The totally incredible Skyfire web browser for Windows Mobile has just been officially launched as version 1.0!
If you’re not familiar with Skyfire, you should be: Skyfire is probably the best mobile browser out there right now, supporting Flash and Windows Media videos, a snazzy interface and quick load times, Skyfire is what mobile browsing really should be. I’d go so far as to say it even beats out the iPhone browser, thanks to it’s video support.
Today Skyfire announced the latest beta build (0.9) of their popular mobile browser for Windows Mobile and S60 platforms.
This beta build includes a lot of new social aspects including the native integration of both Facebook and Twitter feeds.
Users with Facebook and Twitter accounts can import their news feeds and Twitter streams into Skyfire and easily publish their status to these networks. Users can also share and publish any web page to their Facebook and Twitter streams by simply going to the share menu in the Skyfire browser.
I’ve been playing with this latest build for the past few days and I have to say, I’m really impressed! I’m a huge fan of both Facebook and Twitter and Skyfire 0.9’s “real-time activity wall” (feed aggregator) is awesome. I’m also impressed by many other improvements as well, such as less required scrolling, better text rendering, and of course Skyfire remains my top mobile browser pick for its ability to support Flash Web pages, video, and its speedy load time.
Head on over to Skyfire’s site to download the newest build for FREE and check it out for yourself! Skyfire suggests that users uninstall any previous versions of Skyfire that they may be running on their phones before installing the 0.9 beta.
Curious about Windows Mobile browsers? Well everything you could possibly want to know and more about Opera 9.5, Skyfire, Opera Mini, Iris, Pocket IE 6, Pre-6 IE and NetFront. And the benchmark? None other than iPhone’s Safari browser.
And I’ll let you in on a little secret too — Outside of the USA and tired of seeing that awful message: “This content is not viewable outside of the USA”? Well it appears that you won’t get that message if you’re on your Windows Mobile phone!
Trust me, this Canadian girl can’t get enough of Hulu.com now!
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SkyFire’s browser has excellent support for Flash and various multimedia functions and it has been recently updated. The SkyFire browser has been updated to 0.8.5 and the open beta is available here for download OTA. Also with this new version, SkyFire now supports larger screens such as the HTC Touch Pro.
Microsoft has begun previewing their newest version of Internet Explorer Mobile (version 6) as a free emulator online. And while it’s no Skyfire, Iris, or Opera… it’s not terrible. It is, at the very least, a huge improvement over Internet Explorer Mobile 5.
I have high hopes for this one, which I was sure I’d never say about Internet Explorer in any incarnation. But here it is, you heard it here first.
IE Mobile 6 features multiple zoom capabilities, better and deeper search integration, enhanced script and AJAX support, support for full fidelity desktop rendering, text wrap, Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 for Adobe Flash content, enhanced cursor navigation, touch and gesture support (pan support), and switch between mobile and desktop modes.
I’ve been using the US version of Skyfire for a while now but am happy to announce that finally Skyfire has officially launched their top-notch mobile browser for us Canadians! Now Canadians can watch live sports like NHL hockey, NBA basketball, or use their favorite music and video services just like on their home/work computers. Skyfire is the first mobile browser software for Windows Mobile which can view Flash 2.0, AJAX, and Quicktime content as well as streaming video.
Skyfire, as I’ve said before, is my top pick for mobile browsing – it’s free, it’s intuitive, and best of all it looks and acts just like your home/work computer!
CMO Adam Sexton said:
Skyfire users love being able to browse media rich sites like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and ESPN. “Our users prove that with Skyfire, mobile web browsing is very similar to PC Web browsing. We are pleased to bring Skyfire to Canada so that users there can use their mobile phones to visit sites that take full advantage of everything Web 2.0 has to offer.
So head over to the Skyfire website and register your name and email address, download the software and get started now!
When it comes to the web, not all phones and phone-friendly browsers are created equal. In my opinion, anything’s better than Internet Explorer. Am I right?
Skyfire has just released its mobile browser for public beta testing. Now Windows Mobile (and Nokia N-series/E-series S60) users can test out the public version of Skyfire, provided they are in the US. Sadly Canadians like me can’t get in on the beta just yet. Hopefully soon, though!
The version upgrade (from 0.6 to 0.8) has improved video streaming, faster page loading, the ability to download images and PDF files, and a total redesign that now includes more icons and less text.
The team at PDAStreet found that Opera Software will be showing a preview of Opera Mobile 9.5 at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
The update is supposed to provide a bunch of improvements to the mobile browsing experience, bringing it closer to that of the desktop. Features such as zooming, saving pages for offline viewing, auto-complete, and a password manager are supposed to be included.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether or not it can beat Skyfire.
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