Skyfire Reaches v1.0 Final
Already available in beta since Q4 last year, Skyfire has announced its first final version, version 1.0 of its mobile browser. The new version include enhanced navigation, zooming and interaction as well as faster launch, power optimization, and new search functionality. You can download the skyfire at get.skyfire.com
Having previously delivered rich media and text readability on a small screen, the focus of this latest release was helping users get to the content they want more quickly. As the new version starts-up, users can type a search or URL in the Superbar
even while Skyfire is connecting in the network. After a web page loads, smooth scrolling and zooming - similar to an iPhone - helps users navigate the page more quickly. Likewise, now users can click on links on the first page load without having to zoom first.
Skyfire runs on more than 70% of the worldwide installed base of smartphones, based on figures from a March 2009 Gartner report. These include smartphone devices made by HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, TMobile, to name a few, and newer models with VGA and WVGA screen resolutions all running on Windows Mobile or Symbian platforms.
Skyfire has plans to bring their browser to more smartphones and recently launched a Private Closed Alpha program for the BlackBerry platform. The company will announce plans for a Public BlackBerry Beta at a later date.