Whoa, hey, Opera has just posted download links for the beta release of Opera Mobile 9.7, the server-side accelerated, Flash-friendly update to their flagship mobile browser. Let’s see how it is, shall we?
Skyfire, the server-compressed mobile browser that promises “the full web,” i.e. Flash support, on Windows Mobile and Symbian phones, has graduated from its excruciatingly long testing period. In a word, it’s great.
Joining the distinguished ranks of Opera Mini and Bolt, Skyfire looks like it’ll be coming to BlackBerrys fairly soon. That means they’ll get Skyfire’s desktop-grade rendering, server-side compression, and optimised Flash—including support for the likes of Hulu and Vimeo. BGR’s leakster has already breathlessly reported that it’s the “best BlackBerry browser ever”, which frankly isn’t that hard to believe. Full gallery at the source. [BGR]
If you have been waiting patiently to try out the Skyfire browser for Windows Mobile, now is your chance. The developers have opened up the 0.8 beta to anyone with a Windows Mobile or Nokia N or E Series (3rd edition) phone in the US. Hit the following link to sign up. [Skyfire]
Skyfire, the third-party Windows Mobile browser that does much of the desktop-class page rendering server side to spit out to your phone, has just gotten an upgrade to version 0.8. Among the list of features that get bumped or added are video quality, launch speed and auto-reconnect, zooming, downloading of content and in-line text entry.
