continue to set new standards for speed, security, simplicity and cloud features. It is available on the Windows, Android, iOS and Mac platforms. With offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Maxthon reaches a global community of users that tops more than 120,000,000 people each month in more than 150 countries. For more information about Maxthon please visit http://www.maxthon.com.

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