Maxthon 3 and Maxthon Mobile Nominated for the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards: Best Major Desktop Browser, Best Android Browser and Best Small Market Browser

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Feb 15, 2012, 12:54 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Maxthon (www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, announces the selection of Maxthon 3 and Maxthon Mobile as nominees for the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. Maxthon 3 is a nominee for Best Major Desktop Browser and Best Small Market Browser, while Maxthon Mobile is a nominee for Best Android Browser. This popular reader-driven awards program began on About.com's technology channel in 2008 and has expanded to highlight the best products, features and services across a wide variety of topics. This year the Readers' Choice Awards will showcase the best in hundreds of categories across most of About.com's channels, from technology to hobbies to sports.

"These nominations are yet another testament to the innovation and superior performance that distinguish Maxthon 3 and Maxthon Mobile as the premier browsers for desktop computers and Android phones and tablets," says Jeff Chen, CEO of Maxthon. "We also want to thank the Maxthon fans and the About.com community for demonstrating, once again, the reach and commitment of Maxthon's global community."

Voting for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards will close on March 21, with winners announced March 30.

"Maxthon is an organic, people-driven phenomenon," says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product. "We're looking forward to seeing the next phase of the Reader's Choice awards -- the actual voting – and we thank everyone in advance for turning out."

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 www.maxthon.com.

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