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Mozilla moves ahead with mobile Firefox
Insight newsmaker The Fennec-developed handset version of Firefox will be open to add-ons, unlike existing mobile browsers, says Mozilla's head of mobile business Jay Sullivan.
Tags: Web browsers, Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Mobile, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian Inc., Mozilla Corp., Fennec
China Mobile first to get mobile IE 6
News The country's largest mobile operator will be the first carrier globally to bring Microsoft's latest mobile browser release to its customers.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, mobile browser
Forget the mobile Web: One site should work for all
Insight perspective Some pundits argue you should have special versions of Web sites for mobile users and disabled people, but that's plain wrong, argues a Web guru.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Mobile, Site, Web Browser, Jakob Nielsen, Media Query, Mobile Device, Developer, mobile browser
Gmail for mobile Safari gets swipe to archive
News The mobile version of Gmail for iPhone and iPod Touch users now lets them use gestures to archive old mail messages.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile, Web Browser, Web Application, mobile browser, e-mail, Apple Safari, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPhone
Opera Mobile's business build hints at Flash video
News The software maker is offering carriers and device manufacturers an update that includes support for Web standards like Ajax and Flash. Flash means YouTube, and YouTube means video.
Tags: Browser, Mobile, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Graphics, Video, Opera Mobile, phone, mobile browser, Opera Software
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta released
News The first beta version of Opera Mobile 9.5 provides the most standards-compliant mobile browser available, claims the company.
Tags: Browser, Software, Mobile, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Beta, phone, mobile browser, Microsoft Windows, handset
Opera Mobile 10 beta now browsing Windows phones
News Opera releases most recent mobile browser--complete with Speed Dial and new tabbed browsing design--for Windows Mobile phones.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, Browser, Windows Mobile, Opera Software ASA, Java Phone, Symbian Inc., Phone, mobile, Web Browser
Google Voice to be retooled as Web app for iPhone
News Google plans to turn Google Voice into a Web-based app to pass muster with the iPhone App Store, according to a new report.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Dell Latitude, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Web Application, Voice, mobile browser
Mozilla's Fennec goes alpha for Windows Mobile
News The mobile version of Firefox has had its first alpha release for the Windows Mobile platform, Mozilla has announced.
Tags: Browser, Mobile, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, mobile browser, performance, Microsoft Windows, handset
Mozilla releases Fennec mobile-browser alpha
News Available for download on Mozilla's Web site, the alpha features tabbed browsing and bookmarks, with touchscreen and geo-location support.
Tags: Browser, Open source, Web Browser, Tablet, Plug-in, Mozilla Corp., Touch Screen, Mozilla Firefox, mobile browser, software
RIM buys Torch Mobile browser company
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has picked up Torch Mobile, the company behind the Iris handheld browser.
Tags: Browser, BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Web Browser, Browser Company, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Dashboard, Web
Nokia's Ovi Store launch marred by server issues
News The handset maker's answer to the iPhone App Store and the Android Marketplace has opened for business, suffering server overload in the process.
Tags: Applications and tools, Smart phones, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Web Browser, Server, performance, billing, Nokia Corp.
Microsoft aiming to recover lost ground in mobile
News Company's head of Windows Mobile efforts admits the software giant has made mistakes in mobile and hints at plans to deal with them.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Mobile heads for the competition
News Targeted squarely at its competitors, Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5 includes features of competing platforms in move to woo users and developers.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, Business applications, Windows Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Mobile, Web Browser, Storage
E-TEN Glofiish V900
Reviews The Glofiish V900's USP is its integrated digital TV tuner, which unfortunately doesn't perform well when on the move. Otherwise, it's a well-specified Windows Mobile handheld.
Tags: Mobile, TV, Storage, GPS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Backplate, E-TEN Glofiish V900, Glofiish V900, V900, software
