Comments on: And now, the Mobile Browser Battles http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: inside looking out » Blog Archive » WebKit, the New Linux http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-897174 inside looking out » Blog Archive » WebKit, the New Linux Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:01:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-897174 [...] Definitely Opera for now. Opera is a mobile juggernaut. [...] [...] Definitely Opera for now. Opera is a mobile juggernaut. [...]

]]> By: Google Browser Is Real. Another Win For Webkit - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-896956 Google Browser Is Real. Another Win For Webkit - GigaOM Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:15:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-896956 [...] However, it is vulnerable on the mobiles where IE Mobile has a non-existence market share. Like Mozilla, Microsoft is playing catch up with Webkit that is the core rendering engine for Nokia S60 phones, Apple’s iPhone Safari and Google Android devices. Even a Windows Mobile version is in the works. (Read: Webkit report.) [...] [...] However, it is vulnerable on the mobiles where IE Mobile has a non-existence market share. Like Mozilla, Microsoft is playing catch up with Webkit that is the core rendering engine for Nokia S60 phones, Apple’s iPhone Safari and Google Android devices. Even a Windows Mobile version is in the works. (Read: Webkit report.) [...]

]]> By: Ola http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94156 Ola Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:21:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94156 <p>A few more things 7. It mutes the surfing when you get a call, and asks if you want to continue once the call is over. 8. Starts up in less then 5 seconds. 9. Caches your your current session history - faster.</p> <p>So what is on the wishlist: I wish it could cache my last sessions, for offline surfing. Memory is not a problem since 1Gb is more or less the standard. Open in tabs, for downloading in the background. Plugins: Gmarks + TextToSpeach (to read me the news tickers in the car) ...</p> A few more things
7. It mutes the surfing when you get a call, and asks if you want to continue once the call is over.
8. Starts up in less then 5 seconds.
9. Caches your your current session history - faster.

So what is on the wishlist:
I wish it could cache my last sessions, for offline surfing. Memory is not a problem since 1Gb is more or less the standard.
Open in tabs, for downloading in the background.
Plugins: Gmarks + TextToSpeach (to read me the news tickers in the car)
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]]> By: Ola http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94158 Ola Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:00:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94158 <p>I have used Opera Mini for ½ a year and it is great. Why? 1. It is 100% free 2. It (preformats) compress all information = faster and cheaper. Last quarters bill was less than a euro. 3. The startup page includes wikipedia - very often we start to talk about something and wants to look it up. 4. I can read/send gmail + remembers my password 5. Fast, stable and intuative. 6. Only drawback (I think) is they use yahoo as the default search engine instead of google. Some might see that as an advantage though. + Our brothers made it. Snyggt jobbat Norge.</p> I have used Opera Mini for ½ a year and it is great. Why?
1. It is 100% free
2. It (preformats) compress all information = faster and cheaper. Last quarters bill was less than a euro.
3. The startup page includes wikipedia - very often we start to talk about something and wants to look it up.
4. I can read/send gmail + remembers my password
5. Fast, stable and intuative.
6. Only drawback (I think) is they use yahoo as the default search engine instead of google. Some might see that as an advantage though.
+ Our brothers made it. Snyggt jobbat Norge.

]]> By: Magyar Opera Watch » Om Malik megjegyzése a Deepfishrõl http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94157 Magyar Opera Watch » Om Malik megjegyzése a Deepfishrõl Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:19:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94157 <p>[...] Addig is itt vannak Oh Malik, egy top tech blogger gondolatai a Deepfishrõl: [...]</p> [...] Addig is itt vannak Oh Malik, egy top tech blogger gondolatai a Deepfishrõl: [...]

]]> By: Maca Jazz - Digest Blog » Blog Archive » Mobile Browser Wars http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94143 Maca Jazz - Digest Blog » Blog Archive » Mobile Browser Wars Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:20:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94143 <p>[...] Via Gigaom [...]</p> [...] Via Gigaom [...]

]]> By: VOIPBLOG.IT » Mobile Browser Wars http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94148 VOIPBLOG.IT » Mobile Browser Wars Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:08:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94148 <p>[...] Gigaom Tags: browser, microsoft, minimo, mobile, Mobile Web, nokia, opera, windows [...]</p> [...] Gigaom Tags: browser, microsoft, minimo, mobile, Mobile Web, nokia, opera, windows [...]

]]> By: Ralph http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94149 Ralph Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:48:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94149 <p>"iPhone will show off what WebKit can do even more so than Apple’s Safari and Steve Jobs will once again show the world how to do it right. I just can’t wait for iPhone, its going to whale on all these other wannabes!!!"</p> <p>LOL.</p> <p>Safari on iPhone is just ripping off what other people have been doing for years. Jobs is good at hyping stuff and pretending that he invented something, but that doesn't change the fact that what he showed us with the iPhone browser is nothing new. Even Nokia has done stuff like that.</p> “iPhone will show off what WebKit can do even more so than Apple’s Safari and Steve Jobs will once again show the world how to do it right. I just can’t wait for iPhone, its going to whale on all these other wannabes!!!”

LOL.

Safari on iPhone is just ripping off what other people have been doing for years. Jobs is good at hyping stuff and pretending that he invented something, but that doesn’t change the fact that what he showed us with the iPhone browser is nothing new. Even Nokia has done stuff like that.

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94142 Nick Hawkins Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:19:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94142 <p>I'm pretty happy with Opera when Pocket IE sucks.</p> I’m pretty happy with Opera when Pocket IE sucks.

]]> By: Larry Larsen http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94150 Larry Larsen Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:08:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94150 <p>Point taken. ;) From now on we're going to use the phrase "First Look"</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Larry Larsen Group Manager Channel 10</p> Point taken. ;) From now on we’re going to use the phrase “First Look”

Thanks,

Larry Larsen
Group Manager
Channel 10

]]> By: Jamie http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94151 Jamie Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:08:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94151 <p>I doubt Microsoft is worried about Opera ... if or when they are, they would buy them with 1/2 the interest $$ they get from their bank accounts in an afternoon :p</p> I doubt Microsoft is worried about Opera … if or when they are, they would buy them with 1/2 the interest $$ they get from their bank accounts in an afternoon :p

]]> By: ? http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94154 ? Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:47:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94154 <p>game, set & match: msft</p> <p>msft vs opera: 0-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-0</p> game, set & match: msft

msft vs opera: 0-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-0

]]> By: tobto http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94153 tobto Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:33:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94153 <p>the battle is definitely will be hotted up as we have no original universal mobile browser</p> the battle is definitely will be hotted up as we have no original universal mobile browser

]]> By: Opera Watch - Reaction to Deepfish, Microsoft’s new Mobile Browser, from Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94152 Opera Watch - Reaction to Deepfish, Microsoft’s new Mobile Browser, from Om Malik Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:07:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94152 <p>[...] is what the great Om Malik, one of the top tech bloggers, had to say about Deepfish: “For now Deepfish, Minimo and all comers are chasing Opera which is a mobile heavyweight. [...]</p> [...] is what the great Om Malik, one of the top tech bloggers, had to say about Deepfish: “For now Deepfish, Minimo and all comers are chasing Opera which is a mobile heavyweight. [...]

]]> By: Pankaj http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94155 Pankaj Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:57:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94155 <p>Windows mobile 2003 (the smart phone OS which was existent an year back) has been completely ignored by Microsoft. This browser (and almost all the new smartphone software) is not supported by WM2003. Totally rubbish, considering the old OS is not even 1 year old. And No, I cannot upgrade from 2003 version to Windows Mobile 5. For this I have to buy a new phone.</p> Windows mobile 2003 (the smart phone OS which was existent an year back) has been completely ignored by Microsoft. This browser (and almost all the new smartphone software) is not supported by WM2003. Totally rubbish, considering the old OS is not even 1 year old. And No, I cannot upgrade from 2003 version to Windows Mobile 5. For this I have to buy a new phone.

]]> By: Dean Collins http://gigaom.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94147 Dean Collins Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:25:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/mobile-browsers/#comment-94147 <p>Yep and MS if you are going to launch a technology and widely advertise it as beta make sure that more than a handful of people are invited for the beta, I went to the download site at 7.30am (est usa) or about 4 hours after the first press releases and ONLY after entering my email address was I told you were no longer allowing downloads....hmmm nice if you had of told me that before I provided you my email address.</p> <p>Cheers, Dean Collins www.collins.net.pr/blog</p> Yep and MS if you are going to launch a technology and widely advertise it as beta make sure that more than a handful of people are invited for the beta, I went to the download site at 7.30am (est usa) or about 4 hours after the first press releases and ONLY after entering my email address was I told you were no longer allowing downloads….hmmm nice if you had of told me that before I provided you my email address.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
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