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Maxthon is a web browser application that getting popular on China Region according CnetNews�. The lastest Maxthon web browser is v1.5.6 build 42 and available on Maxthon.com.�Somemore�there is some filtering features like�using proxies to prevent users from receiving filtered content from search engines like Google and Yahoo.

Comments from Cnets:-

So far, about 60 million people have downloaded the browser since its launch in 2003. According to Maxthon research, about 14 percent of the Chinese Web population has used the browser and 17 percent employs it for Web search through Baidu, one of the largest search services in that country.

List of features :-

• Tabbed Browsing Interface
• Mouse Gestures
• Super Drag&Drop
• Privacy Protection
• AD Hunter
• RSS Reader
• IE Extensions Support
• External Utility Bar
• Skinning

As i know, This web browser is developed by chinese developer and dedicated for china user only. Since China is a huge market and guarantee every web�browser�also want a piece of market share at china.