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 Skyfire today announces an updates to its web browser, bringing version 1.1 to both Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. The new version will improve the performance, especially the speed improvement on the scrolling and zooming. The new version is available at http://get.skyfire.com (at this time I am still getting v1.0 cab from the site)

Check the change log below of the version 1.1.0.13041 for Symbian and version 1.1.0.13052 for Windows Mobile

• Improved page load times.
• Improved scrolling and zooming on Symbian.
• Improved reconnect. Skyfire will show clearly when you can start interacting with the web page in case it previously timed out and disconnected (to save battery life).
• WML support. If you are browsing to mobile sites that use the old mobile WML markup, you can now view the content.
• Improved mobile website support.
• Page up/down navigation via short-key: You can use now ‘2’ and ‘8’ to easily navigate one page up or down. Great for reading articles. Now the short-key for invoking the Superbar is *.
• Updated Plug-ins: For Flash, Silverlight and QuickTime we have the newest versions to give you more compatibility with more sites.
• Skyfire quits on startup on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices: It affected a limited number of 6.0 and 6.1 devices as well. (Fixed Issue 7369)
• Multi-line text entry behavior on Symbian: This was an issue when you exited text entry mode with predictive text on, or used the navigation keys. (Fixed Issues 7149 & 7112)
• Superbar state on Symbian: Cancel button did not always exit from Superbar. (Fixed Issue 7156)
• Samsung Propel and Jack (AT&T): Could not uninstall Skyfire if the SIM card was missing. Fixed.
• Short-keys inconsistent on non-standard keyboard. On some keyboard layouts (half-qwerty, dual keyboards), the short-keys do not work as expected. (Issue 7498, 7408, 7581)

Korean mobile software developer, DIOTEK has recently unveiled its new multi-lingual text entry software, SmartFinger 1.0 with a finger-touch method for touchscreen devices based on Windows Mobile. This product supports entry of English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Korean, and provides two kinds of QWERTY keyboards with key alignment optimized by each language and handwriting recognition features.

It features optimal user interface to make it easier for users to press keys and handwrite with their finger with no need for stylus. This software allows users to input text with ease even on the move, and is even more conveniently utilized when applied to devices with capacitive touch screen. It also enables accurate handwriting entry by using a finger on a tight screen.

SmartFinger is available at DIOTEK’s global app store (www.diotek.com) and you can download its trial version with unlimited use for 15 days.

Microsoft today announced a new software platform designed to run on feature phones. OneApp is a Java app that, in turn, can run mini-apps written in XML+JavaScript. The initial version includes mini-apps for Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, plus ...

Not a phone, but Nokia's first Windows subnotebook.. the Nokia Booklet 3G is a surprising device that supports 3G and 3.5G data, WiFi and comes with GPS.

Mobile web browser maker Torch Mobile today announced that it has been acquired by Research In Motion (RIM). Torch created a WebKit-based browser called Iris, which it will now bring to the BlackBerry platform.