Comments on: Skyfire Gets $13 Million To Fight Mobile Browser Wars http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: On Mobiles, There’s No Stopping Webkit http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-969591 On Mobiles, There’s No Stopping Webkit Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:47:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-969591 <p>[...] Om Malik | Monday, August 24, 2009 | 4:45 PM PT | 0 comments There are a lot of brave souls out there making mobile browsers, hoping to gain traction with the phone makers. But most of them [...]</p> [...] Om Malik | Monday, August 24, 2009 | 4:45 PM PT | 0 comments There are a lot of brave souls out there making mobile browsers, hoping to gain traction with the phone makers. But most of them [...]

]]> By: Mobile browser more important than operating systems | last100 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-892399 Mobile browser more important than operating systems | last100 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:14:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-892399 <p>[...] importance of the browser supersedes the operating system itself. Browsers are the new application framework, he says, and as a result ARM is researching how to optimize their cores for specific Web [...]</p> [...] importance of the browser supersedes the operating system itself. Browsers are the new application framework, he says, and as a result ARM is researching how to optimize their cores for specific Web [...]

]]> By: ARM Says Browser Drives the Mobile Web - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-892369 ARM Says Browser Drives the Mobile Web - GigaOM Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:14:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-892369 <p>[...] the cores for many of the mobile chips that act as the brains of mobile phones. He says that browsers are the new application framework, which is why ARM is paying close attention to how their cores work with specific browsers [...]</p> [...] the cores for many of the mobile chips that act as the brains of mobile phones. He says that browsers are the new application framework, which is why ARM is paying close attention to how their cores work with specific browsers [...]

]]> By: Will Firefox Mobile Make It in Time? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-883480 Will Firefox Mobile Make It in Time? - GigaOM Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:30:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-883480 <p>[...] Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 4:30 PM PT Comments (0) Sure it’s early days in the mobile browser wars, but early days have a tendency to fly by quickly, and by the time Firefox introduces a beta [...]</p> [...] Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 4:30 PM PT Comments (0) Sure it’s early days in the mobile browser wars, but early days have a tendency to fly by quickly, and by the time Firefox introduces a beta [...]

]]> By: Ben http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880776 Ben Thu, 29 May 2008 15:22:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880776 <p>So, where can I get Skyfire?</p> So, where can I get Skyfire?

]]> By: robbiiibi http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880741 robbiiibi Thu, 29 May 2008 11:39:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880741 <p>"It has a mobile browser that can render regular web pages almost perfectly like the way you expect to see them on your desktop. Only Apple’s iPhone version of Safari has that kind of ability."</p> <p>You are kidding, right?</p> <p>Not only has Nokia been doing this for ages, but even the lame-ass browser Netfront does it these days.</p> <p>"Microsoft should buy this company and replace their lousy Mobile IE with this much nicer product."</p> <p>Yeah, but do their servers scale? All data goes through Skyfire's servers, remember.</p> “It has a mobile browser that can render regular web pages almost perfectly like the way you expect to see them on your desktop. Only Apple’s iPhone version of Safari has that kind of ability.”

You are kidding, right?

Not only has Nokia been doing this for ages, but even the lame-ass browser Netfront does it these days.

“Microsoft should buy this company and replace their lousy Mobile IE with this much nicer product.”

Yeah, but do their servers scale? All data goes through Skyfire’s servers, remember.

]]> By: The Blueprint Blog » This makes us look cheap http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880695 The Blueprint Blog » This makes us look cheap Thu, 29 May 2008 04:27:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880695 <p>[...] (www.skyfire.com) Browser gets US$13m to fight mobile browser war… they only run on high-end windows mobile devices. They use an open-source HTML engine [...]</p> [...] (www.skyfire.com) Browser gets US$13m to fight mobile browser war… they only run on high-end windows mobile devices. They use an open-source HTML engine [...]

]]> By: Varun http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880628 Varun Wed, 28 May 2008 20:36:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880628 <p>I want to try this application on my Symbian N82 .. I guess nothing can beat the speed of the iPhone in terms of rendering the content. Its a Native App :)</p> <p>But ability to play flash is amazing</p> I want to try this application on my Symbian N82 .. I guess nothing can beat the speed of the iPhone in terms of rendering the content. Its a Native App :)

But ability to play flash is amazing

]]> By: Justin Flood http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880578 Justin Flood Wed, 28 May 2008 16:18:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880578 <p>Personally, I love skyfire. I think it's the best browser going for Windows Mobile, and I just might be sad to see it go when I switch over to an iPhone come June. Though something tells me that they might just develop a version for iphone as well. Time will tell.</p> Personally, I love skyfire. I think it’s the best browser going for Windows Mobile, and I just might be sad to see it go when I switch over to an iPhone come June. Though something tells me that they might just develop a version for iphone as well. Time will tell.

]]> By: Skyfire mobile browser recieves $13 million in funding | JustinFlood.com http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880567 Skyfire mobile browser recieves $13 million in funding | JustinFlood.com Wed, 28 May 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880567 <p>[...] when Techmeme referenced a GigaOM article that Skyfire had recieved $13 million in venture funding, I was really happy for the little [...]</p> [...] when Techmeme referenced a GigaOM article that Skyfire had recieved $13 million in venture funding, I was really happy for the little [...]

]]> By: Pilgrim’s Picks for May 28 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880557 Pilgrim’s Picks for May 28 Wed, 28 May 2008 14:05:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880557 <p>[...] Mobile web browser Skyfire thinks it can do better than the Apple iPhone version of Safari. Investors think so too; they just handed the company another $13 million. [...]</p> [...] Mobile web browser Skyfire thinks it can do better than the Apple iPhone version of Safari. Investors think so too; they just handed the company another $13 million. [...]

]]> By: Saurabh Kaushik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880537 Saurabh Kaushik Wed, 28 May 2008 12:26:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880537 <p>In my earlier comment, I am advocating a browser with location awareness. It is desired feature from all the application developer.</p> <p>PS: Apologize for two comments ...</p> In my earlier comment, I am advocating a browser with location awareness. It is desired feature from all the application developer.

PS: Apologize for two comments …

]]> By: Saurabh Kaushik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880536 Saurabh Kaushik Wed, 28 May 2008 12:22:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880536 <p>"Why everybody is developing their Location Aware Applications? If I have to install 10 softwares on my mobile, I am sure all of them will be reading my GPS info constantly from mobile and sending to their respective servers. First of all, it is sheer wastage of processing power of my tiny mobile and also the bandwidth (because applications may use their own protocol to transmit Location Coordinate) . It can be easily done if HTTP request has this parameter for Location Coordinate."</p> <p>http://saurabhkaushik.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/location-based-browser/</p> “Why everybody is developing their Location Aware Applications? If I have to install 10 softwares on my mobile, I am sure all of them will be reading my GPS info constantly from mobile and sending to their respective servers. First of all, it is sheer wastage of processing power of my tiny mobile and also the bandwidth (because applications may use their own protocol to transmit Location Coordinate) . It can be easily done if HTTP request has this parameter for Location Coordinate.”

http://saurabhkaushik.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/location-based-browser/

]]> By: d-a-n-i-e-L http://gigaom.com/2008/05/28/skyfire-gets-13-mill-series-b/#comment-880519 d-a-n-i-e-L Wed, 28 May 2008 11:05:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=13584#comment-880519 <p>I installed Skyfire on my HTC Kaiser (ATT Tilt) a couple of weeks ago and while it's still a beta browser (slow page load speeds, LONG startup time, etc...) it is so much better than any other mobile browser (save safari on the iPhone) that I now use it daily.</p> I installed Skyfire on my HTC Kaiser (ATT Tilt) a couple of weeks ago and while it’s still a beta browser (slow page load speeds, LONG startup time, etc…) it is so much better than any other mobile browser (save safari on the iPhone) that I now use it daily.

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