Pocketnow recently compared Skyfire to Opera Mobile 9.5 in a mobile browser duel, in order to find out which of them handles web pages faster. All we can say is that Opera got kicked really badly, but more of that in the video below: As far as starting the browser is concerned, Opera is superior, as it loads in just 5 seconds, while Skyfire needs...
In case you were looking for an alternative to Opera Mini or Safari, know that Skyfire Mobile Browser just got an upgrade to version 0.85 beta and it’s now open to the public. You can download it directly by pointing your mobile browser to this address. Here’s a Skyfire demo, in case you want to take a virtual tour of it before downloading: ...
Mobile Asia Congress is the perfect time for China-related announcements, specially since it’s held in Macau and it turns out that Microsoft will announce the availability of Internet Explorer 6 on Samsung Omnia. This handset is offered by China Mobile, the country’s largest carrier and Microsoft is probably trying to get on their soft side...
If you’re looking for an alternative to Safari, Opera Mini or IE Mobile, there’s always Iris, a browser that may not be as popular as the ones mentioned before, but it’s at least as good. Here’s a video demo of this software, working on an E-TEN Glofiish device: Iris delivers a full web experience to mobile phones, but also...
In case you’re the owner of a Windows Mobile or Nokia N/E Series (3rd edition) phone and you live in the US, you can download Skyfire Beta right now. This is a mobile browser we’re talking about and in case you’re a WM 0.6 Beta user, you’ll probably want to upgrade (there’s an upgrade link the Skyfire start page). Among...
Fennec alpha has arrived, as you might already know, but in case you don’t have the time, patience and curiosity to test it, there’s a neat walkthrough video to watch below, showing Firefox Mobile in action on Nokia N810: The Fennec Alpha walkthrough was done by Madhava Enros, who starts his introduction by switching to fullscreen mode...
Christian Sejersen, mobile director of engineering from Mozilla recently stated (in a Silicon Republic interview that we won’t be seeing Firefox Mobile on the Mobile OS X and Android platforms. This is not a temporary decision, but rather an approach that will continue in the future as well. Regarding the iPhone, the reasons for not porting Firefox...
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