Chromium Ported to Nokia N900
Nokia’s N900 has proven to be the ultimate platform for Linux tinkering and hacking, aided in no small part by the manufacturer itself as it actively fosters its rapidly growing community. The latest result of the community being formed around both the device and its Maemo 5 Linux distribution is an unofficial port of Chromium, […]
Skyfire Abruptly Ends BlackBerry Browser Development, Cites Poor Development Enviroment
Skyfire CEO Jeff Glueck has announced that the mobile browser developer has heretofore ceased all development work on the BlackBerry version of its web browser. He goes on to state that development was stopped due to what the company considers a poor and inconsistent development enviroment provided by RIM with fragmented, inconsistent APIs in their […]
Opera Announces Mini for iPhone App Submission to App Store
Opera has taken a rather novel approach to submitting its iPhone version of the popular Opera Mini browser to Apple’s App Store for approval. First it has issued a press release stating the submission of the app earlier this morning, and it has also opened up a dedicated portal with a timer that details the […]
Opera Launches Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for Android
Opera has announced the availability of the latest beta version of Opera Mini 5 for Android devices. The updated beta features Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and bookmark sync as well as support for virtual keyboards and a download/password manager. The only exception is the lack of support for multitouch gestures. The download is available here, […]
MWC: RIM Demos New Embedded WebKit Browser for BlackBerry
RIM surprised attendees of its MWC press conference by unveiling and demonstrating its new WebKit based browser with new features. The browser features full support for HTML5, pan+zoom and full BlackBerry widget support with no word on availability at this time.
TorchMobile Acquired by RIM
Mobile browser developer TorchMobile has announced on its front page that it has been acquired by Research In Motion. TorchMobile is known for its nascent Iris mobile web browser for Windows Mobile and embedded Linux platforms, based on WebKit and developed with support for multimedia in mind along with desktop class features such as tabbed […]
Mozilla Launches Fennec Mobile Browser Alpha for PC and the N810
Mozilla has announced the first alpha release of its future mobile browser currently codenamed “Fennec”. Click for full-size The alpha release is available for Windows, Mac OS X, the Nokia N810 internet device, and Linux. Â The browser is a project by the Mozilla Foundation to bring the power of the Firefox browser to an increasing […]
ACCESS Releases NetFront 3.5 Concept Version for Windows Mobile
ACCESS, the Japanese company behind GarnetOS for Palm devices and the NetFront mobile browser, has released what it calls a “concept version” of its browser for Windows Mobile 5 based devices. The company claims faster draw and rendering times compared to Pocket Internet Explorer as well as improved stylus input and hotkey operation over the […]
Opera for Pocket PC Released
Opera today announced that their popular mobile web browser is now available for Pocket PC in final form. The web browser developer has been publicly beta testing Opera for Pocket PC for months, following on the heels of releasing Opera for Windows Mobile Smartphone. Opera 8.6 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC requires Windows Mobile 5.0 […]