Microsoft is planning to release a new bare-bones web browser in Windows 10, and it's not going to be part of the Internet Explorer product line, ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reported Monday. The new browser, code-named "Spartan,'" will support extensions just as Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox browsers do, but will use Microsoft's Chakra JavaScript engine and Trident rendering engine instead of WebKit, according to Foley's sources. The Microsoft blog Neowin reported in September that Microsoft was planning such a shift in Internet Explorer 12, the next version of its web browser product. Foley's sources said Spartan is not IE12, but a new product that could mark a new direction for Microsoft's web browser line. A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on the ZDNet report. Read more http://www.crn.com/news/application...b-browser-for-windows-10-and-its-not-ie12.htm
