Graphics chips AMD online coup de pouce in IE9 - InformationWeek

AMD said it has adapted its range of chip processors and graphics next generation to take full advantage of the capabilities of the hardware acceleration integrated in Internet Explorer 9 - meaning of systems users of AMD should get a high-speed Internet in the new Microsoft browser experiencewhich was published Monday.

AMD said it worked with Microsoft to ensure that its line of accelerated melting treatment units (APUS) and processing units (GPU) graphics Radeon fully support capacity of IE9 to offshore of tasks of intensive calculations, such as HTML5 graphics rendering, to specialized hardware on the desktop of the user.

"Best applications, video playback, games and General Web page interactivity will define the next generation Web experience," said John Taylor, Director of AMD customer product and marketing of software.

By focusing Fusion APUs to IE9 and GPU Radeon, Taylor said AMD is "help users unlock the full potential of their PC" and giving them access to the graphics online to next generation made with HTML5 and DirectX 11 technology.

Microsoft officials, said capacity of hardware next client IE9 will help bring online and graphical games on an equal footing with desktop applications.

"For too long the Web we appreciate has been relegated to second class status,", said Ryan Gavin, Senior Director of Microsoft Internet Explorer. "To experience rich, dynamic and quick, that we get with native applications, the Web today is relatively flat. "That changes with Internet Explorer 9," said Gavin.

Microsoft officially launched IE9 Monday to the South by the festival of tech and media Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. In addition to support for hardware acceleration, it includes a number of new features, as the interface uncluttered and better control of privacy.

With IE9, users will find a design that is less cluttered toolbars, icons and controls. While most of the functionality of previous versions is always present, many are confined to the background as Microsoft has sought to create a browser that puts more emphasis on the Web display content rather than on its own interface.

In terms of protection of personal information, IE9 adds Microsoft follow-up calls Protection Lists functionality, which allows users to control how Web sites to share their stories of visualization with other Web sites. Monitoring Protection lists works with software for organizations of the privacy of the Web as Abine, the choice of privacy, TRUSTe and EasyList.

IE9 also allows users "pine" sites of their favorite in the task bar Windows 7 - a feature which could also be a boon for Web publishers. IE9 is now available as a free download from the Microsoft Web site.

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