Mobile Browsers

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Chrome Browser For Android Hands-On: Faster, Smarter, Better

6:45PM February 8, 2012 | Brent Rose

Google’s Chrome browser has been chewing up market share on desktops and laptops for a while now, and now it’s going mobile. If you’ve got an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) phone or tablet you can download it now. If you don’t — and that should be most of you — time to get jealous. More »


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Browser Speed Test: Nokia Lumia 800 Vs iPhone 4S Vs Samsung Galaxy S II

6:30AM October 28, 2011 | Adrian Covert

How much will the single-core processor of Nokia’s Lumia 800 affect real world speeds? Well judging from these browser speed tests that SlashGear ran against the top Android and iOS phones, it’s noticeably slower. More »


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Opera With Turbo Will Be A Faster, Smarter Android Browser

4:15AM October 18, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Like Amazon, Opera wants to build a more efficient web browser for Android than what is offered by Google. According to CNET, they’re calling it Opera with Turbo. Inelegant as the name may sound, the idea behind it is anything but. More »


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Dolphin Browser HD: The Best iPad Browser Not Named Safari

1:30PM September 20, 2011 | Casey Chan

Even though Dolphin browser on the iPad is similar to what’s already been available on Android and the iPhone, it almost makes more sense on the bigger screen. Also, I think it’s my favourite iPad browser right now. More »


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Firefox For Android Tablets Is Open For Testing

5:45AM September 14, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Mozilla has made the latest nightly builds for Firefox for Honeycomb ready for download. It’s already optimised for the tablet real estate and Android’s quirks, and will let you use Firefox Sync to share data with your desktop. [Mobiputing]


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Dolphin Browser For iPhone: Gesture-Based Browsing And More

8:00AM August 31, 2011 | Casey Chan

Safari on the iPhone is as good as it gets for mobile browsing. But it’s missing the deeper features, like true tabbed browsing, a full-screen mode and a slew of other settings. Dolphin Browser adds all that. More »


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iChromy Browser For iPad Looks And Feels Like Chrome

10:20PM July 5, 2011 | David Galloway

iOS: iChromy stands out from the pack of iPad browsers in both looks and features. Built to resemble Chrome, it also offers tabbed browsing, an incognito window and an omnibox (a shared box for typing in URLs and search terms). More »


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Safari In iOS 5 Has A Porn Mode

12:56AM June 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Finally! I don’t have to download a different browser to explore the seedy underbelly of the internet, I mean, protect my privacy on sensitive websites.


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Mobile Safari Is Getting Real Tabbed Browsing

3:58AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Yes. Oh yes, yes, yes. Mobile Safari in iOS5 will bring real tabbed browsing to the iPhone and iPad. I can’t express how much I hate that little tab thumbnail button, so this makes me happy as a clam. Check out the rest of iOS 5′s new features in our roundup.


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Opera Mini 6 Is Available On The iPad

11:22PM May 24, 2011 | Casey Chan

Opera Mini, the fast-ish browser previously available for the iPhone, has finally made its way to the iPad. The speed dial, ‘tabbed browsing’ and trademark zippiness of Opera Mini is all there. More »