'SPARTAN' Microsoft's new web browser exposed

'SPARTAN' Microsoft's new web browser exposed

The picture (above) of what appears to be Microsoft’s latest browser, SPARTAN, has been published . A screenshot of the application, is rather than a replacement for Internet Explorer, has been published by BGR.

Special significant stress is on the visual and tactile. It shows Facebook being accessed and a rather minimalist user interface with, shall we add, big buttons for navigation and setup. The emphasis on the visual and tactile aspects is obvious. The buttons carry no labels and the arrows, for example, are cleverly located at either side of the address bar.

Special features of SPARTAN

·         1.Spartan is based on a fork of Microsoft’s Trident rendering engine

·        2. The browser allows you to collaborate with others by marking up with drawing on the page
       directly. You’ll also be able to click anywhere on the page and comment.

·        3. The browser features a reading mode that automatically downloads articles for offline reading
        later, which is useful if you’re catching a flight without internet access.

·        4. Cortana is coming to the browser too, and can learn from your habits and give you details about
        specific things that it thinks relevant, just like Google Now does on Android.

According to BGR's source, they claimed that the user will be able to control the web browser using voice commands which makes it a great for mobile candidated for mobile platforms. The screenshot showed an old version of the Spartan browser, one that launched in November with a third version apparently released by the end of the year.

. In addition to voice commands the browser would be able to show four different views of the same website (e.g. desktop, mobile etc) although it's difficult to see what purpose it would serve except for developers.

BGR's says that  users will be able to run different browsers "inside , the microsoft’s latest browsers SPARTAN with the push of a button.

Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems at Microsoft. said that Spartan is the
current codename and will likely change before the release.
It’s not clear exactly when Spartan will be available, but Belfiore said the features will roll out
“over the next few months.”