Lost among all the Mobile World Congress media frenzy was a short demonstration in which Microsoft showed off the HTML5 capabilities of the upcoming mobile version of Internet Explorer 9. While it was highly ‘demo,’ in that it was a few tests on prepared handsets, it was illuminating.
Microsoft is currently putting the finishing touches on thefull Internet Explorer 9,a browser that has a strong focus on standards compliance. It is rumored that perhapsMarch 14thwill be the launch date for the full version of IE9.
It was recently learned that the mobile version of IE9 willmirror its bigger brotherin nearly every way, to allow for both standards compliance and similar rendering performance, helping developers avoid endless redundant testing. Below, in a video shot byWPCentral, we bring you a ‘live’ demo of IE Mobile 9 running HTML5 tests on a WP7 handset. You decide if you are impressed.
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Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex on Twitter, and on Facebook. You can reach Alex via email at alex@thenextweb(show all)Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex onTwitter,and onFacebook.You can reach Alex via email atalex@thenextweb.com
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