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According to echradar website latest Sunspider benchmarks test shows, based on Windows 7 platform, IE9 with 286.6 milliseconds RC scores at present all browsers won the fastest of the award. Related media also reported today IE9 will officially version on March 14, a worldwide release, believe you will see the IE9 soon official version of the excellent performance.

Said to IE9, will have to mention Microsoft has just held a few days ago in a global development competition. Because it is we uncovered mysterious secret new page IE9.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage developers to create no browser plug-in can use meta content of the primary. This kind of original meta content for Microsoft and other mobile phones and tablet computer manufacturers speaking is extremely important. As I have in the blog says, IE9 is Microsoft in flat computer/SLATE strategies of the important pillars. And Microsoft is seeking primary meta application, rather than by some browsers such as plug-in Silverlight and Flash-or with Windows client operating system of integrated Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)-in the future development in its application store.

Although Microsoft is behind in support, but the competition is Dev Unplugged does not limit the application only can match the Internet Explorer (IE) 9. According to the rules of Dev Unplugged, content must be in the Release Candidate IE9 (RC) version of the latest beta version, Chrome and the latest beta version of Firefox can correct present. Submit must abide by the client HTML/CSS/JS code, it is no limit to the server.

Microsoft also wanted to gain from competition, two of the main content/application project is the game and music. In these categories have four major areas: geographic positioning (geo-location) of the most innovative use of, fixed website (Pinned Sites IE9, a function of), Canvas and SVG, and setting/UX (user experience).

Dev Unplugged the web site of the text wrote, “we believe that the meta and related technical, plus the browser, will eventually faster can let developers have enough tools, to development with lifelike, interactive and high true experience to native applications, and not to the plugin. We hope that developers can do not need the plugin.”

Microsoft has established a set of evaluation, they are on the network with the design and the user experience meta, expert, commenting on the basis of the “creativity, sets up the quality and suitable for competition theme” standard to select the final winner.

The competition from March 1,, launched, submit to the public vote time is April 5. Voting is the period of May 9, the winner is announced on May 23,.

It is the universal development prize contest IE9 quite rich attractive, and prizes include cash, tablet PC, laptop, etc. The most awards higher reached 9000 us dollars, and can in June 27 free to Las Vegas for Future of Web Apps conference, and the work can also experience in BOTW show links. So the prize, whether you move? If you are a web development designer, has the crazy imagination and creation, he decides to take part in the festival, web pages, and believe it will bring to you is beyond prizes substance itself enjoyment!