The mobile browser wars are on. The competition is between Opera, Mobile IE, Safari, Chrome, and the Blackberry Browser. So far, even iPhone haters would agree, Safari has yet to be touched. It only makes sense that one of the most popular browsers out there, Firefox, and their creator, Mozilla, would want to jump in [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 24, 2008 3:13 pm
Filed in Software, Symbian, Windows Mobile
The mobile browser arena just got a little more competitive on Tuesday when the much-talked-about mobile browser Skyfire launched its public beta. Previously in private beta, the now public version opens up Skyfire to anyone in the US with a Windows mobile or a Nokia Nseries / Eseries S60 (3rd Edition) phone. Skyfire also received a [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 2, 2008 5:37 am
Filed in Software
After single-handedly winning the online search wars, Google appears to be poised to now enter the browser wars. A comic book fashioned document has appeared online at the unofficial Google Blog, Blogoscoped. The 38 page scanned document details on open source browser project called, Google Chrome. It apparently will have many features of the most [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Jul 18, 2008 1:37 pm
Filed in EV-DO, HTC, Handsets, Sprint, Windows Mobile
It’s been so long that we almost stopped caring, but HTC and Sprint have come through to deliver a welcome update to the Sprint Touch. Unofficial versions of this firmware have been floating around the web for quite some time, but if you’re the sort that doesn’t like to color outside of the lines, you’ll [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 17, 2008 10:56 am
Filed in Software, Windows Mobile
News of the latest build of Opera’s ever-popular Opera Mobile browser has been floating around for a while now as anticipation grew. Now it’s here and well, it’s looking really good. Opera has given version 9.5b a pretty extensive overhaul both inside and out. Some highlights from Opera’s site:
Pan and zoom - Using the same [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Jul 14, 2008 5:31 pm
Filed in Symbian, Windows Mobile
When we reviewed the HTC Touch Diamond, we noted that one of the most impressive features of the handset was its excellent web browser. The gesture support, text reformatting, and speed placed it on par with the likes of the iPhone’s Safari as one of the best mobile browsers experiences available to consumers. As it [...]