Comments on: The Amazing Rise of WebKit Mobile

By: depe

depe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:32:32 +0000

Apple did not create Webkit. Apple took KHTML code from KDE and modified it into Webkit. So Apple should NOT get credit for creating Webkit. Far from it, Apple should be disparaged for taking KDE’s code without providing feedback that would help KDE.

By: WebKit Comes To Windows Mobile Devices - GigaOM

WebKit Comes To Windows Mobile Devices - GigaOM — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:34:50 +0000

[...] to try it out later today, especially if I can find a Windows Mobile device. (From the Archives: The Amazing Rise of WebKit Mobile.) Share/Send Sphere Print Previous [...]

By: Michael O'Connor Clarke

Michael O'Connor Clarke — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:42:55 +0000

Excuse me dropping into this discussion rather late with what is, I must confess, a blatant pitch, but just wanted to let you all know that what is almost certainly the first WebKit browser for Windows Mobile is now available for preview download from Torch Mobile, here: http://www.torchmobile.com

Versions of the new Iris Browser coming for other platforms from the same developers soon.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:55:41 +0000

Addition: I’m certain that Google also has a hand in WebKit as well with its inclusion in the Java-based Android platform.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:42:17 +0000

reinharden and fog city dave, you're both wrong about WebKit. WebKit was, and continues to be, based on alot of the work of the KDE project (KHTML, KJS, KSVG).

The forking of it by Apple to create the WebKit platform was well and good, but the sending back of heaps of revised code that had to be sorted by the KDE folk created discrepancies in communication between KDE and Apple early on.

But now that KDE4 is out, WebKit is being reintegrated into the KDE, particularly since Trolltech (which bankrolls a few of the KDE developers because of their preference for their Qt toolkit) was bought by Nokia, which uses WebKit in their S60 mobile browser.

Either way, WebKit, except for the name, did not start out as an Apple creation. KDE plays a continual role in WebKit's development as much as the engineers from Apple and Nokia.

By: Ajax Alive and Kicking « You can solve your problem here..

Ajax Alive and Kicking « You can solve your problem here.. — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:46:26 +0000

[...] you know what the best part of being standards based is? You get included in all the coolest new technologies. Can the same be said of the de-facto standards? Well, Opera is [...]

By: Dave Johnson » Blog Archive » Ajax Alive and Kicking

Dave Johnson » Blog Archive » Ajax Alive and Kicking — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:26:53 +0000

[...] you know what the best part of being standards based is? You get included in all the coolest new technologies. Can the same be said of the de-facto standards? Well, Opera is [...]

By: Steve Lang

Steve Lang — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:53:49 +0000

I don’t really care who exactly did what, but it’s nice to see this for 2 reasons- 1) Even if it’s not 100% standards-compliant, it is at least open-source, and 2) Safari on the iPhone/iPod Touch is a great mobile browser, so hopefully other devices will get a very nice browser too.

By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Enabling Technology: Week of 11/18/07

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:51:33 +0000

[...] WebKit [...]

By: Ben Cooper’s Weblog » Blog Archive » A Chat with Ben and Pete - Episode 4

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:05:23 +0000

[...] Om Malik on Webkit [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:33:43 +0000

Hi Om. Love this blog and rev3 show. How many S60v3 devices are you estimating? Just curious.

By: Stephane Daury

Stephane Daury — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:53:05 +0000

Errata: I meant JavascriptCore, not WebCore…

By: Stephane Daury

Stephane Daury — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:49:54 +0000

Yeah, we’re stocked about Android running on WebKit too! With the system requirements in mind (min. 200 Mhz processor), we’re actually going to try to support the platform with the rich interface we so far reserve for the iPhone/iPod for our WPhone plugin (WordPress Mobile Admin plugin): http://wphoneplugin.org/

Then, we’re also hoping to do the same for the most recent Nokia devices (S60WebKit), and hopefully the OpenMoko if they do go with WebKit in the consumer release (late).

One thing though, WebKit is indeed gaining ground and is getting all the press, but people usually forget to also mention how WebCore (JS engine) is also a rising star, which to me is actually more significant.

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:15:58 +0000

“The Surfing Safari”? That isn’t the title I see there, and it clearly isn’t the reference the title alludes to.

What next? Calling Frank Sinatra the Chairperson of the Board?

By: Joseph Pally

Joseph Pally — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:35:25 +0000

"IE’s ActiveX “extensions”": this is how shockwave works in IE. Nothing to feel bad about.

If standards complaint went all the way - we have things like SVG that lacks z-index layering, and firefox that lacks basics like "outerHTML".

Hate standards when it is in the hands of the puritans. Let competition and innovation be encouraged, standards can (and should) always follow. The world is not perfect after all.

By: kr

kr — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:11:18 +0000

this video shows the cool apps that can be built with the SDK for Google’s Android OS http://www.frexper.com/forum/topic/show?id=1390428%3ATopic%3A647