Skyfire: full-featured web browsing for Windows Mobile

Lance Uppercut · 10-26-2008, 10:01 PM

http://www.skyfire.com/

This thing is worth it for the Flash support alone.

Brady · 10-26-2008, 11:15 PM

Fantastic browser, I've been in the beta for several months now, i'm guessing its finally an open beta?

But yeah, when Hulu works on a mobile phone web browser, you know its good.

Still though, I actually stopped using it. My one issue with it was the smart zooming. You double tap the text and it would zoom to fit that text to the screen, but the text would be too small for reading. Opera 9.5, when you double tap something it will zoom in 100% so the text is perfect and reformat the page accordingly so you dont have to scroll left and right.

KingGorilla · 10-27-2008, 07:42 AM

Flash works in Opera. But you don't want flash on mobile. There is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth in the states. Even when you pay for it you get choked off near the 9 gig mark. Flash ads, video, and sites would eradicate your limit.

J3DI · 10-27-2008, 07:46 AM

I've been using it since .04... it's on .8 or something now. It really is a nice browswer. I use it way more than Operamini. There isn't a site that I've been to that doesn't work with it. It definitely is my default mobile browser.

Hexxagonal · 10-27-2008, 11:53 AM

I haven't used Skyfire, but from what I hear it's able to do flash and stuff because they are essentially just sending you an image. The server is doing the major work, compressing it and sending it to the device. It's an interesting concept, but it won't win me over as Opera syncs my bookmarks and such for me.

Lance Uppercut · 10-28-2008, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexxagonal

I haven't used Skyfire, but from what I hear it's able to do flash and stuff because they are essentially just sending you an image. The server is doing the major work, compressing it and sending it to the device. It's an interesting concept, but it won't win me over as Opera syncs my bookmarks and such for me.

Opera Mini does that same thing, which is also the same thing Netzero was doing to speed up 56k connections years ago.

DangerousDaze · 10-28-2008, 08:22 AM

What is it with Skyfire and its hatred of everyone outside of the US? Fuck it.

KingGorilla · 10-28-2008, 08:22 AM

Are thos of you amazed not running the latest Opera? Not to beat a dead horse, But if you are not, go grab it.

10-26-2008, 10:01 PM	#1
Lance Uppercut hurf durf Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,308 Blog Entries: 3	Skyfire: full-featured web browsing for Windows Mobile http://www.skyfire.com/ This thing is worth it for the Flash support alone.

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KingGorilla Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,284 Blog Entries: 1	Flash works in Opera. But you don't want flash on mobile. There is no such thing as unlimited bandwidth in the states. Even when you pay for it you get choked off near the 9 gig mark. Flash ads, video, and sites would eradicate your limit. __________________ News For Geeks: a news site for our people Twitter Steam: KingGorilla-X-fire: kinggorilla-PSN:xKingGorillaX

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KingGorilla Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,284 Blog Entries: 1	Are thos of you amazed not running the latest Opera? Not to beat a dead horse, But if you are not, go grab it. __________________ News For Geeks: a news site for our people Twitter Steam: KingGorilla-X-fire: kinggorilla-PSN:xKingGorillaX

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10-26-2008, 11:15 PM	#2
Brady The One and Only Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 144	Fantastic browser, I've been in the beta for several months now, i'm guessing its finally an open beta? But yeah, when Hulu works on a mobile phone web browser, you know its good. Still though, I actually stopped using it. My one issue with it was the smart zooming. You double tap the text and it would zoom to fit that text to the screen, but the text would be too small for reading. Opera 9.5, when you double tap something it will zoom in 100% so the text is perfect and reformat the page accordingly so you dont have to scroll left and right.

10-27-2008, 07:46 AM	#4
J3DI Gamertag: J3DI p Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dearborn, MI Posts: 267	I've been using it since .04... it's on .8 or something now. It really is a nice browswer. I use it way more than Operamini. There isn't a site that I've been to that doesn't work with it. It definitely is my default mobile browser.

10-27-2008, 11:53 AM	#5
Hexxagonal Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 127	I haven't used Skyfire, but from what I hear it's able to do flash and stuff because they are essentially just sending you an image. The server is doing the major work, compressing it and sending it to the device. It's an interesting concept, but it won't win me over as Opera syncs my bookmarks and such for me.

10-28-2008, 08:22 AM	#7
DangerousDaze Clearly the worst blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,178	What is it with Skyfire and its hatred of everyone outside of the US? Fuck it.