SAN FRANCISCO, December 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Maxthon (http://www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, announces the selection of Maxthon 3 as a nominee for a 2012 Edison Award (http://www.edisonawards.com). This honor recognizes the time-tested characteristics of innovation, based on excellence in the development, marketing and launch of new products and services.

"With not one but two rendering engines, integrated cloud services and lightning-quick speed, Maxthon 3 truly offers the best whole web experience, right out of the box," says Jeff Chen, CEO of Maxthon. "It is a privilege for Maxthon to share this praise from the steering committee at the Edison Awards. This recognition is a chance for people to learn more about Maxthon 3, as well as our equally impressive lineup of services for Android tablets, smartphones and other connected devices."

The Edison Awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) whose extraordinary new product development methods garnered him 1,093 U.S. patents and made him a household name across the world. Past winners include familiar names like the iPhone, iPad and the HTC EVO 4G.

"It's an honor to see Maxthon 3 invoked alongside such great products as the iPad and Edison's genius," says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product. "The Awards celebrate the very strengths that make Maxthon a standout company: creativity, determination and ingenuity. We're still quite early into this product cycle and will continue innovating."

About Maxthon

Headquartered in Beijing, Maxthon Ltd. is an innovative software company and developer of superior web browsers which continue to set new standards for simplicity, speed and security.  Each month more than 130,000,000 people use Maxthon's web browser in 120 countries across the world. Maxthon also brings its best-of-breed browsing to the Android platform for mobile devices and tablet computers. For more information about Maxthon please visit http://www.maxthon.com.

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SOURCE Maxthon