Maxthon 4.0.5.3000

Does anyone run Maxthon (4.0.5.3000)? I wasn't using Maxthon around the time when the Mx#4 series was released, I should have guessed that some of the problems that seemed to be troubling Mx #3 for me would be fixed in a new release. However, I have been testing the PortableApps version for the last week. I used to use the portable version a lot at work although I shall certainly download the normal release eventually onto my desktop.

Apart from its "˜Windows 8‘ simplicity due to a distinct lack of skins (different skins were normally included & could also be downloaded, but haven't been included with this release) Maxthon is as good as it always was. Not all of the extensions/add-ons seem to be working in this #4 series but "˜Maxthon Flag’ (similar to Flagfox) & "˜Flash Block’ seem to work well. I like the WolframAlpha add-on also.

I’m not using the cloud/sync feature yet, & I’m not sure if I will, but it should be fine from what I have heard. Maxthon is still blisteringly fast & has probably the best inbuilt reader mode (including a "˜Night Mode’) that I have used since Safari, which its reader is based on I believe. The RSS feed is very good & even has a deliberate provision to transfer your Google reader feeds in case you miss Google Reader when it disappears.

I don’t know if it has any major security concerns as a browser. All the other goodies are in the package, the Multi Search function is still very good plus the resource sniffer, translator etc are all still there. It can be run in WebKit or IE mode as always. My only real gripe is that there is still no British English spellchecker as far as I know.