http://www.intomobile.com/2008/08/13/webkit-based-iris-browser-for-windows-mobile-hits-final-preview-stage.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:47:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/08/13/webkit-based-iris-browser-for-windows-mobile-hits-final-preview-stage.html/comment-page-1/#comment-301919 PoisedSimplified Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:45:09 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/08/13/webkit-based-iris-browser-for-windows-mobile-hits-final-preview-stage.html#comment-301919 Aesthetically, it's "cool" that it might render pages like the iPhone's Safari browser due to it's use of WebKit, but the Safari dev team does not handle Iris' development. The app has only one thing going for it - WebKit. But that is not enough, and after testing Iris, I am wanting all the life back that I lost waiting for pages to load. A Torch representative wrote back to me saying that Iris uses Internet Explorer for some of Iris' inner-workings .... terrible plan, Torch! Did you use IE Mobile before deciding it was good idea. There is virtually nothing that can be done to dramatically improve IE Mobile unless Microsoft wakes up, so why use it as a part of your software when competitors like Opera Mobile, Skyfire, and NetFront have wiped the floor with IE Mobile. My opinion is don't waste your time with Iris. Aesthetically, it’s “cool” that it might render pages like the iPhone’s Safari browser due to it’s use of WebKit, but the Safari dev team does not handle Iris’ development. The app has only one thing going for it – WebKit. But that is not enough, and after testing Iris, I am wanting all the life back that I lost waiting for pages to load. A Torch representative wrote back to me saying that Iris uses Internet Explorer for some of Iris’ inner-workings …. terrible plan, Torch! Did you use IE Mobile before deciding it was good idea. There is virtually nothing that can be done to dramatically improve IE Mobile unless Microsoft wakes up, so why use it as a part of your software when competitors like Opera Mobile, Skyfire, and NetFront have wiped the floor with IE Mobile. My opinion is don’t waste your time with Iris.

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