Well, its about time we saw some of the fruits of Blackberrys acquisition of Torch Mobile, a fellow Canadian-based startup focused on mobile browsing. Torch Mobile was famous first for bringing us Iris, the worlds first Windows Mobile browser to be based on the same open WebKit rendering engine that Googles Chrome and Apples Safari are
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Aims to bridge the gap between PC-based and mobile browsing by processing Web content on its own servers.
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Skyfire have announced version 1.5 of their Windows Mobile browser. It brings support for VGA screens, smooth scrolling, a more finger-friendly UI, full-screen mode and performance enhancements. In addition there's an auto-move text entry box which moves when the on-screen keyboard is used plus Flash 10 and Silverlight support, bringing the mobile web to life and ensuring that Youtube etc wor...
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A free beta of Office Mobile 2010 was released last week for WM 6.5 devices. And Opera Mobile 10, perhaps the best Windows Mobile browser, was also released as a free beta. This week we’ll also note the imminent arrival of the Verizon’s Samsung Omnia II and look at more videos of the HD2 software. read more
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SmartphonePocketPCMagazine on 24th Nov 2009 (via feeds.smartphonemag.com)
We've done a lot of testing of Skyfire in the past and have crowned it with the "fastest Windows Mobile browser" title thanks to its server-side rendering of webpages and fast interface. Server-side rendering, which uses various forms of compression to allow for quicker page load times, is also employed by Opera Mini, which is the most downloaded mobile browser, according to Opera. Recently, ...
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Flash 10 for Windows Mobile isn't available as a download yet, but if you want Flash 10 compatibility on your device, Adobe recommends having a Windows Phone or Windows Mobile handset that has at least the processing power of an ARM 11 or Cortex A processor for optimal performance. Flash 10 will also support hardware features, like multi-touch touchscreens, accelerometers, and GPS. Adobe'...
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Speed is at the heart of the Opera Mobile 9.7.
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Opera has announced the release of Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile. This version of Opera is native to Windows Mobile and does not require Java to run. It supports tabbed browsing, password management, bookmarks, speed dial, and loads pages much faster than Microsoft's own browser. Users can download the software at m.opera.com/next on thei...
In a bit of an Android browser shake-up, Skyfire -- best known for its Windows Mobile browser -- has purchased kolbysoft, which produces the popular Webkit-based Steel browser. For the time being, Steel will remain in production until Skyfire tools up its own Android product. The main difference in the current Skyfire browser is that all of the heavy lifting -- as in the actual rendering of a Web ...
Norwegian software company Opera announced today the launch of Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile phones. The new version of the Windows Mobile browser comes towards users with a desktop-like experience, and enables them to search, socialize and stay connected even when on the go. According to the company, the new Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile-based handsets features the same look a...
