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Preview of Nokia's Webcore-Based Browser

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the handheld-happiness dept.

Eugenia writes "OSNews has posted a preview of Nokia's WebCore/KHTML-based S60 Browser. The browser retains all of Safari's technologies and abilities (including RSS support) plus a few new ones optimized for mobile viewing: a minimap of the whole page that allows the user to easily navigate around and a History interface that uses these minimaps."

7 comments

  1. Better Page Rendering by sonixtwo · · Score: 2

    I hope this leads to some new technology that other companies will use to develop a better web browser for PDA's. I've yet to come across one that displays pages the way they are supposed to look, unless specifically rewritten for these devices. http://www.aximsite.com/ look tremendous on a small screen, but one like http://www.digg.com/ looks horrible. Large amounts of white space, words not lining up, etc. Im guessing it may have something to do with the css that digg and many other sites are now using.

    1. Re:Better Page Rendering by Eugenia+Loli · · Score: 1

      The AximSite looks good because they have support for the Pocket IE browser, they have a mobile web site and they autodetect Pocket IE. Digg.com doesn't have a mobile site. If the Aximsite did not have a mobile site it would look as bad as Digg does.

    2. Re:Better Page Rendering by sonixtwo · · Score: 1

      I'm at work right now, and can't really check, but does that mean the entire aximsite is written for pocket broswers and standard browsers, or is there something that detects the pocket browser, and rewrites the html/css on the fly to display it correctly?

    3. Re:Better Page Rendering by Eugenia+Loli · · Score: 1

      It autodetects only Internet Explorer for PocketPC, not other mobile browsers. And when it does so, it serves a much simpler HTML.

      OSNews.com autodetects 120 mobile browsers/devices and serves the simpler site. Have a look with both your PPC and a desktop browser.

  2. Great. Another feature that I'll never use... by WoTG · · Score: 1

    It's quite neat to see a full web browser in a cell-phone. However, given the data rates for cell providers in Canada (and the US, I think) it just isn't affordable to load, say, Slashdot on a cell-phone -- few people are THAT addicted to /. =)

    Sadly, I'll have to keep saving up for a WiFi capable phone... at least I'll be able to play with it at home.

  3. Re:Great. Another feature that I'll never use... by thedletterman · · Score: 1

    3G/EDGE looks like a promising technology for the US cellphone market, I'm really looking forward to WiMAX which seems to be implemented from every country except the US (but it is getting closer). As far as San Fran and New Orleans deploying 802.11 networks.. as an information architecture consultant for the City of New York it only strikes me as par for municipal governments to take medoicre advice and implement mediocre solutions.

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