Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone, very similar to the desktop

How do you perfectly compliment a brand new mobile operating system? Why with a brand new browser designed to handle the moder web. Microsoft just took the wraps off Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone and it looks to be a significant upgrade over the version that came bundled with Mango. In fact, it borrows quite heavily from its desktop sibling. The SmartScreen anti-phishing filter has finally been ported to the mobile space and performance is through the roof. Javascript performance has improved four-fold compared to Mango and HTML5 performance has doubled since Windows Phone 7.5. Microsoft was even willing to put the browser through its SunSpider paces on stage, hitting a blindingly fast 1,200ms. By comparison, the Galaxy S III only managed 1,460ms in our review. Perhaps most importantly for a primarily touch-driven device, though, IE 10 now includes touch support for HTML5 apps. We'd say that Microsoft has more than closed the mobile browser gap.

Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone, very similar to the desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.