Maxthon 3 Continues to Win Support from Students and Teachers: The Preferred Browser for Back to School

SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Maxthon (www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, continues to increase its success as the smart browser for students and teachers. With its diverse selection of features and security, Maxthon 3 is an ideal Back to School addition to any computer, for both high school and college students. In a featured podcast with Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product Development, there is a detailed conversation about these topics for the academic market. Users can listen to this podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/maxthon/2011/08/26/maxthon-and-back-to-school-convenience-and-excellence

Users can also download Maxthon 3 at http://dl.maxthon.com/mx3/mx3.1.4.1000.exe

"Maxthon 3 is an ideal browsers for people who want to conveniently access the web, while also performing considerable amount of research, notation and other necessary tasks. As Karl's podcast demonstrates, we have an advanced - and proven - series of browsers that deliver results without compromising speed, memory usage or security," says Jeff Chen, CEO of Maxthon. "For the back to school season, Maxthon is a must-have accessory."

With Maxthon 3 users can also enjoy the following benefits:

• Speed: Maxthon's core features create a fast and convenient way for students to do online research. This option also quickly renders web pages, so students can run a variety of sites.
• An excellent YouTube experience, for watching and for its unique download now/view later ability.
• The best download manager: schedule, sort and easily download anything.
• Built-in, online notepad for easy research and notes. Click the yellow 'post-it' icon, and then create and securely save notes to your free Maxthon Passport account in the cloud.
• Easy syncing of favorites that also follow you from desktop to desktop and to Android mobile devices.
• Personalization with different skins/themes and avatars.
• Reader mode: Maxthon easily recognizes an article page of a website and flashes a 'book' icon in your browser's address bar. Click on the icon, and Maxthon will automatically reconfigure the page into a clean, book-like page; and remove any advertisements or promotional clutter.
• Security: If something malicious tries to attack your computer from the web, Maxthon 3 quarantines the code and kills it.

"This podcast further illustrates our ability to consistently stay ahead of the competition with excellent features and advantages people want and need," says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product Development." Download Maxthon 3 so you can experience these benefits immediately."

About Maxthon

Headquartered in Beijing, Maxthon Ltd. is an innovative software company and developer of superior web browsers which continue to set new standards for simplicity, speed and security. Each month more than 130,000,000 people use Maxthon's web browser in 120 countries across the world. Maxthon also brings its best-of-breed browsing to the Android platform for mobile devices and tablet computers. For more information about Maxthon please visit www.maxthon.com.

Download Maxthon Mobile for Android phones here:

http://dl.maxthon.com/mobile/Maxthon_for_Android.apk

Want to supercharge that desktop? Try Maxthon 3 for Windows PCs today.

http://dl.maxthon.com/mx3/mx3.1.4.1000.exe

Download Maxthon Mobile for 10" Android tablets here:

http://dl.maxthon.com/mobile/Maxthon_for_Tablet_Android.apk