Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Demos Next Week

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The wait is almost over for new demos of Internet Explorer 9. Come next week and MIX10, Microsoft will showcase the evolution of IE9 since the first demonstration of the browser at PDC 2009 last year. The Redmond company has already published details on a number of IE9-focused sessions scheduled for the coming week. The official MIX10 website was updated to detail the new demos planned for the next iteration of Internet Explorer.

Microsoft itself has confirmed officially that it will offer additional details on the successor of IE8 at its premier Internet event. The 3-day conference for web designers and developers is scheduled between March 15-17th, 2010, in Las Vegas. IE General Manager Dean Hachamovitch is slated to keynote on the second day of MIX10, with many expecting the GM to offer the first testing bits of IE9.

So far, the Redmond company has not offered any clues indicating that the MIX10 participants or the general public will be getting their hands on a preview build of Internet Explorer. Below you will be able to find details of the new IE9-centric sessions at MIX10:

In-Depth Look at Internet Explorer 9

"Learn what’s coming in the Internet Explorer platform for Web programming, interoperability, graphics and performance by bringing the power of the PC hardware and Windows to Web developers. This session will include demos showcasing the latest code, providing you with a first-hand look at the latest browser advancements to be released in Internet Explorer 9."

High-Performance Best Practices for Web Sites

"Creating high performance Web sites and applications is crucial for every Web developer. Come learn ways you can make your sites faster in Internet Explorer and other browsers. We’ll describe what’s changing with performance in Internet Explorer 9 with the JavaScript engine and DirectX-powered graphics and hardware acceleration on Windows."

Internet Explorer Developer Tools

"Come learn about the developer tools built into Internet Explorer 8 and how they can help streamline and optimize your coding and testing efforts. We’ll also demonstrate the new features and enhancements for the developer tool to be released in Internet Explorer 9."

Cross-Browser Best Practices

"Creating complex sites that work well across browsers is a constant challenge for developers. See how Internet Explorer 9 makes it easier to create Web sites using interoperable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We'll show best practices you can use today to target a broad range of browsers."

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[Atasas]

shall I be a "futurologist"- It'll fail! question would be on how bad and when, but times of World domination is over! (me including) are of believe, that anything M$ is evil, so only natural to expect load of work done behind the scenes to get exploits/vulnerabilities and get max exposure... @ the end of a day- not a bad thing ! (if you asked me :lol:)

[Bizarre™]

As long as IE is the target of malware developers Atasas prediction is definitely accurate.

[DKT27]

IE 9, Windows Phone in the Mix

This year's Mix trade show won't be the first time that people hear about Internet Explorer 9 or Windows Phone 7 Series, but it is the event where developers will get enough information to start creating products targeting the new browser and mobile operating system.

The three-day Las Vegas event kicks off on Monday, with Windows Phone executive Joe Belfiore talking about the new phone operating system. On Tuesday, Internet Explorer head Dean Hachamovitch is slated to talk IE 9 and I would not be surprised at all if actual code is offered up this time. Microsoft offered a brief glimpse of IE 9 in November, highlighting its ability to use hardware acceleration for improved text and graphics rendering.

On the phone front, Microsoft has already tipped its hand on the basics of writing software for its new mobile operating system, confirming last week that XNA and Silverlight will be the means of developing software that works on the Windows Phone 7 Series devices that start shipping later this year.

There are more than a dozen sessions on the topic and Microsoft has promised that--although existing Windows Mobile apps won't naturally run on the new phones--Microsoft wants to make it as easy as possible for developers to start writing code for the new operating system.

Although Microsoft hasn't gone into much detail about the tools needed to write Silverlight apps for Windows Phone 7 Series, the company did say at this week's Game Developer Conference in San Francisco that writing XNA games for Windows Phone will require the new version 4.0 of the XNA Game Studio. The company also confirmed that games can be hardware accelerated, connect to Xbox Live and bring in a user's gamertag, achievements and avatar.

More broadly, Mix remains Microsoft's event centered around design and once again attendees will hear from Microsoft researcher and design expert Bill Buxton, who is speaking on Tuesday.. Expect to hear a little bit more on Microsoft's Windows Azure-based cloud efforts, but I'm hearing we will have to wait a little longer to hear about Windows Live Wave 4--the next version of Microsoft's consumer Web services. And we'll probably have to wait longer still to hear anything about the next version of Windows or even when Microsoft plans a significant update to Windows 7.

Source - CNET

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Even when I hate it. When it's available. I'll surely download it.

[majithia23]

its the beginning of the end :ph34r: