Windows 10’s browser includes Cortana, note-taking and offline reading

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Internet Explorer is dead, long live Project Spartan! Even the most diehard Microsoft fan would probably admit that the Microsoft’s browser has become the punchline to a lot of jokes. The advent of Windows 10 has seen the outfit attempt to fix many of the gripes that users had with the last two generations of the operating system, so perhaps it’s no surprise to see that a replacement browser is in the works. Microsoft has now revealed more information about the browser project, apart from its actual name — for now, it’s codenamed Project Spartan . The new browser is designed to be everything that Internet Explorer isn’t, which is to say light, nimble and secure . To achieve that, Microsoft has built a brand new rendering engine, and given the browser a lean, pared-down look and feel. That means it won’t support Webkit like Chrome and Firefox, however, which may make web developers’ lives more difficult. However, Microsoft said the new engine would give Spartan a far more robust backbone for adding new features. One of those it showed off was “snapping, ” which lets you freeze a web page and clip out specific segments or add comments. From there, you can send whatever you clipped to a colleague using Windows 10’s built-in sharing tool. Another new feature revolves around reading — the new browser will let you reformat web content to make it more digestible, and will integrate Windows 8’s Pocket-like article reading list. In addition, Windows 10 will have built-in support for PDF files, presumably meaning that constant Adobe Reader downloads will no longer be unnecessary. Another big part of Project Spartan will be Cortana integration. Microsoft’s voice-search tool will work more like Google Now in order to predict what information you may need. For instance, if you ask for a flight time, Cortana may notice that a friend or family member already has one scheduled, and suggest that time as a response. Another example: if you’re looking at a restaurant website in the Project Spartan browser, Cortana will offer directions, photos and links to Yelp reviews. Microsoft said that the new browser would come to the PC first, and eventually arrive on Windows Phone devices later. As for Internet Explorer, it’ll be kept alive for compatibility reasons, but anybody migrating to Windows 10 who doesn’t need IE will get the new browser. From what we’ve seen, that’s a good thing — after seeing Spartan, Internet Explorer looks instantly obsolete. Daniel Cooper contributed to this report. Filed under: Internet , Software , Microsoft Comments

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