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    Choosing the right mobile browser for your Android phone

    Posted August 6, 2011 - 7:06 am

    Choosing a mobile browser is a lot like choosing a browser for your desktop. Do you want something light and speedy? Or is the ability to customize your online experience with add-ons and themes more important to you? Here's a look at some of the most popular Android browsers, to help you decide which browser is right for you.

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    Mobile web browsers: Hands-on with Firefox 4 for mobile

    Posted March 24, 2011 - 8:52 pm

    Apps are all about choice. And nowhere is choice more appealing than in the world of Web browsing. In the early days of smartphones, users had no choice but to use the browser that came installed with the operating system, but now we have multiple choices: This week saw the release of Mozilla's Firefox 4 for Mobile, and Opera's Mini 6 and Mobile 11. Both browsers look to expand on the bundled mobile browsers' functionality by adding easy-to-use features and social network sharing.

  • Mozilla sidesteps iPhone ban on rival browsers

    Posted May 27, 2010 - 8:52 pm

    Mozilla plans to submit an application to Apple's iPhone App Store next month, but it won't be a full-fledged Firefox browser, the company said Wednesday.

  • Microsoft touts 'browser with no name' in Windows Phone 7

    Posted March 17, 2010 - 11:41 am

    At the MIX Web developer conference, Windows Phone 7 executives had relatively little to say about the now-unnamed browser on the new mobile operating system. At the same time, the company announced "preview" version of much advanced technology and features in what will eventually be Internet Explorer 9.

  • Firefox Mobile Browser Fennec Spotted on Android

    Posted March 1, 2010 - 11:48 am

    It might be a little too early to tell if Fennec, the mobile version of Firefox, will revolutionize mobile browsing on Android devices, but the project is making headway. Yesterday a few photos were posted on the Firefox for mobile Facebook page showing the browser running on the Nexus One and Motorola Droid.

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    Microsoft's IE Mobile Browser Needs a Makeover

    Posted September 14, 2009 - 9:33 am

    Internet Explorer Mobile (formerly known as Pocket Internet Explorer) has been on Windows Mobile devices for a long time now--and it shows. Based on a proprietary layout engine that Microsoft designed from scratch, the current Internet Explorer Mobile is one of the most underwhelming browsers available on smartphones today.

  • Palm Pre Browser Matches Up Well With iPhone Safari

    Posted September 14, 2009 - 9:27 am

    The Palm Pre's WebOS browser is a relatively recent entrant in the mobile browser arena, arriving in early June of this year. But the Pre's new mobile browser comes fully prepared for a battle royale with other leading smartphone browsers.

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    BlackBerry Storm Browser Keeps Pace With Peers

    Posted September 14, 2009 - 9:18 am

    Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm features a Java-based full-HTML browser, which RIM claims is in the same class with the browsers on iPhone, Palm Pre, Nokia, and Android devices. In many respects, that assertion is true.

  • Android Browser Excels in Search Tasks

    Posted September 14, 2009 - 8:34 am

    The main page of the Android browser looks a bit more crowded than that of the iPhone or Palm Pre browser; but overall the Android browser competes very well with its peers. The Android browser is built into Google's Android mobile operating system and tightly integrated with it.

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    First Look: The New Mobile Firefox Browser

    Posted March 19, 2009 - 2:00 pm

    Mozilla Wednesday put out its first beta release of Fennec, the mobile version of its Firefox browser. I took a quick look at Firefox's little sibling, and I have to say Fennec is a very impressive and easy to use browser that maximizes your small screen space.

  • Mobile Firefox aka Fennec hits beta

    Posted March 18, 2009 - 3:53 pm

    Mozilla posts the first beta release of Fennec, its mobile version of the Firefox Web browser.

  • Yahoo, Vodafone to distribute Opera Mini

    Posted February 17, 2009 - 3:35 pm

    Opera announced deals with Vodafone and Yahoo that will help distribute the Opera Mini mobile browser.

  • Opera Mini 4.2 available for Google Android

    Posted November 25, 2008 - 4:18 pm

    Opera has launched the final version of its mobile phone browser, Opera Mini 4.2.

  • New handsets needed for Microsoft's mobile IE6

    Posted November 20, 2008 - 9:36 am

    Microsoft's upcoming IE6 mobile browser will only work on new smartphones with 500MHz or better processors.
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