Maxthon web browser arrives in bite-sized form for iPhone

[![Maxthon web browser shrinks to iPhone size][1] ][2]

Maxthon has long since escaped the days when it was chiefly a customized version of [Internet Explorer][3] on the desktop, and nowhere is that more apparent than its just-launched version of the normally [WebKit][4]-based browser for the iPhone and iPod touch. All the core features of the app carry over from earlier Android and iPad versions, such as an [Opera][5]-like grid of favorite pages, a download manager and a unified address bar, but it's arguably more useful than the iPad edition: conventional browser tabs aren't coming to smaller-screened iOS devices in a [future mobile Safari build][6] anytime soon. Bookmark syncing and an optimized reading mode also persist to reduce the chance that Maxthon users drift back towards the official Apple browser, even after [iOS 6][7] rolls around. With that all-important "free" price tag, there's every reason to give it a try -- let others know in the comments if Maxthon is enough to take precedence over comparable iOS alternatives [like Chrome][8].

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